Associate - Business Analyst - Asset Movement

Company Profile: Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firms global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firms infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, theres ample opportunity to move across the businesses. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents. Division Profile: The Wealth Management Platforms organization manages digital platforms and experiences across the Advisor, Workplace and Direct channels, ensuring that our capabilities lead the industry and are delivered and integrated seamlessly. Position Summary: We are seeking a talented and motivated Business Analyst to join the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Asset Movement Investment Platforms team. In the Business Analyst role, you will inform direction and contribute to the creation and on-going success of the latest Asset Movement solutions. The role will focus specifically on supporting product owners to help execute against business objectives and deliver on the product roadmap. In this role you will have the opportunity to work closely with various stakeholders including business, operations, technology, LRC, and advisor support teams across Wealth Management to identify and implement process improvements within the asset movement platform/process space (i.e., systems and processes used for the movement of money through Automated Clearing House, Wire Transfer, check disbursement/deposits, intra-firm transfer of cash and securities). The role ensures the applicable systems meet the needs of our end users, including field facing personnel, operations, and others while complying/enforcing firm policies, procedures, and standards. Key Responsibilities: Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following: Support product owners with definition and prioritization of product roadmap, release planning, and development and communication of business requirements Utilize and manage JIRA as central repository for all requirements, tests, and defects. Assist with critical user journeys, use cases, workflows, and business processes that align with the product vision/goals and address critical user and control needs Support prioritized product backlog identify, groom, and validate epics and user stories for agile sprints Assist with backlog refinement and sprint planning ceremonies to communicate requirements Specify acceptance criteria, review, write, and execute testing cases/scenarios and perform and oversee user acceptance testing as needed Analyze, define, and manage data flows/models and diverse datasets to define requirements and expected behavior Work closely with the technology team to assure effective communication of requirements and rapid delivery of key product releases Collaborate with key stakeholders from business, technology, UX, risk, cyber & fraud, communications, legal & compliance to elicit requirements Prepare presentations, user demos, and status updates Gather, organize, and assimilate feedback to identify and prioritize product gaps, enhancements, and new features Collaborate with UI/UX team to develop information/interaction architecture, user flows, wireframes, and visual design comps Team up with program management office to effectively organize and plan product releases Define, collect, and track KPIs and product/program adoption and usage metrics evangelize for adoption