Business Analyst Payments - 60-80%

Project overview

Description

For our client, a Swiss bank, we are looking for a Business Analyst with in-depth experience in Swiss and international payment transactions. You will support the analysis and further development of payment processes and contribute your expertise in an agile project environment.

• Analysis, collection, and documentation of business requirements in the area of Retail Payments and/or Interbank Payments.
• Analysis and optimization of end-to-end payment processing: from payment initiation through validation, routing, clearing and settlement to booking and reconciliation.
• Translation of business requirements into actionable specifications in close cooperation with business departments and IT.
• Support for the further development of payment transaction platforms, payment engines, and bank interfaces.
• Consideration of regulatory requirements, in particular compliance, sanctions screening, AML, and fraud prevention.
• Participation in agile project teams and contribution of current developments in national and international payment transactions.

Requirements

• Professional-level experience, ideally three to five years as a Business Analyst or Product Owner at a bank, financial service provider, or in financial services consulting.
• In-depth experience in Swiss and international payment transactions, particularly Retail Payments and/or Interbank Payments.
• Good knowledge of the Swiss payment infrastructure, especially SIC (RTGS), SIC Instant Payments, and Swiss Payment Standards (SPS).
• In-depth knowledge of SEPA, SWIFT, and Cross-Border Payments.
• Good knowledge of ISO 20022 and the message formats pain, pacs, and camt.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payment processing and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience with payment platforms, payment engines, and bank interfaces such as EBICS.
• Project experience in an agile environment and knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
• Certification as Scrum Product Owner, IREB CPRE, or a comparable qualification.
• Fluent German language skills.
• Residence in Switzerland and willingness for temporary employment for project deployment.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-01
• Duration: 6 Monate ++
• Location: Zürich, CH
• Languages: German