Senior Functional Consultant
Qode, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Senior Functional Consultant Product Owner Corporate & Institutional Banking (C&IB)
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Functional Consultant to partner with Corporate & Institutional Banking (C&IB) businesses across Treasury & Cash Management, Payments, Trade Finance, Securities Services, FX, and Corporate Lending. This is a high-impact role designed for a domain expert who thrives at the intersection of traditional banking and modern technology. As a senior member of our financial services consulting team, you will serve as the bridge between complex business requirements and scalable technical solutions. You will be responsible for guiding top-tier and regional financial institutions through large-scale transformation and modernization programs by analyzing business processes, conducting current-state assessments, designing target operating models, documenting functional requirements, and providing domain expertise across clients' C&IB ecosystems. Key Responsibilities Business & Functional Analysis: - Lead business process reviews and functional assessments across C&IB products. - Document as-is processes, gaps, and opportunities for automation. - Define functional requirements, BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria. - Support design of target operating models. Product & Process Consulting: - Conduct deep dive current state assessments and discovery workshops to document operating models and identify operational bottlenecks. - Provide subject-matter expertise in cash management, payments, trade finance, lending, and liquidity. - Partner with Product Owners on roadmaps, features, and prioritization. - Participate in solution validation, UAT, and functional walkthroughs. Transformation & Modernization: - Drive the roadmap for legacy modernization, assisting clients in migrating from monolithic systems to microservices-based or cloud native architectures. - Drive functional workstreams for payment modernization, trade digitization, and workflow improvements. - Support mapping of business capabilities to target-state platforms. - Identify opportunities for automation within middle and back-office operations. Stakeholder Management: - Manage relationships with executives, product owners, data and Technology heads. - Act as a trusted advisor, managing expectations and navigating competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Facilitate sessions across Operations, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Product teams. - Prepare executive-ready documents including business cases, process models, and impact assessments. Risk, Compliance & Controls: - Ensure all functional designs adhere to global and local regulatory frameworks. - Ensure alignment with KYC/AML, sanctions. - Identify control gaps and propose remediation. Testing & Deployment Support: - Develop test scenarios, oversee UAT, and validate functional requirements. - Support operational readiness and training. Qualifications Required: - 712+ years of Functional Consulting or Business Analysis experience within Corporate & Institutional Banking. - Strong domain expertise in Payments, Liquidity, Cash Management, Trade Finance, Corporate Lending, or FX. - Understanding of payment rails and standards. - Experience in requirement gathering, documentation, and process modeling. Preferred Qualification: - Experience with major C&IB platforms. - Knowledge of regulatory frameworks. - Prior consulting (BIG 5) experience
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Functional Consultant to partner with Corporate & Institutional Banking (C&IB) businesses across Treasury & Cash Management, Payments, Trade Finance, Securities Services, FX, and Corporate Lending. This is a high-impact role designed for a domain expert who thrives at the intersection of traditional banking and modern technology. As a senior member of our financial services consulting team, you will serve as the bridge between complex business requirements and scalable technical solutions. You will be responsible for guiding top-tier and regional financial institutions through large-scale transformation and modernization programs by analyzing business processes, conducting current-state assessments, designing target operating models, documenting functional requirements, and providing domain expertise across clients' C&IB ecosystems. Key Responsibilities Business & Functional Analysis: - Lead business process reviews and functional assessments across C&IB products. - Document as-is processes, gaps, and opportunities for automation. - Define functional requirements, BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria. - Support design of target operating models. Product & Process Consulting: - Conduct deep dive current state assessments and discovery workshops to document operating models and identify operational bottlenecks. - Provide subject-matter expertise in cash management, payments, trade finance, lending, and liquidity. - Partner with Product Owners on roadmaps, features, and prioritization. - Participate in solution validation, UAT, and functional walkthroughs. Transformation & Modernization: - Drive the roadmap for legacy modernization, assisting clients in migrating from monolithic systems to microservices-based or cloud native architectures. - Drive functional workstreams for payment modernization, trade digitization, and workflow improvements. - Support mapping of business capabilities to target-state platforms. - Identify opportunities for automation within middle and back-office operations. Stakeholder Management: - Manage relationships with executives, product owners, data and Technology heads. - Act as a trusted advisor, managing expectations and navigating competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Facilitate sessions across Operations, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Product teams. - Prepare executive-ready documents including business cases, process models, and impact assessments. Risk, Compliance & Controls: - Ensure all functional designs adhere to global and local regulatory frameworks. - Ensure alignment with KYC/AML, sanctions. - Identify control gaps and propose remediation. Testing & Deployment Support: - Develop test scenarios, oversee UAT, and validate functional requirements. - Support operational readiness and training. Qualifications Required: - 712+ years of Functional Consulting or Business Analysis experience within Corporate & Institutional Banking. - Strong domain expertise in Payments, Liquidity, Cash Management, Trade Finance, Corporate Lending, or FX. - Understanding of payment rails and standards. - Experience in requirement gathering, documentation, and process modeling. Preferred Qualification: - Experience with major C&IB platforms. - Knowledge of regulatory frameworks. - Prior consulting (BIG 5) experience