Your area of work:
Support the Channels product management team with focus on delivery of SWIFT Standard Releases and project by performing business analysis, impact assessment, and requirement definition across Payments, Securities, Collateral, Settlement and Cash domains, ensuring compliance with ISO 15022/20022 standards and successful implementation within Clearstream systems.
Your responsibilities:
1. SWIFT Analysis & Impact Assessment
Analyze SWIFT Standard Release documentation (MT ISO15022 / Mx ISO20022 My Standards)
Identify impacted message types, flows, and business domains
Perform end-to-end impact analysis across systems, processes, and interfaces
Assess impact on: XACT / connectivity channels, Settlement, payments, collateral, securities flows
Leverage business requirements artefacts for scope and impact alignment
2. Business Requirement Definition & Documentation
Translate SWIFT changes into:
Business Requirements, Functional specifications, Change Requests (CRs)
Define: Data mappings (MT → MX), Validation rules and message structures
Process changes (As-Is / To-Be)
Ensure traceability from SWIFT change → requirement → implementation
Message Expertise:
Deep understanding of SWIFT message categories:
Securities Settlement: MT54x, sese.020–042
Securities Trade: setr.027, setr.030, setr.044
Cash Transfers: MT103, MT202, pacs series
Collateral & Corporate Actions: colr, semt series
Organize workshops to validate scope and business requirements
3. Stakeholder Coordination & Governance
Act as interface between: Product / Business, IT / Architecture, Operations, Compliance / Risk
Governance & MyStandards:
Manage MyStandards portal updates, validation rules, and portal packs.
Ensure proper documentation and communication of changes to internal and external stakeholders.
4. Process Design & Change Implementation Support
Define To-Be business processes and workflows
Identify functional gaps and propose solutions
Support: Migration activities (MT → MX ), Client and operational readiness
Ensure alignment with SWIFT guidelines and internal standards
5.Project Support and Test Validation
Support governance activities:
Design Authority reviews. SteerCo inputs. Release sign-offs (BRA / SRA)
Define test scenarios and acceptance criteria
Provide: Message samples (before/after), Test cases (functional & regression)
Support SIT/UAT phases: Defect analysis and Validation of SWIFT message behaviour
6. Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Act as liaison between:
Business / Product teams ,IT / Architecture, Operations
Conduct workshops to: Validate requirements, Confirm scope and priorities.
Support alignment / communication across stakeholders and relationship with Swift
Your profile:
At least 5+ years experience as Business Analyst in financial services
SWIFT messaging and ISO migration programs
Large-scale transformation or regulatory initiatives
Experience across payments and/or securities domain preferred
Fluent in English, knowledge of other languages is an asset
University-level education
Experience in Test case design and execution. Defect management tools. SWIFT/ MyStandards and related tools
Knowledge of: Jira, ALM, or equivalent tools is a plus
Your skills and competencies
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines. Exposure to Multi Project environment is essential.
Excellent at managing projects and driving work forward
Strong communication and stakeholder management.
Strong knowledge of SWIFT FIN and ISO 20022 message structures and validation.
Familiarity with securities lifecycle: settlement, clearing, custody, and cash management.
Ability to translate technical concepts into business requirements
Structured thinking and delivery focus
Capability to improve processes, acting as a catalyst for change and innovation throughout the organization
Ability to think critically, be solution oriented, and take ownership of tasks with minimal guidance
Consistently produce high quality work, recognizes priority issues, and refer upwards where appropriate
Willingness to learn and develop within a multicultural and friendly environment
You can look forward to our benefit package:
Hybrid Work and Flexible working hours
Work from abroad - 12 days of remote work from EU countries per year
Pension fund contribution - 3% of your gross salary (5% after 5 years with us)
Health & Wellbeing - fully covered Multisport card, life & accident insurance, sick days and 100% salary contribution during sick leave (up to 56 days)
25 vacation days
Mobility - fully covered public transport in Prague & free parking
Flexible Benefit Account (Pluxee) - 1200 per month
Group Share Plan - discount on company shares
Free Access to E-Learning Platforms, Internal Development Programs, Mentoring & Learning Budget.. and way more!