Lead Business Systems Analyst

12+ months contract with potential to extend or convert. Hybrid onsite in Boston – 3 days/week onsite. Must be local to MA, RI, or NH. W2 only; no C2C or C2C referrals. Rate: $68–72/hour depending on experience.

About the role

Using discretion and judgement, the Lead Business Systems Analyst helps develop systems technology projects that address the business needs of the organization. They independently meet with product owners, project stakeholders, and business partners to elicit and gather business requirements, develop and maintain formal specifications, and collaborate with internal IT resources to develop, test, and deploy technology solutions. The role follows the organization’s system-development life cycle while working to release projects and maintenance items for the benefit of clients and internal business partners. Significant areas of focus include Legal, Compliance, and Enterprise Risks domains and systems.

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis of business activities to determine business requirements.
• Works with Legal, Compliance, and Operations teams to understand and define needs.
• Collaborates with Product Owners, project team members, QA, developers, and other technology professionals in an Agile environment to ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Acts as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technology organization to ensure proper implementation of requirements within the expected timetable.
• Communicates any material modifications of business requirements to business stakeholders.
• Collaborates on systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
• Ensures proper data processing using data checks and reports to facilitate error-free business processes.
• Collaborates with the QA team in developing high-level test plans, reviews test cases, and works with automated testing teams for performance/load testing and automated regression testing.
• Oversees the implementation of new software to ensure a positive product for business stakeholders.
• Creates and maintains proper training materials and business documentation.
• Follows the organization’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring all steps are completed prior to releasing code.
• Supports UAT planning, testing, and defect resolution.
• Provides application and production support as needed to the departments and systems supported.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a business or technology-related field.
• Minimum of 6–8+ years of experience in the financial services industry, ideally supporting buy-side technology.
• Strong understanding of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), including:
  • Contract creation
  • Negotiation
  • Approval workflows
  • Execution
  • Renewal and termination
• Solid grasp of Legal terminology, contract structures, contract metadata management, and document repositories.
• Familiarity with platforms such as iCertis, DocuSign CLM, or Luminance.
• Intermediate skills in PL/SQL and/or Python.
• Strong adoption of Gen AI and experience in the AI-based software development life cycle.
• Experience with systems architecture, configuration, data mapping, API, and system integration knowledge.
• Proven ability to efficiently utilize resources and communicate with others, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to make independent decisions.
• Firm understanding of systems development lifecycle and Agile framework.
• Proven ability to develop creative solutions to meet business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Trading and investment exposure.
• Background in Investment Compliance.