Cash Management and In Kinds, Business Analyst, Charles River Development, Assistant Vice President

This job is with State Street, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

The Charles River Development Middle Office team is looking to hire a Business Analyst who will be responsible for working with clients and development to create solutions to improve the client experience, the product feature set, and the strategic position of the CRD Investment Management System. The Business Analyst will become a Charles River product expert and help to ensure that our software products effectively aid our end users with their middle office workflows. The Business Analyst will focus on cash management capabilities that are being developed across the front and middle office modules of Charles River IMS, participating in the full software development lifecycle and contributing as a member of a feature-focused product development team. They must be familiar with both financial and technical concepts, with a strong ability to deliver against specific requirements in a timely fashion on a project by project basis.

Responsibilities:

• Apply detailed knowledge and understanding of cash management in the investment lifecycle to assist in product development and advance the product roadmap.
• Produce business and technical requirement documents based on product roadmap, competitive analysis, and understanding of market and regulatory trends.
• Work directly with customers to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications.
• Partner with engineering and QA to help develop, implement, and refine features.
• Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes.
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation for product features and workflows.
• Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases.
• Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables.
• Assist implementation and support to investigate and resolve critical client issues.
• Assist with testing requirements and exercises as needed.
• Actively participate in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending all agile ceremonies and adhering to SDLC guidelines.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software development lifecycle experience, specifically Agile development methodologies and familiarity with tools such as Jira.
• Strong experience with cash management across the investment lifecycle for front and middle office personas.
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills.
• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarise highly detailed information.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting data.
• Strong technical background including familiarity with SQL.
• Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills.
• Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional financial areas and State Street Alpha strongly desired.
• Curiosity and interest in financial markets and trading. Experience in financial services preferred.

Education: BS Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or study of Business with an MIS background. MBA or CFA is preferable.

About State Street: What we do. 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 the 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.