Business Analyst

JOB TITLE: Business Analyst
JOB LOCATION: Boston, MA
WAGE RANGE*: 70 - 75
JOB NUMBER: 218328

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
Education and Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or above.
10+ years in depth knowledge across all asset types and types of accounting data (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Forwards, Cash, Equities, Futures, Positions, Settlements, General Ledger, NAV etc.)
Strong experience working with data management systems, integration of investment accounting and back-office data from industry providers and business process engineering.
Previous experience participating on software implementation projects, data services buildout and 3rd party licensing process required
Good working knowledge of data structures within Aladdin, CRIMS or other Front Office Service Provider platforms desired
Good working knowledge of Data Governance, Cataloging, Quality, and Lineage processes and tools desired
Effective communicator - can summarize succinctly and can provide details when needed
Team oriented - capable of working in a high-performance global setting
Detail oriented and strong sense of responsibility
Strong Microsoft Office skills especially in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
Knowledge and working experience of Snowflake, SQL, BI Tools, and Front Office trading platforms are all an advantage.
Knowledge of Agile Methodology and tools (i.e. JIRA, Rally, RTC) a plus
Flexible and can adapt easily to changing/evolving role requirements
Self-motivated and able to influence others

JOB DESCRIPTION

Seeking individuals with subject matter expertise spanning a wide array of financial instrument types and working knowledge of Asset Management Data Domains to join our team as an Implementation Business Analyst.

Why is this role important

Senior Implementation Business Analysts are at the heart of continued growth of our Alpha Data Services offering. These energetic, self-motivated individuals collaborate with clients and Business, Data and Technology Solution Architecture leads at State Street and Charles River on a daily basis to articulate business requirements, navigate dependencies and drive innovative enhancements that empower our architecture to support new and more robust Front, Middle and Back Office managed data services - allowing our clients to focus on generating revenue for their core business.

What your responsible for
Contribute to the integration of new data services and sources by participating in requirement gathering, testing and support of newly developed features as part of the Product's scaled agile teams.
Work as a member of the Client Implementation Team with the Development teams as well as the Project Manager to help establish project delivery plans and delivery estimates for projects involving integration of client middle or back-office data.
Guide Clients on required reference data and other setups and mapping as part of initial client implementations
Define and maintain standards around data ingestion, enrichment and validation of client portfolio data into our Enterprise Data Management solution
Perform in-depth analysis of the functional capabilities inherent to our existing and emerging data platform
Document product specifications and prepare business cases to drive development in scaled agile rooms.
Capture on-going enhancements to scope of services for existing clients as needed into roadmap.
Create and maintain client facing documentation
Maintain an excellent working knowledge of the service offering to perform Subject Matter Expert activities: consultancy, implementation configuration and demonstrations

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.

#Dice