Loan IQ Senior Business Analyst (AVP) - India

As a Loan IQ Senior Business Analyst (AVP) , you will lead business analysis, lending transformation, and Loan IQ modernisation initiatives within Corporate Banking environments. You will work closely with Operations, Product, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Front Office teams to support Loan IQ implementation, migration, optimisation, and process transformation programmes, ensuring business requirements are translated into effective technology solutions. What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed Business Analysis & Requirements Management Gather, analyse, and document business, functional, data, and system requirements. Facilitate workshops and requirements sessions with business, operations, technology, and product stakeholders. Create BRDs, FRDs, User Stories, Process Flows, and Gap Analysis documentation. Translate business needs into actionable requirements for technology and operations teams. Support solution design discussions and assess process, system, and operational impacts. Loan IQ Implementation & Enhancement Support Finastra LoanIQ implementation, upgrade, migration, and enhancement projects. Analyse current-state lending processes and define future-state operating models. Identify opportunities to optimise LoanIQ utilisation and automate manual processes. Collaborate with development teams to validate functionality against business requirements. Lending Operations & Transformation Support transformation initiatives across commercial lending and syndicated loan operations. Partner with stakeholders across agency services, lender servicing, settlements, accounting, treasury, finance, and risk functions. Contribute to Target Operating Model (TOM) design, process reengineering, and operational readiness activities. Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, controls, and regulatory compliance. Data Migration & Legacy Platform Transformation Support migration from legacy lending platforms such as ACBS to LoanIQ. Perform data mapping, conversion analysis, reconciliation, and validation activities. Participate in cutover planning, migration testing, and go-live readiness assessments. Coordinate with vendors and system integrators to ensure successful migration delivery. Testing & Implementation Support Develop and review test scenarios, test scripts, and UAT documentation. Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business validation activities. Track issues, risks, dependencies, and remediation plans. Assist with implementation planning and post-production support activities. We'd Love to Hear From You If... Experience You have 6–9 years of experience in Business Analysis, Change Management, Project Delivery, or Lending Operations within Corporate or Investment Banking. You have 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ). You have experience operating at Assistant Vice President (AVP) level or equivalent. You have experience supporting LoanIQ implementations, upgrades, migrations, or lending transformation programmes. You have experience creating BRDs, FRDs, Process Maps, Use Cases, User Stories, Gap Analysis documents, and UAT test cases. You have experience working with cross-functional and global teams. Technical Expertise You have strong knowledge of Finastra LoanIQ and commercial lending operations. You have strong understanding of corporate banking and lending products, including syndicated loans, bilateral loans, revolving credit facilities, term loans, commercial lending products, and agency lending services. You have expertise across the loan lifecycle, including origination, deal setup, servicing, rate setting, interest processing, fee processing, rollovers, payments, notices, settlements, accounting, and reconciliation. You have experience with data migration, data mapping, reconciliation, and integration projects. You have knowledge of FIS ACBS or other legacy lending platforms (preferred). You have exposure to Target Operating Model (TOM) design and operational transformation initiatives. You have familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methodologies. You have hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint. You have knowledge of regulatory, audit, risk, and control frameworks within lending operations. Ways of Working You communicate effectively with both business and technology stakeholders. You collaborate confidently across operations, technology, risk, finance, and front-office teams. You apply strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills. You balance governance, delivery timelines, and stakeholder expectations effectively. You drive outcomes proactively while maintaining focus on quality and business value. You thrive in large-scale banking transformation and modernisation programmes. --- Who We Are Thakral One is a consulting and technology services company headquartered in Singapore, with a pan-Asian presence. We focus primarily around technology-driven consulting, adoption of value-added bespoke solutions, enabling enhanced decision support through data analytics, and embracing possibilities in the cloud. We are heavily inclined towards building capabilities collaboratively with clients and believe strongly in improving grounded and practical outcomes. This approach is possible through our partnership with leading global technology providers and internal R&D teams. Our clients come from Financial Services, Banking, Telco, Government, Healthcare, and Consumer-oriented organisations. Show more Show less