Chaima BCHIR

Key Achievements :

Digital transformation of trade finance system with FBTI solution (Finastra)

Key Deliverables:

• Led cross-functional teams to define product vision and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Facilitated stakeholder workshops to gather requirements and prioritize product features effectively.
• Provided functional specifications for the implementation of data flows (CFT/MQ) between systems with ESB, Omni canal and related teams.
• Developed user stories and acceptance criteria to ensure clear communication between development teams and stakeholders.
• Owned and Managed backlog prioritization, balancing technical debt with new feature development for optimal delivery and ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Used Postman to test API endpoints (GET/POST/PUT) and validated JSON/XML responses against business rules.
• Monitored developments to ensure alignment with the defined architecture.
• Collaborated with UX designers to create intuitive interfaces that improve user experience and engagement.
• Monitored project KPIs (progress, quality, test coverage) and reported regularly to business sponsors (COPIL)

Key Achievements: Implementation of products within agile practices

• Enhanced product vision by collaborating closely with stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements.
• Developed comprehensive roadmaps to guide product development and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Managed stakeholder expectations through regular updates and strategic communication, building strong relationships.
• Translated technical requirements into user stories, bridging gap between development teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prioritized bug fixes and enhancements based on user impact, maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Supported development, testing, implementation and training activities, including performing quality checks on project deliverables
• Coordinated functional and UAT testing phases; tracked issues via JIRA.
• Proactively identified risks associated with project timelines or deliverables, implementing mitigation strategies when necessary.

Key Achievements:

• Release November 2020/2021 - Release June 2020/2021

Key Deliverables:

• Functional Analysis conditions (FAC) writing and consolidation of all subjects in order to define when they should be tested
• Loading FACs into the ALM Projects and send Instructions guide to functional analyst
• Test scenario execution of some specific change request
• Coordinate and chase execution and development teams for feedback on blocking items
• Meeting with Functional Analyst on a regular basis to follow up status of fac progress
• Assign JIRA to Functional Analyst once fixes are installed and Chase the closure of the tickets
• Analyzed testing results and provided actionable insights to stakeholders for informed decision-making.
• Provided High Level System Test Approach- System Test Closedown- Handover to BAT

Key Achievements :

• Implementation in Athens, Zurich, Brussels and Luxembourg

Key Deliverables:

• Workshops' organisation with the business and preparation of macro-planning (study of the needs and AS IS).
• Functional specifications writing for the set-up of branches and new functionalities linked to the credit risk.
• Approving IT developments and acceptance testing (Quality Center).
• Migration rehearsals development and testing environments (User Acceptance Testing – UAT).
• Coordination between business and IT in the assessment of failures.
• Preparation and facilitation of an oversight committee with the countries' Managers in addition to all stakeholders of the project.
• Users' training and users guide writing.
• Management of the rights of access in production, taking into account the roles and migrated branches.
• Users' support after production launch.

Key Deliverables:

• Follow-up of the operations outcome at the central depositaries (CEDEL + EUROCLEAR).
• Management of the scope of central banks and bugs reporting to the Front Office.
• Reporting of uncompleted transactions and facilitation of daily visio conferences with the Middle Office and Front Office.
• Participation to the migration project of Calypso V14: testing and bugs reporting to the IT teams.
• New comers training and support and process writing.