Senior Business Analyst - Workforce Planning (12mth FTC)

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In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. 

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The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. 

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology.  Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Lead business analysis across Position Management, Workforce Planning to support the end-to-end implementation and adoption of Workday Adaptive Planning for P&C.
• Work with impacted stakeholders to perform deep dive gap analysis on the As-Is state and the To Be State, allowing for effective review by project team members and impacted stakeholders.
• Liaise with assigned Project/Program Owners and Subject Matter Experts for elicitation, analysis, prioritisation and approval of new business requests within associated projects.
• Define transitions of business processes to the strategic state, with interim/tactical states where needed, including the connected operating model, roles, accountabilities, governance, controls and decision rights required for workforce and financial planning.
• Analyse and map process flows, domain models, system data flows and associated life cycle events to determine and manage transition to the target state.
• Elicit, prepare and manage business requirements, including functional and non-functional requirements, in the form of epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria, and clearly articulate these to developers, testers, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Define and validate data, reporting, planning, security and integration requirements across Workday HCM, Position Management, Workday Adaptive Planning and related systems.
• Use formal modelling techniques to assist in the representation of business requirements.
• Liaise with counterparts in related internal project/domain teams to understand dependencies, constraints and associated requirements, and agree upon and deliver solutions. Maintain clear links between requirements, risks, decisions and delivery outcomes across P&C, Finance, Technology and implementation partners.
• Review and contribute to specific test scenarios and the overall Test Strategy, and lead business validation and readiness for user acceptance testing.
• Liaise with IT solution providers, internal and external, on project progress, requirements clarification and problem resolution.
• Ability to assume cross-functional responsibilities when needed, such as running project coordination, daily stand-ups, retros and backlog grooming sessions.
• Work with Release Management to ensure a smooth implementation and transition phase.
• Contribution to change management activities and preparation of training artefacts that would enable impacted stakeholders to apply the changes introduced by a delivered business requirement.
• Conduct peer review of business analysis artefacts to ensure quality and alignment to framework.
• Produce high-quality business analysis deliverables using relevant techniques and tools in line with the ASX delivery framework
• You are a practitioner/team member of the Business Analyst Capability Community of Practice (CoP).

Must have

• Business analysis experience supporting a Workday HCM and Position Management implementation, including defining business, process and data requirements and confirming that the solution meets business needs.
• 5+ years dedicated business analysis experience.
• Experience working independently on Tier 1 projects across the full SDLC from early ideation to execution and embedment in BAU.
• Deep understanding of the business analysis fundamentals.
• Experience in gathering stakeholder needs and translating these to detailed functional and non-functional requirements.
• Experience analysing and designing integrated processes, operating models, governance, controls and data requirements across Position Management, Workforce Planning or Financial Planning.
• Experience in business process modelling using software such as MS Visio or other enterprise endorsed platforms.
• Experience using Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA and Confluence.
• Effective communication, facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills. Can collaborate with stakeholders across seniority levels and lead cross-functional analysis across P&C, Finance and Technology.
• Demonstrated effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve competing requirements and manage change within a dynamic environment.
• Be comfortable working within a matrix structure.
• Experience working with Change Management and influencing user behaviour.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Workday HRIS and/or Adaptive Workforce Planning or an equivalent enterprise planning platform.
• Experience delivering Workforce Planning transformation.
• A recognised business-analysis certification, such as IIBA CBAP.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [email protected].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.