LoanIQ Senior Business Analyst (AVP)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst (AVP) with deep expertise in Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ) and strong experience within Corporate Banking, Commercial Lending, and Syndicated Loan Operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in LoanIQ implementation, migration, platform optimization, and lending transformation initiatives.

This position requires a seasoned business analyst with hands-on experience in LoanIQ, ACBS, loan servicing, lending operations, business process analysis, requirements gathering, data migration, UAT, and stakeholder management. The candidate will collaborate across Operations, Product, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Front Office teams to deliver strategic change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, data, and system requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and requirements sessions with business, operations, technology, and product stakeholders.
• Create Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), User Stories, Process Flows, and Gap Analyses.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements for technology and operations teams.
• Support solution design discussions and assess process, system, and operational impacts.

LoanIQ Implementation & Enhancement

• Support Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ) implementation, upgrade, migration, and enhancement projects.
• Analyze current-state lending processes and define future-state operating models.
• Identify opportunities to optimize LoanIQ utilization and automate manual processes.
• Work closely with development teams to validate system functionality against business requirements.

Lending Operations & Transformation

• Support business transformation initiatives across commercial lending and syndicated loan operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across agency services, lender servicing, settlements, accounting, treasury, finance, and risk.
• 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 Decommissioning

• Support migration from legacy lending platforms such as ACBS to LoanIQ.
• Perform data mapping, data 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 in implementation planning and post-production support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 6 to 9 years of experience in Business Analysis, Change Management, Project Delivery, or Lending Operations within Corporate or Investment Banking.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience with Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ).
• Experience at Assistant Vice President (AVP) level or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Commercial Lending and Corporate Banking products.
• Experience supporting LoanIQ implementations, upgrades, migrations, or transformation programs.
• Proven experience creating:
  • BRDs
  • FRDs
  • Process Maps
  • Use Cases
  • User Stories
  • Gap Analysis Documents
  • UAT Test Cases
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional and global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FIS ACBS or other legacy lending platforms.
• Strong knowledge of syndicated lending and agency banking operations.
• Experience with LoanIQ data migration, reconciliation, and integration projects.
• Exposure to Target Operating Model (TOM) design and operational transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Visio
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
• Knowledge of regulatory, audit, risk, and control frameworks within lending operations.

Required Domain Knowledge

Lending Products

• Syndicated Loans
• Bilateral Loans
• Revolving Credit Facilities
• Term Loans
• Commercial Lending Products
• Agency Lending Services

Loan Lifecycle

• Loan Origination
• Deal Setup
• Servicing
• Rate Setting
• Interest Processing
• Fee Processing
• Loan Rollover
• Payments
• Notices
• Settlements
• Loan Accounting
• Reconciliation

Core Competencies

• Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ)
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Gap Analysis
• Process Mapping
• Loan Operations
• Commercial Lending
• Syndicated Lending
• ACBS
• Data Migration
• Data Mapping
• Data Reconciliation
• Change Management
• UAT Testing
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement
• Target Operating Model (TOM)
• Banking Transformation
• Problem Solving
• Analytical Thinking

Ideal Candidate Profile

A strong LoanIQ Business Analyst with AVP-level banking experience who combines deep knowledge of syndicated and commercial lending operations with expertise in business analysis, migration, and transformation delivery. The candidate should be capable of driving requirements management, supporting LoanIQ modernization initiatives, and partnering effectively with business and technology stakeholders across global banking environments.