Director, Lead Business Analysis at Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta, GA

Director, Lead Business Analysis Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States of America Company Profile: Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. In Technology, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. What you’ll do in the role: Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Lead Business Analysis in Alpharetta, Georgia to assist in the redesign and transformation of the money movement platform. Analyze business processes, functions, and procedures across multiple business units. Conduct data analysis, reporting, and migration efforts as a part of the Firm’s platform transformation. Create user stories for business and functional requirements, including workflow, business rules, and use cases. Design business intelligence tools and dashboards to show project KPIs. Assist data consumers and development teams by taking on data research/analysis tasks and answering questions about the data. Work with the project team and business to identify and resolve issues that arise during projects or as part of day-to-day business operations. Contribute to and participate in design and architecture discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile Sprint planning sessions. What you’ll bring to the role: -Requires a Master’s in Financial Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field of study. -Requires two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as a Business Analyst; Finance Technologist; or related occupation in the technology field. -Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills: Agile development practices and user story writing using JIRA; Creating user, system, and message flow diagrams using MS Visio; Creating screenshots user experience diagrams using SnagIt; Documentation using Confluence; Data analysis and visualization using MS Excel and SQL; Creating test case scenarios and test cases to support engineering; creating user maps and flow diagrams; Creating design documentation and interactive status flow maps; User story mapping and traceability matrix creation; Generating user experience tests and gathering user experience data to influence product behavior; Creating data and relationship mapping sheets; Conducting JAD sessions to understand user behavior and capture requirements; APIs and reviewing and testing Request-Response combinations using Swagger; Performing Shift Left testing; Conducting refinement sessions to review and formalize Acceptance Criteria for a User Story and provide estimates in terms of Story Points; and Using Splunk to review application logs and triage defects. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser. Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $151,000 and $151,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.