Business Analyst-1 | eFinancialCareers

Business Analyst-1

Who we are looking for
State Street Global Markets, Digital Strategy, provides innovative transformation solutions built using Low Code Engineering tools. The Business Analyst is a versatile individual with strong business and data analysis skills that can be leveraged for the development and support of GM-wide Digital Strategy solutions. The successful candidate must be skilled in business data analysis; have expertise with functional requirements gathering and documentation; have strong verbal, written, and presentation skills; have a proven ability to liaise between business/implementation and technology teams and display collaboration skills.

Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Markets (SSGM). When owners and managers of institutional assets need research, trading, securities lending and innovative portfolio strategies, they turn to SSGM business unit. As our onboarding and operations service partner, the COO has embarked on a transformational effort to add low-code automation tools to drive optimization of our processes and service levels.
Our strategy and implementation function in COO, is vital to State Street as a key enabler
for our business to deliver data and insights to our end users. We’re driving the company’s digital
transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced
technologies such as cloud, low and no-code application solutioning and robotics process automation.
We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global
organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology
solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.
Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

What you will be responsible for
As Implementation Product Owner you will

• Responsibilities:
  • Support individual business case solution efforts with a particular focus on driving forward configuration and set up, the business requirements, data loading and testing phases of the effort
    • Work with the wider Digital Strategy project team and Project Manager to help establish project delivery plans and delivery estimates.
    • Provide analysis to internal business clients on current and future state data-centric operating models
    • Liaise with internal business clients in order to establish and document implementation requirements, develop “use cases” to document requirements
    • Maintain an excellent working knowledge of the Digital Strategy low-code product offering to perform subject matter expert activities, consultancy, implementation configuration and demonstrations
    • Analyze and document data mappings from source systems to the Digital Strategy solution and onward data outputs for internal business client implementations
    • Analyze and document any derivation, workflow and enrichment required within the Digital Strategy solution for internal business client implementations
    • Participate in solutioning the business problem by working closely with senior Digital Strategy implementation team and extended members.
    • Support testing activities prior to “go live” date and immediate post-production transition with the support of test plan development and test scripts
    • Help manage project to time and cost objectives
  • Support on-going enhancements to scope of services for existing business clients as needed
  • Contribute input on specific and overall Digital Strategy solution requirements (for specific client or to close product gaps) and enlist Digital Strategy Product support
  • Collaborate with other Digital Strategy implementation team members to share best practices, raise issues, develop consistent global processes
  • Knowledge and working experience of SQL, Oracle, and/or low-code development tools are all an advantage.

Individual Contributor:

• Display a culture of individual ownership of tasks to embed a clear individual sense of accountability in performing the role
• Ensure that the highest level of the Code of Conduct is displayed in your behavior
• Provide appropriate management information as required to support business unit decision making
• Support the ‘Risk Excellence’ culture within the business
• Adhere to limits of delegation and escalation procedures required by your manager so that you comply with internal policies and external regulations

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 5+ years of financial services experience is preferred.
• Clear understanding of investment data and aspects of investment process
• Previous experience implementing software or data service
• A minimum of 3-5 years working with an Agile development methodology
• Ability to effectively communicate
• Ability to multitask and work under high pressure deadlines.
• Ability to reprioritize quickly.

Key Attributes

• Team player with professional and positive approach
• Flexible and can adapt easily to changing/evolving role requirements
• Creative, innovative and able to think outside of the box
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated & self-sufficient
• Effective communicator

COVID-19 Protocols: Complying with State Street’s COVID-19 protocols is a condition of employment. Those requirements may vary depending on circumstances and legal requirements, and may include, without limitation, a requirement to be vaccinated (or have an accommodation), to disclose vaccination status, to provide evidence of vaccination status, etc.