Business Analysis, AVP

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Job Description

Business Analyst - Risk

Business Analyst 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 pre-sales team and providing 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.

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

Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required :

Familiarity with financial risk models and Risk Vendors (MSCI, Axioma)

Solid understanding of risk measures (Ex-Ante Risk, Ex-Post Risk).

Experience working with large data sets

Advanced degree in mathematical finance or business

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role within Investment Management or Equivalent Degree

Good understanding of financial investment products across asset classes including derivatives

Understanding of investment management workflows highly desirable

Prior industry experience with portfolio risk and analytics, either with risk vendor or an asset management firm

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills

Ability to work on multiple initiatives simultaneously and deal with the inevitable surprises that are part of a dynamic environment

Salary Range :

$80,000 - $132,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes : our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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