Business Analyst
Societe Generale · New York, NY · Yesterday
HybridAnalystFull-time
About the role
The Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) team delivers Technology and Operations excellence to Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) Business Units and their clients. This New York City-based Business Analyst role contributes to the design, enhancement, and delivery of technology solutions supporting the firm’s global Credit Risk functions. The position offers the opportunity to impact strategic risk platforms and participate in the firm’s technology modernization initiatives while collaborating with partners from Risk, Front Office, and other IT teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end business analysis for regional and global Credit Risk initiatives, including requirements elicitation, workflow and process mapping, data discovery, and solution design aligned to strategic objectives.
- Lead requirements and operating level meetings, ensuring discussions are structured and that decisions and actions are documented and shared.
- Conduct data analysis using SQL and Python to support requirements clarification, root cause investigations, solution validation, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Produce high-quality functional documentation, including workflow diagrams and user stories.
- Design, implement, and test ETL processes using low-code tools or Python.
- Coordinate and execute testing activities across multiple environments (DEV, UAT, PROD), including functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Participate in production deployments by validating changes, conducting smoke tests, and ensuring successful post-deployment behavior.
- Participate in a rotating production support model, monitoring and conducting initial investigations of production issues while coordinating with technical teams and users.
- Identify opportunities to streamline business processes, enhance system functionality, eliminate recurring issues, and strengthen operational efficiency.
- Engage with architects and subject matter experts to design robust solutions.
- Collaborate proactively with global teams (US, France, India) to ensure cohesive delivery, knowledge exchange, and alignment across time zones.
- Contribute to Agile ceremonies and adhere to Agile practices.
Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, etc.).
- Analytical mindset, curiosity, and creative problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Professional experience in a bank or financial services organization, including direct exposure to risk or capital markets systems.
- Experience with referential systems and data for Client & Legal Entity, Master Agreements, and Product/Instruments.
- Strong SQL skills, including writing multi-table joins and queries for analysis and testing.
- Ability to write clear documents, structured business communications, and user stories.
- Ability to read stored procedures and navigate relational data models.
- Experience integrating data from APIs, databases, flat files, XML, and Parquet sources.
- Experience implementing ETL/ELT processes.
- Python scripting experience for automation, troubleshooting, or data manipulation.
- Comfort working in Unix/Linux environments (command line analysis, script execution).
- Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile collaboration tools.
- Knowledge of Credit Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Basel III / Basel IV regulatory frameworks.
- Experience with Power BI or comparable BI/reporting tools.
- Awareness of Azure cloud architecture fundamentals.
- Ability to support teams through on-premise → Azure migration activities (inventorying dependencies, documenting data flows, identifying risks).
- Exposure to cloud analytics technologies such as Azure Synapse or Databricks.
- Familiarity with data lakes, lakehouses, and data warehouse architectures.
- French language skills (nice to have).
5+ years of professional experience with at least 2+ years in banking or financial services.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including 401(k) plan with company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Fertility, wellness, student loan, and commuter benefits.
- Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.