State Street is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to bridge client needs and technical development for the CRD Investment Management System. You will become a product expert, ensuring the software effectively supports trading and front office workflows while improving the overall client experience and strategic product position.
What You'll Do
- 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 the product management team to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications.
- Partner with development teams to help develop, implement, and refine features.
- Plan and schedule validation tasks, provide hands-on manual tests, and develop verification plans and processes.
- Provide feedback on product performance and review documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on the capabilities of new product releases.
- Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables.
- Assist implementation and support teams to resolve escalated client issues.
- Actively participate in the Agile software development process, adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology.
- Participate in group testing activities as needed.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of software development lifecycle experience.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
- Advanced writing skills with the ability to abstract and 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, 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.
- BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Business with an MIS background.
Nice to Have
- Agile methodologies experience.
- Knowledge in one or more CRD functional financial areas.
- MS or MBA degree.
Team & Environment
You will be a member of a feature-focused product development team, participating in the full software development lifecycle.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $110,000 - $188,750 annually.
- Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
- Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional coverages.
- Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
- Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards.
- Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
State Street is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
