Technical Data Analyst

Global Financial Firm located in JERSEY CITY, NJ has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Technical Data Analyst .

This role is currently on a Hybrid Schedule.

You will need to have reliable internet, computer and android or iphone for remote access into the client systems during remote work.

We will be expected in the office weekly 3 days depending on the team requirement.

Video / f2f interviews are required prior to all offers.

Pay rate range : $ 73.00 - $ 86.00 Negotiable based upon years of experience

About Client :

Client, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions.

Client provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Client s Mission and Value Proposition explains what we do and Client Leadership Standards explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

We strive to earn and maintain our clients and the public s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Our Leadership Standards is a common set of skills and expected behaviors that illustrate how our employees should work every day to be successful and strengthens our ability to execute against our strategic priorities.

Diversity is a key business imperative and a source of strength at Client. We serve clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin.

Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels. Client has made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where individuals are promoted based on merit, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all.

About the Team

Client s Prime Finance business combines asset servicing with financing to provide institutions with an end-to-end service proposition for all their banking needs.

In over 80 countries, we work around the clock to enrich the relationships, products, liquidity, and technology that define our market-making global presence.

Prime Finance is the stand-alone prime finance business of the world's bank. Every day, emerging to franchise hedge funds turn to us for every part of the trade lifecycle.

Client Prime Brokerage Technology sits within the Prime Finance area of Client s Markets Technology division and supports the Prime Finance business, using technological innovation to maintain competitive advantage in a constantly evolving market.

Working closely with the business and internal technology teams, you would build-out and maintain our Prime Brokerage platforms across both the cash and synthetics set of products.

You would manage complex projects that will involve everything from incorporating a new functionality within the existing ecosystem, to analyzing new requirements, documenting solutions, managing implementation and testing systems, ensuring that they are fit for purpose.

You would regularly work with a range of high-profile stakeholders.

The Prime Finance Technology Data Analyst will apply in-depth disciplinary knowledge through provision of value-added perspectives or advisory services.

Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. This role will be accountable for the quality, timeliness of end results of project with varying degree of complexity within the Prime Finance area Client s Markets Technology division.

Responsibilities :

Working as a Technical Data Analyst on a multi-year build out of a data analytics platform to support the Prime Finance business owning the capture and documentation of clear data requirements using user stories and Confluence

Work with the business users on requirement gathering, identifying systematic sources of data, understand the interlinkages between the data sets and have a high-level understanding of any logic or calculations being performed on the data sets as well as the use case

Document clear test acceptance criteria on requirements for a given engagement and work with QA to develop test strategies for both the data and visualization layers

Working closely with development teams to break down requirements and ensuring impacts are understood

Communicate key project risks, define mitigation strategies and manage resolution

Proactively follows escalation and change control processes

Manage relationship with Business and take ownership for providing regular project updates to key business and technology stakeholders

Qualifications :

8+ years of experience in business and data analysis

Strong Global Capital Markets knowledge ideally gained within Prime Finance

A proven track record of business analysis experience and strong familiarity with data analysis techniques

Strong investigation and data analysis skills with intermediate SQL, basic Python skills

Proven track record in building out data visualization reporting platforms

Excellent interpersonal skills to manage stakeholder expectations

Flexibility to work with a global team, across geographies and time zones

Demonstrated experience to fully utilize JIRA / Confluence capabilities

Strong verbal / written communications skills

Tenacious and prepared to see things through to completion

Self-starter who works with minimal supervision

Strong influencing and negotiation skills; ability to build and maintain effective networks and relationships

Education :

Bachelor s University degree or equivalent experience