Job Title: Business / Functional Analyst Vision Next (VN)
Location: Berkley Heights NJ (5 days onsite)
Implementation Partner: Xebia
Domain: Fintech
Experience 10 to 12 years
Primary Skills
- Strong understanding of Vision Next (core banking / cards / payments ecosystem)
- Knowledge of card lifecycle: Authorization, Validation, Personalization, Administration
- Understanding of banking processes: Billing, Invoicing, Statements, Fees (Interchange, Cash Fee, etc.)
- Expertise in regulatory compliance and global financial regulations
- Ability to perform deep functional analysis and product-level impact assessment
- Experience in process re-engineering and automation within VN workflows
- Strong documentation skills for product features, APIs, and business processes
Secondary Skills
- Atlassian JIRA & Confluence (Agile delivery & documentation)
- MS SQL / Data Analysis
- API understanding (REST/OpenAPI) and integration concepts
- MS Office (Excel-heavy reporting, PowerPoint for stakeholder communication)
Key Responsibilities & Tasks
- Act as a Vision Next SME, driving functional discussions and solution alignment with business stakeholders
- Lead requirements elicitation workshops and translate business needs into VN-compatible functional specifications
- Define and document current vs. target state processes aligned to VN product capabilities
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering teams for feature design and delivery
- Manage and prioritize product backlog, user stories, and sprint activities
- Drive functional analysis for VN modules (cards, billing, customer management, etc.)
- Support API-driven integrations and document functional contracts/use cases
- Own test strategy: Functional testing, regression cycles, and validation of VN implementations
- Produce senior management reports, KPIs, and product insights
- Identify and implement automation opportunities across VN processes
- Maintain JIRA dashboards and Confluence knowledge repositories
Preferred Background & Qualifications
- Bachelor s / master s in computer science, Engineering, or related field
- Proven experience working as a Business Analyst in Agile environments ( 4 years)
- Hands-on experience with Vision Next or similar core banking/cards platforms
- Strong understanding of end-to-end payment/card processing flows
- Experience working on API-based architectures and microservices ecosystems
Preferred Personal Qualities
- Strong product mindset with focus on scalability and reusability
- Expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Ability to create clear user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria
- Skilled in test plan creation and execution oversight
- Strong stakeholder communication and workshop facilitation skills
- Analytical mindset with focus on process optimization and continuous improvement