Lead Business Analyst Associate Consultant - Product Owner-Trade Finance 10-15 Years

Position Description

Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Position: Lead Business Analyst/Associate Consultant - Product Owner-Trade Finance(10-15 Years)

Experience: 10-15 years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Shift: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad

Position ID: J0826-0387

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.

The Product Owner will work on CGI Trade360, one of CGI's flagship Intellectual Property (IP) products, and will be responsible for defining and driving the product vision, roadmap, and feature priorities to deliver maximum business value. The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, customers, development, QA, architecture, and support teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality Trade Finance solutions.

The Product Owner will own and manage the product backlog, translate business needs into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria, prioritize features based on business value, customer needs, and market demands, and ensure alignment with the overall product strategy. The role also involves participating in Agile ceremonies, validating delivered functionality, supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and driving continuous product improvements.

The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Trade Finance functionalities, excellent stakeholder management, decision-making, and communication skills, along with a solid understanding of Agile/Scrum, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Experience in Supply Chain Finance (SCF) and managing SaaS-based banking products will be an added advantage.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Define, prioritize, and refine user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, customers, architects, developers, QA, and support teams to deliver high-quality product enhancements.
• Make informed prioritization decisions by balancing business value, customer impact, technical feasibility, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and product demonstrations.
• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Monitor product performance, gather customer feedback, and drive continuous product improvements.
• Ensure successful product releases by coordinating with cross-functional teams and communicating release scope and timelines.
  
  

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Trade Finance functionalities is mandatory.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product management role within Banking/Trade Finance.
• Ability to define and communicate product vision, roadmap, and priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Strong experience in backlog management, writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and prioritizing features.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate with business users, customers, development, QA, and leadership teams.
• Experience in conducting product demonstrations, sprint reviews, and backlog refinement sessions.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  
  

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in Supply Chain Finance (SCF) will be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Good understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and working closely with Scrum teams.
• Experience in test case review, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and release validation.
• Knowledge of product analytics, reporting, and customer feedback management is an added advantage.
  
  

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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