Card Business Analyst - Banking & Payments

About the role

Linnk Group is looking for an experienced Card Business Analyst in Qatar, with strong expertise in banking and card payment operations. The role covers gathering business requirements, analysing card lifecycle processes and working with technical teams to deliver and improve card management and payment solutions. The position is offered on a yearly renewable basis.

Key responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business requirements, functional specifications, BRDs, FRDs and user stories.
• Work on end-to-end card lifecycle processes, including issuance, authorization, clearing, settlement and chargebacks.
• Analyse and support card issuing, merchant acquiring and payment processing operations.
• Work with card management systems such as VisionPLUS, WAY4, TSYS PRIME, FIS, Fiserv, PowerCARD or Base24.
• Support system integrations, platform upgrades, card migrations and payment system enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with Visa, Mastercard and other payment network standards, and work with ISO 8583 and ISO 20022 messaging standards.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, defect tracking and implementation activities.
• Perform gap analysis, impact assessments, process mapping and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with business teams, developers, IT teams, vendors and payment network providers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, computer science, information systems or a related field.
• 3-7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in banking or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of credit card operations, card issuing, merchant acquiring and payment processing.
• Hands-on experience with card management platforms such as VisionPLUS, WAY4, TSYS PRIME, FIS, Fiserv or PowerCARD.
• Good understanding of Visa, Mastercard and other payment network rules and standards.
• Knowledge of ISO 8583 and ISO 20022, and of PCI-DSS, payment security, fraud prevention and banking regulations.
• English communication is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.

Required skills

• BRD, FRD, requirements gathering, process mapping and functional documentation.
• SIT, UAT, system integration and banking application enhancements.
• Working knowledge of SQL, advanced Excel, Jira, Confluence and MS Visio.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.