Business Analysis, Middle Office

About the Role

The Charles River Development Middle Office team is looking to hire a Business Analyst who will work with clients and development 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, ensuring that our software products effectively support end users with their middle office workflows. The role focuses on investment accounting products, participating in the full software development lifecycle as a member of a feature-focused product development team.

Charles River Development brings together data and capabilities across the investment lifecycle to help clients make better decisions, grow at scale, and deliver returns. Our diverse team of technologists and professionals are agile thinkers and problem solvers, committed to end users and engineering excellence. By joining the Middle Office team, you will use advanced technology and critical thinking to challenge the status quo and drive results.

Responsibilities

• 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 lifecycle.
• Partner with development to help develop, implement, and refine features.
• Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes.
• Provide feedback on product performance.
• Review documentation to ensure accurate and complete documentation.
• Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases.
• Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables.
• 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 daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Participate in group testing activities as needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development lifecycle experience, particularly Agile methodologies preferred.
• Strong experience with middle office investment management and investment accounting functions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills.
• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/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.
• Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills.
• Curiosity and interest in financial markets and trading.
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents.
• Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional financial areas strongly desired.

Qualifications

BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or study of Business with an MIS background. MS/MBA degree strongly preferred.

About State Street

State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers, and asset intelligence companies in the world. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading, and investment management to institutional clients.

We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive, including generous medical care, insurance, savings plans, paid-time off, and flexible work programs. We offer wealth of development programs and educational support to help you reach your full potential.

We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and personality.

Pay

Salary Range: $80,000 - $140,000 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, the applicable range could differ.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages.
• Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans).
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Matching gift program.
• Access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.