Product Analyst

World Bank Group•Washington, DC

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 130 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org ITS Vice Presidency Context: The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w Unit Background & Context: The ITS Risk Management and Analytics (ITSRA) unit enables key WBG Risk functions managed by the Risk vice-presidencies and their corporate partners such as measure and monitor credit risk, market risk, operational risk, and liquidity risk to safeguard WBG institutions’ AAA rating and reputation. The unit also engages with Treasury, WFA, and DFI to ensure proper capture, valuation, and support analytics around financial instruments and counterparties, and the risks they carry. Role Purpose: • The nature of this function demands a keen business analytic ability to ensure that opportunities are seized to optimize efficiency, effectiveness (elimination of redundant tasks), and outstanding communication skills. This requires that the candidate have: (i) excellent knowledge of capital markets business; (ii) up-to-date, best practice experience with SDLC; (iii) a robust, cross-functional perspective to be able to bridge the business to information technology gap; and (iv) a perceptive and diplomatic ability to prioritize requirements. • The candidate must possess a good control of changing corporate objectives in a dynamic marketplace. Moreover, the candidate must exhibit a clear comprehension and appreciation for the postulates and practice of IT Governance. • Candidate must have a deep understanding and experience with Project Management and its many facets. Role Scope and Distinction: Established and productive individual contributor. • Work is varied and somewhat difficult in nature, requiring evaluation, original thinking, and various written outputs, with some accountability for results. • Conducts research and analysis on difficult, but well-defined tasks; articulates issues and recommends solutions. • May influence others within the area of responsibility through explanation of facts, policies and practices. • May provide guidance and assistance to entry-level professionals and/or support teammates. • Requires knowledge and effective application of fundamental concepts and practices within a specialty area.

Requirements

Master’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant professional experience, or Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience, Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Solid understanding of Loan products
Practical experience in Risk management, particularly Liquidity Risk and Asset–Liability Management (ALM)
Working knowledge of Treasury and Capital Markets, including fixed income instruments and derivatives
Understanding of Trade workflow and front and back office business processes
Familiarity with the end to end trade lifecycle, including: Trade capture, Settlement and settlement messaging, Accounting processes and controls
Demonstrated experience in: Business requirements analysis, Product backlog management, Sprint planning and delivery within an Agile environment, Data driven decision making
Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and/or Kanban
Strong stakeholder engagement and business acumen

Nice To Haves

Deep or specialized experience in: Plain vanilla and structured instruments (e.g., bonds and swaps with complex payouts or optionality), Market data management, Reporting frameworks and downstream data marts, External and internal ratings methodologies
Hands on experience with specific platforms or tools such as: Trade capture systems (e.g., Pega, MarkitWire), Settlement messaging platforms (e.g., SWIFT), In house subledger or accounting systems
Advanced proficiency in: Product roadmap development, Product requirements analysis, Value proposition development, Market research
CFA candidate or CFA designation
Degree or certification in Risk Management

Responsibilities

Collects and documents business requirements, including establishing acceptance and evaluation criteria for Capital Markets line of business within the WB Treasury
Defines configuration specifications and business requirements to ensure alignment with roadmap objectives
Gathers and documents user requirements through interviews, workshops, and surveys
Conducts market research to understand customer preferences and industry trends
Assists with prioritizing the product backlog to align with business objectives and customer needs
Develops and maintains documentation, including business process flows and user stories
Collaborates with stakeholders to identify opportunities for product improvements and efficiency gains
Supports sprint planning and reviews to ensure timely product delivery
Contributes to the development and execution of test plans to ensure quality deliverables
Supports the testing and validation