Senior Business Analyst US Payments & Core Banking

Why Mizuho

At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

It's the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who share the same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest banks in the world.

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with deep expertise in US Payments, Core Banking, Financial Messaging, and Banking Platform Modernization.

The ideal candidate will possess strong functional knowledge of Fedwire, CHIPS, ACH, SWIFT, ISO 20022, Treasury Operations, and Payment Processing Platforms and have experience working on large-scale modernization initiatives involving legacy and strategic banking platforms.

This role will partner closely with Product Owners, Business Stakeholders, Architects, and Engineering teams to define platform vision, future-state capabilities, target operating models, and business requirements supporting the bank's transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product Owners and business leaders to define platform strategy, roadmap, and future-state capabilities.
• Drive requirements gathering, business process analysis, process mapping, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze end-to-end payment lifecycles across Fedwire, CHIPS, ACH, SWIFT, and ISO 20022 ecosystems.
• Support modernization, platform migration, cloud transformation, and legacy application rationalization initiatives.
• Understand existing application architecture, infrastructure dependencies, integrations, interfaces, middleware, and operational workflows.
• Evaluate current-state vs future-state solutions and recommend process and technology improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and architecture teams to ensure business requirements align with strategic objectives.
• Support UAT planning, release readiness, business sign-off, and change management activities.
• Leverage data analysis and reporting to identify business insights, trends, operational risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Utilize modern productivity tools, including AI-assisted analysis and documentation tools, to improve delivery efficiency.

Required Skills:

• 8-15 years of Business Analysis experience within Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong expertise in:
• Fedwire
• CHIPS
• ACH
• SWIFT
• ISO 20022
• Treasury Payments
• Core Banking Platforms
• Proven experience supporting:
• Payments Transformation Programs
• Legacy Modernization Initiatives
• Platform Migration Projects
• Regulatory Change Programs
• Strong understanding of:
• Legacy application architectures
• Infrastructure and environment landscape
• APIs, middleware, messaging, and integration patterns
• End-to-end transaction processing flows
• Hands-on experience with:
• SQL
• Advanced Excel
• Power BI
• Jira
• Confluence
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with payment platforms such as:
• MTS
• Volante
• FIS
• Finastra
• Payment Hub Solutions
• Familiarity with Azure, cloud-native architectures, and API-led modernization.
• Exposure to AI-assisted tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar productivity platforms.
• Experience within global banking, transaction banking, or payments organizations.

What Success Looks Like:

• Successfully influence product strategy and platform roadmap decisions.
• Deliver high-quality requirements and business solutions for strategic payment initiatives.
• Drive modernization of legacy banking platforms and operational processes.
• Improve business efficiency through process optimization, data-driven insights, and emerging technology adoption.
• Become a trusted advisor to Product Owners, Business Stakeholders, and Technology Leadership.

Company Overview:

Mizuho Pune is an integral part of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world's leading financial institutions with a strong global presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. Based in India, Mizuho Pune supports Mizuho's international businesses by delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient services across multiple functions.

Mizuho Pune plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, standardization, and innovation for Mizuho Americas. By combining deep domain expertise with strong process, technology, and analytical capabilities, it partners closely with regional and global teams to support corporate and investment banking, capital markets, and corporate services functions, while adhering to the highest standards of risk management, regulatory compliance, and control.

Mizuho Pune offers competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with industry standards and local market practices.

Mizuho Pune is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Employment is subject to applicable background verification checks in accordance with Indian laws and company policies.

https://www.mizuhogroup.com/asia-pacific/mizuho-global-services/careers