Business Analyst II

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Business Analyst II Job Overview:

Partner with business owners to understand new business opportunities and define the business and functional requirements. Deliver high quality business and functional requirements to the development teams for the purpose of completing the design, coding, testing, and implementation phases of the project life cycle.

Major Accountabilities:

• Coordinate and participate in review; revisions; changes; enhancements; testing; documentation; and member notification of product enhancements and/or business opportunities.
• Provide business knowledge and technical support for requirement development.
• Work closely with developers and requesters identifying data and functional requirements in the design of new/enhanced systems.
• Ensure development objectives are accomplished; user testing is performed; and member notification is prepared in a timely fashion.
• Consult with Business Owners on projects.
• Develop and participate in the review of business and functional requirements and determine primary functions that the project is to provide.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication with project staff throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Ensure knowledge transfer of vendor technology to MasterCard staff.
• Document and coordinate changes and enhancements of products and services. Prepare and/or present documentation of business/technical presentations.
• Provide technical support for the member(s) to ensure adherence to requirements.
• Evaluate business requests to determine feasibility; work with Software
• Coordinate and assist in implementation of new or revised rules and policies.

Education:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Knowledge / Experience:

• Prior Business Analyst and Project Management experience required.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Project and Excel.
• 1 to 3 years of experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the field.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Broad application of standard principles, theories, concepts and techniques usually acquired through three to five years of experience.
• Must be able to work independently once training period has been completed.
• Must possess basic technical understanding. Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Corporate Security Responsibility:

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.