Senior Business Analyst
Senior Business Analyst defines requirements for investment management software, bridging business and engineering teams to deliver features for Charles River IMS and related workflows.
- Compensation
- $110K–$188.8K / yr
- Location
- Burlington Massachusetts
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Business analysis
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8+ years of experience working within the software development lifecycle, preferably in Agile environments.
- Strong experience analyzing investment management workflows, particularly middle-office functions including position and tax lot reconciliation.
- Familiarity with financial instruments including equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, and related asset classes.
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including negotiation and stakeholder management.
- Advanced writing skills with the ability to abstract and summarize highly detailed technical and business information.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting requirements and data sources.
- Ability to translate business needs into detailed functional and technical requirements.
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to collaborate effectively with software engineering teams.
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL); familiarity with ETL technologies such as Kettle or Talend is a plus.
- Demonstrated planning, organization, and scheduling skills.
- Ability to independently learn new domains, remove obstacles, and proactively drive progress.
- Curiosity and interest in financial markets, trading, and investment management technology.
- Proven ability to produce comprehensive business, functional, and technical specification documents.
- Experience working directly with clients to gather requirements and validate solutions.
- Knowledge of one or more Charles River functional areas is strongly preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Education: BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or study of Business with an MIS background. MS/MBA degree strongly preferred
Full description
Senior Business Analyst, InterfacesJob DescriptionWhat we are looking for
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst responsible for bridging business, product, and technology teams to deliver innovative solutions across Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) and related front, middle, and back-office workflows. This role plays a critical part in defining product capabilities, gathering and documenting requirements, validating functionality, and ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that meet client and business needs.
The Senior Business Analyst will become a subject matter expert in Charles River products and investment workflows, partnering closely with clients, product managers, engineers, quality assurance, and implementation teams throughout the software development lifecycle. Working within a feature-focused Agile team, they will leverage both financial industry expertise and technical knowledge to analyze complex business processes, define functional requirements, troubleshoot issues, and drive enhancements that improve the overall client experience.
This role requires a combination of strong analytical skills, financial market knowledge, technical aptitude, and the ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and independently driving initiatives from concept through delivery.
Why this job is important to us
Charles River Development brings together data and capabilities across the investment lifecycle to help our clients make better decisions, grow at scale, and deliver returns for their clients. Our diverse team of highly skilled technologists and professionals are agile thinkers and problem solvers, committed to our end users and engineering excellence. We use mentorship and teamwork to impact and drive our business forward every day.
By joining the Charles River Product Development team, you will work at the intersection of financial technology and investment management, helping shape products that power some of the world's largest asset managers, asset owners, and financial institutions. You will collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that streamline investment operations, improve data accuracy, and enable better investment decisions.
At Charles River Development (CRD), we've been creating some of the most insightful and sophisticated investment management technologies since 1997. Through our commitment to product quality and client success, 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℠.