Enterprise Technology Senior Business Analyst

About the role

Korn Ferry is recruiting on behalf of a confidential, established financial services and investment management organization. The company operates in a sophisticated, regulated environment and provides a broad range of investment products and strategies. Its culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, thoughtful risk management, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, documentation, and change management for enterprise technology initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to assess current processes, define business requirements, and identify opportunities for process and technology improvements.
• Serve as the primary liaison among business units, IT, vendors, and project teams to maintain alignment throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Define functional specifications, configuration requirements, reporting requirements, workflows, and system processes.
• Lead the definition of solution architecture and provide technical consultation for enterprise technology initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable functional and technical solution designs.
• Lead the design of complex business and technology solutions spanning applications, data, integrations, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• Evaluate third-party software, cloud services, and vendor solutions against business, technical, security, operational, and support requirements.
• Partner with IT leadership to develop application strategies, technology roadmaps, and enterprise solution direction.
• Validate technical feasibility, evaluate solution alternatives, and recommend the most appropriate implementation approach.
• Develop architecture diagrams, workflow models, system documentation, and implementation artifacts supporting solution delivery.
• Coordinate the implementation of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) software solutions across business, vendor, and technical teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of business processes, enterprise workflows, and technology-enabled solutions.
• Communicate solution recommendations, architectural decisions, risks, and key findings to business stakeholders, project teams, and executive leadership.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience delivering full-cycle technology solutions, from discovery and requirements through implementation and change management.
• At least 4 years of experience within the financial services industry.
• At least 5 years of project management experience, with an emphasis on enterprise systems development and implementation.
• Demonstrated business and systems analysis experience, including direct partnership with stakeholders to define and validate requirements.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and Software-as-a-Service applications.
• Experience contributing to functional and technical solution design across multiple enterprise technology domains.
• Ability to evaluate technical feasibility, solution alternatives, vendor capabilities, risks, and implementation approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present recommendations and technical concepts to business, technology, and executive audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Skills

• Hands-on experience in enterprise technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of business and systems analysis principles.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications.
• Technical expertise in application, data, integration, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• Project management and solution architecture skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Access to medical benefits.
• PTO (Paid Time Off).
• A 401(k) retirement plan.

Pay

$75-$85 per hour.

Schedule

Hybrid - onsite Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; remote Wednesday and Friday.

Commitment

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, standard daytime business hours.

Initial Contract

6 months, with the possibility of extension.

Anticipated Start

Immediate.

Engagement Options

• Korn Ferry W2 with access to medical benefits, PTO, and a 401(k), or engagement through the consultant's own LLC.