Responsibilities
- Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development
- Research and produce business and technical requirement documents
- Provide product expertise support to various internal parties to ensure the product meets customer expectations
- Work directly with customers and product management team to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications; involvement in all aspects of the software product life cycle
- Partner with development to help develop, implement, and refine features
- Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes
- Provide feedback on product performance
- Review documentation to ensure accurate and complete documentation
- Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases
- Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables
- Assist implementation and support to resolve escalated client issues
- Actively participate in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Participate in group testing activities as needed.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software development lifecycle experience, particularly Agile methodologies preferred
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
- Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarize highly detailed information
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting data
- Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements
- Strong technical background
- Experience with middle office investment management functions
- Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills
- Experience and curiosity and interest in financial markets, trading, and instrument lifecycles.
- Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with great attention to detail.
Nice to Have
- Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional financial areas strongly desired.
- Education: BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or study of Business with an MIS background. MS/MBA degree strongly preferred
Benefits
- our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
