Senior Business Analyst, Product Development

Job Description

Job Description Job Purpose As a Senior Business Analyst for Repository and Confirmation Services, you will be responsible for drafting business and functional requirements for system solutions that span compliance and regulatory reporting, trade confirmation, trade repositories, and digital workflow automation. The Business Analyst will coordinate the translation of business/product requirements to system requirements including functional specifications, use cases and logical flow modeling. Serving as the requirements author for a software development team, the Business Analyst produces requirements and analysis artifacts that are designed for consumption by engineering and ensures the accuracy of the implementation against the product requirements. The Business Analyst proactively identifies and addresses business questions with results driven analytics and innovative solutions. Responsibilities Work independently and productively to create quality documentation and original content resource material for intellectual property development.Collect product requirements input directly from operations, technology, business development, and sales, frame this input into the capabilities of ICE's system architecture and software offering, and translate into firm development requirements following company software processes and standardsGather and create documentation regarding content on new system functionalityWork with the project team and stakeholders to fully document functional requirements and quality attributes of existing and new features of the systemDevelop requirements and analysis artifacts including use-cases, activity diagrams, user-interface schematics, business rules, technical specifications, process flows, and API documentationExtract and analyze data using a number of tools (SQL, Excel, Tableau, etc.)Gather data and perform analysis in a timely manner and verify the accuracy of resultsLead the model definition process, serving as a business analyst to collect and analyze data for use in analytical models.Assist Project Management with prioritization and tracking the implementation of system requirements.Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills thereby establishing and managing relationships at all levels with business and IT subject matter experts, as well as internal and external stakeholdersAssist Operations with incident resolution.Adhere to company cybersecurity policies, and protect confidential customer information and the company’s intellectual propertyStudy new technology and remain technically current Knowledge And Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, MIS, or related discipline5+ years’ software product development, business analysis, quality assurance, or related experienceMust possess excellent written and oral communication skillsTechnical and functional business writing skills requiredDetail-oriented with demonstrated ability to write unambiguous requirements that do not imply designAbility to effectively facilitate requirements gathering sessions, reviews and issue resolution involving multiple stakeholdersDemonstrates strong technical aptitude and understanding of how technologies impact deliveryMust be results-oriented and self-motivatedMust possess a good working knowledge of software testing and building high quality softwareMust be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) with strong Word and Excel skills required.Ability to proactively identify, report, and attack risks to project delivery using principles of iterative managementProven organizational skills with strong commitment to customer service and product deliveryContinually seeks to reduce costs and time to market; suggests and shares innovative ideas that have practical application, especially regarding system performance and functionalityAbility to execute and refine database queries for data analysisAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environmentAbility to be adaptable to changes in priority and direction, while also enforcing change control procedures to ensure requirements changes aren't ad hoc, and are realized by the release team and stakeholdersUnderstanding of basic statistical and data mining approaches and terms a plusExperience with banking, trading, clearing, or related industry a plus, with preference to experience in derivatives and derivatives productsExperience working on systems with high transaction volume management a plusExperience with software testing tools, regression testing, performance testing, a plus