Business Analysis

Business Analysis (State Street Bank and Trust Company; Boston, MA) : Work with clients and development teams to create solutions that improve the client experience, the product feature set, and the strategic position of the CRD Investment Management System.

The Business Analyst will become a Charles River product expert and help to ensure that our software products effectively aid our end users with their middle office workflows.

The Business Analyst will work within the Compliance module, participating in the full software development lifecycle and contributing as a member of a feature-focused product development team.

• Specific duties of this position include : Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development;
• Research and produce business and technical requirement documents; Work directly with customers and the 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;
• Provide feedback on product performance; Collaborate with the documentation team to ensure accurate and complete product documentation;
• Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases; 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;

and Participate in group testing activities as needed. Telecommuting permitted pursuant to Company policy.

Minimum requirements : Master's Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Financial Engineering or related field; plus 3 years of experience as Business analyst or in any occupation in which experience in software development, business analysis in financial technologies is gained.

Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Financial Engineering or related field;

plus 5 years of experience as Business analyst or in any occupation in which experience in software development, business analysis in financial technologies is gained.

• Must have : Proven strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills; Demonstrated writing skills, including the ability to abstract / summarize highly detailed information;
• Proven strong analytical skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting data; Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements;
• Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills; Demonstrated solid ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents;

and Proven strong written and verbal communication skills, with great attention to detail. (Unless otherwise indicated, State Street is seeking the stated ability in the skills listed above with no specific number of years or amount of experience required.

All experience can be gained concurrently.)

To apply to this position, you must click the "Apply" button on this page and complete the online application. An EOE.

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Salary Range :

$157,643 - $165,000 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.