Vendor Analytic - Business Analyst, Charles River Development, Assisstant Vice President in London

The Vendor Analytics Team within Charles River Development’s (CRD) Front Office Product Management team is looking to hire a Business Analyst who will be responsible for synthesizing market requirements and working with the development team to deliver industry leading solutions. The B.A. will also work closely with the operations team who run the service – making sure their needs are part of the resulting solution. Finally, the B.A. will interact with clients – gathering requirements, providing documentation to detail these including workflows etc., assisting the pre-sales team and providing the implementation team with guidance on new features to ensure projects are on a successful path. The B.A. is a pivotal role at Charles River helping drive product strategy, design, and development to meet market demand. The B.A. will develop client relationships that will help drive the detailed requirements for this new offering. Working with the product development team, the B.A. will define and prioritize the requirements and validate the resulting work.

You will join the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS) and State Street Alpha team, playing a key role in building a cutting-edge, end-to-end investment management platform that serves the global financial community. Your contributions will directly shape the future of our Vendor Analytics, enabling seamless data integration to serve front, middle, and back-office system needs. At Charles River Development (CRD) we’ve been creating some of the most insightful and complex asset management technologies since 1997. Through our commitment to product quality and operating through a client-focused lens, we’ve experienced continuous growth. Charles River IMS is strategically aligned to innovate the future of investment management technologies. Together with State Street’s middle and back office capabilities, Charles River’s cloud-deployed software technology forms the foundation of State Street Alpha.

Responsibilities:

• Working in a dynamic, fast-paced (agile) environment, apply expertise in specific product areas to deliver a high quality product.
• Streamline data quality management across asset classes within front office and middle office workflows.
• Act as a trusted expert who understands how data integrates across applications.
• Gather requirements for the products – Research, document and prioritize product requirements.
• Interact with clients: presenting new features, gathering feedback.
• Partner with development to implement and refine features.
• Assist QA with feature validation.
• Partner with the documentation team to ensure accurate and complete product documentation.
• Provide client beta testing support.
• Assist implementation and support to resolve escalated client issues.
• Work with the product manager in understanding the market needs.
• Prioritize and maintain the product backlog and items committed to forward roadmap by PM.

Qualifications:

• Working in a dynamic, fast-paced (agile) environment, apply expertise in specific product areas to deliver a high quality product.
• Streamline data quality management across asset classes within front office and middle office workflows.
• Act as a trusted expert who understands how data integrates across applications.
• Gather requirements for the products – Research, document and prioritize product requirements.
• Interact with clients: presenting new features, gathering feedback.
• Partner with development to implement and refine features.
• Assist QA with feature validation.
• Partner with the documentation team to ensure accurate and complete product documentation.
• Provide client beta testing support.
• Assist implementation and support to resolve escalated client issues.
• Work with the product manager in understanding the market needs.
• Prioritize and maintain the product backlog and items committed to forward roadmap by PM.

About State Street:

State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. 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, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow:

We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility:

We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at State Street.

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.