Business Systems Architect

Purpose

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Accountabilities

• Bridge product and business understanding — interpret complex financial and operational concepts and translate them into clear, actionable product requirements.
• Partner with product owners and engineering teams to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and workflows that balance scalability, compliance, and usability.
• Facilitate requirements discovery through cross-functional discussions with customers, internal stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Document and visualize process flows, data dependencies, and integration points across multiple partner systems.
• Operate in dual modes: apply structured business analysis and documentation in a waterfall-style discovery process while collaborating with Agile/Scrum teams on iterative delivery.
• Champion clarity and alignment — communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike.

Qualifications and Experience

• 6+ years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst, Product Analyst, Product Owner, or in a similar role supporting SaaS, financial technology, or financial services platforms, with a strong understanding of business processes and product delivery, or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into actionable requirements, user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria, and data-driven solutions while balancing business and technology priorities.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders in Agile environments, with the ability to support discovery, prioritization, testing, and successful solution delivery.
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment, navigate ambiguity, and influence decisions across technical and business teams.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and related collaboration tools; experience with financial services, retirement, or recordkeeping platforms is preferred.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and the ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve analysis, documentation, and delivery efficiency are a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.