Business Analyst – Alpha Data Platform, Charles River Development, AVP

Who we are looking for

State Street's Alpha Data Platform team is seeking a versatile individual with strong business and data analysis skills to manage development and support of product offerings. The successful candidate must possess skill in complex business and data analysis with expertise in functional requirements gathering, documentation and data mapping excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills a proven ability to liaise between business/implementation and technology teams and strong collaboration skills.

Why this job is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created the first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.

Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies sounds like a challenge you are up for.

As an Integration Data Platform Business Analyst, you will have:

• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarize highly detailed information

• Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements

• Strong experience with technologies that relate to product implementation and client interaction

• Knowledge of existing State Street organizational constructs and teams and an understanding of middle and back-office systems, functions and services supported at State Street

• Experience as a Business Analyst on medium to large scale projects

• Expertise in data management and governance, including data lineage, data quality management etc.

• Expertise in data pipeline and database technologies, including ETL/ELT Tools, SQL Server, Snowflake etc.

• Strong communication, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

• Knowledge of SDLC & Agile Methodology and tools (i.e. JIRA, Kibana dashboard)

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools Word, Excel, Project, and Visio is required

What you are responsible for

As a Business Analyst you will:

• Work closely with Business, Data and Technology Solutions to articulate and document business requirements in agile story form for strategic product development in line with overall Alpha strategic goals and key business decisions

• Leverage business analysis frameworks and Business Architecture to develop an integrated view of the business, in the context of the enterprise, and drive strategic business outcomes

• Create Agile stories based on business requirements and work with the development team to see those stories through the project lifecycle.

• Support Alpha Client BAU efforts, project timelines, and overall Client Service.

• Provide necessary Front to Back product expertise and guidance throughout the implementation project, ensuring solutions developed for F2B meet the customer's and State Street business requirements.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum BS/BA degree required in Technology, Finance, Business, or equivalent

• 5+ years of industry experience with front, middle, and back office functionality, and/or data management platforms (i.e. Eagle, GoldenSource, S&P (formerly Markit) EDM etc.)