Job Summary: As a Technology Business Analyst within Global Technology Services at State Street, this individual will collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders in the implementation of technical solutions.
This role will be responsible for leading an agile team that maintains and enhances a Java-based software application supporting Private Markets services.
Why This Role is Important to Us
State Street's Alternatives division is responsible for the administration and servicing of private market investments and other unique financial entities.
Given the demanding nature of our work, we maintain a policy of sustainable pace to ensure our high standards of quality and the longevity of our team technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients.
We're driving the company's digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.
We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization.
Responsibilities
1. Lead and Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Ensure effective collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams.
2. Maintain Customer Relationships: Gather business/system requirements through facilitated meetings with end users.
3. Analyze Current Processes: Identify gaps and improvement opportunities within the Private Markets software platform.
4. Develop Conceptual Modeling: Decompose complex business concepts into clear functional requirements that can be understood by stakeholders (end users, developers, testers).
5. Create and Maintain Documentation: Develop conceptual modeling and process workflows to illustrate current and future states.
6. Facilitate Business Prioritization: Break down feature requests into small, manageable deliverables.
7. Provide Clear Documentation: Distill information into automated tests for new and existing functionality.
8. Review Test Cases: Coordinate testing efforts, including user acceptance testing.
9. Work Closely with Stakeholders: Ensure practical solutions are delivered on schedule.
10. Lead End-to-End SDLC Activities: Participate in technical design and architecture reviews.
Requirements
* 10-15 years experience in business analysis or related role, preferably in financial service.
* Previous experience with SCRUM-like planning cycle and story writing.
* Strong understanding of agile development methodologies.
* Experience with database management systems and SQL querying.
* Demonstrated aptitude for solving complex business problems.
* Ability to work both independently and as a core team member with QA, developers, and business leads.
* Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Visio for documentation and modeling.
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, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.