Business Analyst, Associate - Berkeley Heights, United States - EquiLend

Description

Job Description

Company Overview
As a leading global FinTech company focused on Securities Finance, we provide a comprehensive suite of products and services such as our advanced securities lending trading platform NGT, EquiLend Spire, post-trade solutions, regulatory technology, invaluable securities market data and more.

Our deep insights into the securities lending market allow us to offer state-of-the-art technology and services that cater to clients across the globe, driving efficiency and optimizing their operations.

Are you ready to contribute to the evolution of securities finance? Join EquiLend and be at the forefront of fostering innovation and excellence in products that have a worldwide impact.

Team Overview
We are looking for a Business Analyst to join us in our Berkeley Heights, New Jersey office. In this role you will be working on our EquiLend Spire product and client integrations and will work closely with the the development team and software testers on the product roadmap and sprint planning. This role would suit someone who has previous experience working independently as a Business Analyst on tasks such as sprint planning and providing requirements to developers for implementation, as well as being detail oriented as you will be working with large amounts of data with a need for high accuracy.

EquiLend Spire is a state of the art platform and technology driven hub for securities finance firms, featuring modules that cater to the specific client needs across the front, middle, and back office. Our product is used by many financial institutions in order to streamline their securities finance needs.

Sound interesting? If you have experience as a Business Analyst working with developers and testers to put roadmaps into production then this could be the role for you

Role Responsibilities

• Develop sprint plans and product roadmaps for the implementation of client systems with EquiLend Spire.
• Manage client stakeholder relationships ensuring a seamless product integration experience
• Capture, document and maintain business and functional requirements, process and system flows, and test plans ensuring stakeholder alignment at all times.
• Work independtly with developers sharing system requirements gathered from the client and collaborate on a plan to put this into production.
• Communicate key project updates to stakeholders at all levels in a concise and timely manner
• Ensure the seamless integration and implementation of clients data into the EquiLend Spire product.
• Work with the relevant teams to implement new UI features into the EquiLend Spire product.
• Write user stories, participate in scrum calls, prioritize the backlog and sprint planning using tools such as Jira.
• Identify roadblocks on the pathway to completion and propose solutions and/or escalate accordingly.

Required Skills

• 2+ years experience in a similar Business Analyst role
• Hands on experience designing, gathering requirements and building out product roadmaps with internal and/or external clients.
• You have direct experience working with developers and testers to implement your product roadmap into production.
• Previous experience with working in an Agile environment
• You have experience with Jira and other project management related tools.
• You are detail oriented and understand that data integration is a methodical process.
• You posses an analytical mindset and structured approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• You are a team player that works well with both technical and non-technical resources.
• Experience with SQL is desired.
• Experience in Financial Services or FinTech is desired.

Role Location Benefits

• Hybrid working – 100 days per annum to work remotely
• Generous vacation days which increase with your leveling
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Health and dental insurance coverage from day one
• 401(k) employer matching contribution plan available from day one

Diversity & Inclusion
We value diversity and inclusion across all of our teams globally. We recognise that varied perspectives and skills fuel innovation and excellence and we're committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. If you require any accommodations during the application process please let us know.

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