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Zurich, Switzerland

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Business Analysts in Financial Risk act as the liaison between business users, the product manager and the development team of our balance sheet risk management application (Ambit Focus). Analyze the business requirements to identify problems and opportunities, and define solution characteristics to solve the identified problems in a way that the business requirements of our clients are met. Also represent the product management team as an active participant in the development process and in various client engagements with the following main responsibilities:- Discuss business requirements and potential problems with our clients and business users, our implementation consultants, and all other functional stakeholders of Ambit Focus- Analyze the business requirements to define the required solution characteristics- Preparation of functional specifications (user stories) which define the business requirements of our customers- Present user stories to external stakeholders (i.e. clients and prospects) and internal stakeholders (i.e. senior management, professional service) to collect and incorporate relevant feedback- Present and explain user stories to the development team- Act as primary point of contact for the development teams for day to day discussions of the specific requirements of the user stories- Prioritize effort of development teams and defines characteristics of features which have high priority and those which can be ignored- Makes sure that software features meet the acceptance criteria of clients and prospects- Guides quality assurance during development cycle to make sure that newly developed features are properly tested and documented

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Team Management: hiring, performance management, mentoring and career planning- Scrum: actively influence and support scrum teams from business requirements to testing strategies, documentation and scrum process. Participate and contribute in planning and review meetings. Contribute also new stories to the product backlog.- Releases: manage release cycles and ensure high quality and on-time delivery of releases- Strategic Initiatives: both in support and quality assurance, analyze business and develop improvement ideas and implement those- Client Services: manage client services consultant and ensure high quality support of our clients and consultants

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Team Management: hiring, performance management, mentoring and career planning- Scrum: actively influence and support scrum teams from business requirements to testing strategies, documentation and scrum process. Participate and contribute in planning and review meetings. Contribute also new stories to the product backlog.- Releases: manage release cycles and ensure high quality and on-time delivery of releases- Strategic Initiatives: both in support and quality assurance, analyze business and develop improvement ideas and implement those- Support: manage client services consultant and ensure high quality support of our clients and consultants

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Project Scoping: understand business requirements, design technical architecture and functional solution, provide reliable cost estimates and implement solution, write scoping document- Internal Knowledge Transfer: hold training sessions on various risk management topics- Manage Internal Project for Consultant Certification Program

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Calculation of Economic Capital for Interest Rate Risk on Banking Book (Earnings-at-Risk Approach): advising in model calibration and dynamic balance sheet simulation- Performance Management of Business Units and Products (Funds-Transfer-Pricing Approach): advisory role in defining and spreading the benchmark curve, functional solution design and lead technical implementation- Introduce an Economic Liquidity Risk Framework (Survival Horizon Approach): advisory role in defining sound liquidity risk drivers and stress assumptions, implement dynamic stress scenarios and reports

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Implement Market Risk Projects (Basel II Standardized Approach, Value at Risk Calculations and Hedge Accounting)- Optimization of Debt Management of Swiss Fiscal Authority (including dynamic Asset and Liability Management)- Functional and Technical Specifications and Documentations

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Implement Market and Credit Risk Management Solutions in several Private Banks- Software Solution Specification with regard to Market and Credit Risk Standard Approach in Basel II- Assist in Reporting of a Private Bank- Test new Market and Credit Risk Management Software Solution- Create new Training Material and Product Documentation

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Risk Management for international Wealth Planning Locations: analyze Business Processes and introduce Operation Risk Controls- Create Management Reports and Presentations- Administrative Support and Organization of an international Offsite Event

M.A. Banking And Finance (Hsg), Finance, Quantitative Methods, Portfolio Management, Financial Markets, 5.39

Main interest during studies in quantitative methods and financial modeling: was not involved in extracurricular activities since I was.

Exchange Semester, Risk Modeling And Trading Strategies, Options And Futures, Forecasting Models, A

Trading Lab and hands-on Portfolio Management Courses showed me how real-life would look like

Certificate Of Proficiency In English, English

Language Course in Vancouver, Canada

Matura, Physik Und Anwendungen Der Mathematik, 5.17

Focus on Mathematics and Physics