Stax Payments is Hiring a Sr. Payments Business Analyst Near Louisville, KY
DescriptionThe Senior Payments Business Analyst holds a critical role within the business technology ecosystem for Stax processing platforms. While this position will have a vast knowledge of the end-to-end payment lifecycle, the focus of his position will be the functionality of our proprietary Clearing platform and its incoming and outgoing transaction cycles. While this immediate position is a sole contributor role, there will be opportunities for growth into management positions at Stax. Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Analyze network certification requirements with each of the supporting brands that you represent, I.E. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
Work as part of the agile development team and hold the UAT responsibility for the Network Requirements that you’re assigned to.
Manage issues throughout the product development process including problem identification, root cause analysis, and stakeholder communication.
Responsible for communications between technology and operations/lines of businesses for the product you’re assigned.
Assists Product Management to manage, track, and report platform performance throughout its transactional lifecycle.
Guides the product development team as they execute projects in the pipeline
Develop requirements, and user stories as the Network requirements change.
Document current state processes and technical payment processing capabilities
Act as one of the relationship liaisons between the Network and Stax
Provide updates to developers and project managers in regard to project timelines, and challenge contingency plans to project risks & roadblocks.
Will perform consulting or strategic analysis with internal and external stakeholders; therefore excellent oral and written communication skills are a must.
Environment & Physical Demands
This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary
Requirements
10 years of experience within payments in an operational, technical, or business capacity for merchant clients.
Experience in US Payments Clearing systems
Proficient in the use of Microsoft software such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Project Manager, PowerPoint
Proficient in the ability to understand multiple file specifications and associate them with raw data file review in an effort to support UAT & QA testing between the platform and the supported Networks.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to develop, document, and explain technology strategy to diverse audiences.
High level of experience in business analysis, merchant product management, or technology related to payments.
Robust knowledge of Network requirements (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) and Clearing platform processes preferred, specifically for North America.
Must be able to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and peers
Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple, at times conflicting, priorities
Ability to act as a leader/consensus builder in a matrixed organization across internal and external resources