Lead BA Or Application Manager - Ace

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:
Application Ownership and Strategy:
Act as functional owner of ACE, accountable for business behavior, functional quality, and change integrity.
Shape the functional roadmap in partnership with the product owner and IT leadership.
Balance BAU stability, regulatory commitments, and strategic enhancements.
Senior Business Analysis and Governance:
Oversee and approve complex requirements, CRs, and scope decisions.
Chair or strongly influence UAT strategy, acceptance standards, and release readiness.
Represent functional and business impact in ACE Steering/Decision Committees.
Produce structured pre-sprint impact assessments for incoming requirements, identifying affected workstreams, calculation layers, test scope, and integration dependencies before a development sprint begins.
Cross-reference new requirements against the existing user story backlog across parallel workstreams, identifying overlaps, conflicts, and dependencies before sprint planning.
Trace the impact of incoming requirements across the platform's interconnected calculation layers from data ingestion through transformation logic to output reporting before development begins.
People Leadership (India and Global):
Lead, coach, and develop ACE business analysts, including direct or matrix management of staff in India.
Set standards for requirements quality, AT execution, documentation, and audit readiness.
Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development of BA resources.
Stakeholder and Executive Engagement:
Serve as the primary senior functional interface to business units, group actuarial, and IT leadership.
Handle escalations related to scope, quality, or delivery risk.
Clearly articulate trade-offs, impacts, and recommendations at the senior level.
Operational Excellence and Risk Management:
Ensure ACE changes are auditable, traceable, and compliant with regulatory expectations.
Drive continuous improvements in testing, controls, and functional processes.
Own functional readiness for audits, major releases, and business incidents.
AI First, the Automation Mindset:
Champion AI-assisted analysis, testing optimization, and documentation generation within the BA function.
Ensure AI is used responsibly, improving productivity without compromising quality or judgement.
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in business analysis and/or application management.
Proven leadership of distributed teams (including offshore / India delivery).
Proven experience in multi-layer financial or regulated calculation platforms such as IFRS 9/17 regulatory reporting systems, insurance or banking platform BA (e. g., Oracle Fusion Finance, SAP FICO, Temenos, Finacle), or equivalent complex financial systems where a change in one layer cascades through multiple downstream components.
Strong governance instinct with business-first decision-making.
Confidence operating at senior stakeholder and executive level.

Experience
10-14 yrs