Senior IT System Analyst / Business System Analyst

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Senior IT System Analyst / Business System Analyst

Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Hiring Type: Full Time

We are seeking a Senior IT System Analyst with advanced Product analyst experience to play a critical role in building and enhancing a complex Investment Platform.

This position is ideal for a client-focused, strategic thinker with deep analytical skills who thrives at the intersection of business operations, data, and product innovation. Your role will blend leadership and planning expertise with a passion for delivering results. This role requires a self-starter who can champion collaboration and cultivate close partnerships with business stakeholders and development teams to help craft and implement solutions across both client (front-end) and server-side (back-end) technologies.

Key Expertise and Experience:

• 10+ years of Systems Analysis experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in interviewing and extracting high-quality business requirements from stakeholders using the Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Ownership and execution of requirements analysis sessions to elicit business needs and translate them into clear, relevant system requirements.
• Anticipating, discovering through ongoing interaction with, and prioritizing client/partner needs to serve as their voice and guide Engineering Leaders and Technology teams.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills, including strong judgment, issue management, and root cause analysis techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively balance ** multiple tasks and priorities** in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail.
• Experience with Alternative Investments, Digital Assets, Private Market, or Liquid Alternatives is preferred.

Required Skills and Background :

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience as a product analyst, business analyst, or similar role in a digital or operational transformation environment, focused on customer or internal-facing solutions.
• Strong understanding of operations workflows and processes, preferably within financial services or another regulated industry.
• Ability to translate technical requirements and operational processes into intuitive, actionable product requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in informing product strategy and delivery, including opportunity identification, solution design, and collaborating with technology teams for implementation.
• Proficient with collaboration and planning tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Miro, or other analytics and product management platforms.
• Proficient with Agile development methodologies and working with cross-functional product teams, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
• Strong communicator with proven stakeholder management and storytelling skills; effectively conveys technical and business concepts verbally and in writing, using data and visualizations.
• A resourceful problem-solver who can identify issues, explore potential solutions, and define the next course of action.
• Ability to facilitate challenging conversations with business stakeholders through strong presentation skills, using data and analysis to influence decision-making outcomes.
• Experience with and understanding of SQL, relational databases, and data models, and fluency with API contracts is preferred.