Technical Business Analyst with Collateral Management

Technical Business Analyst (Onsite)

Location: Quincy, MA

Duration: 12+ Months

Major Responsibilities:

- Lead very complex and challenging business/system requirements working sessions by facilitating strategic user meetings.

- Work with business teams to understand requirements, develop wireframes, articulate the vision to the development team, and oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle.

- Responsible for designing and executing end-to-end data and process flows, working with both business and development teams. Establish end-to-end connectivity across the ecosystem, including SWIFT.

- Decompose abstract and complex details/concepts into business and functional requirements that can be understood by stakeholders (i.e., end users, developers, testers, etc.).

- Document project requirements and other project-related documents with clear and concise language consistent with the methodology framework.

- Work with the project team to develop and manage project plans, including issue resolution and risk mitigation.

- Consult with users, developers, testers, and implementation specialists.

- Direct the development of end-user training plans, (business-level) user acceptance test plans, and implementation plans; communicate with senior management and business representatives.

- Instruct, guide, and supervise the project team in the resolution of issues, risks, and impediments.

- Partner with technology and business managers, providing overall strategic leadership in developing and maintaining disciplined processes.

- Ensure governance with project methodology standards, documentation, and approvals (e.g., project artifacts, tollgates, etc.).

- Manage participation from required stakeholders to ensure accurate deliverables.

- Manage cross-team dependencies with other business and IT areas.

Skills and Experience:

- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in technology, finance, business, or equivalent.

- At least 10+ years of related professional financial services and project management experience.

- Background in software implementation in the Financial Services industry, working as a Business Analyst and/or Product Owner.

- Experience in Colline, Apex, Cloud Margin, etc., would be a plus.

- Good working knowledge of relational and object stores with hands-on SQL experience.

- Excellent knowledge of Trade Flows, Security Reference & Market Data, Valuations, Benchmark Data, and designing end-to-end operational data flow architecture.

- Development experience in Collateral Management applications is highly desired.

- Experience in custody and settlement workflows using SWIFT for security and cash movements.

- Proven experience implementing financial systems using standardized SDLC methodologies and tools (e.g., AGILE).

- Superior verbal and written communication skills, presentation, and facilitation skills.

- Very strong management, project management, and leadership skills.

- High level of proficiency in Excel, Access, VBA, and Visio tools would be desired.