Business Analysis Associate

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? 

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The impact you will have in this role:

The main purpose of this role is to collaborate with other functional representatives on an Agile delivery team to build data products that end-users highly value, are consistent with the architecture design, and satisfy strategic and business objectives. The Business Analyst will lead product design discovery on data projects, engage with the Product Owner and user/user proxies to slice and translate requirements into valuable offerings and drive the delivery of high-quality solutions.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Actively participates with other members of the delivery team (Product Manager, Product Owners, Information Architects, UX Designers, Mid-Tier Dev, UI Dev, QA Analysts and other BA’s) to create solutions that meet business needs in an Agile setting (i.e., scrum ceremonies, collocated team, etc.).
• Support requirements gathering, drafting of functional/non-functional specifications, workflows, etc.; participate in reviews of business requirements, technical requirements, etc. 
• Work cross-departmentally on data-driven strategies that improve business processes and decision-making 
• Interpret key business data sets and use data to deliver insights on potential areas of growth, optimization, and improvements
• Assist in procedural and code documentation for assigned data projects, creating technical specifications and process flows. 
• Works with the team to decompose requirements into stories, uncover associated workflows, data and business rules as well as define acceptance criteria based on real world scenarios.
• Lead, coordinate, or participate in assignments related to research, intelligence gathering, market studies new technology analysis and process optimization, stay abreast with emerging technology opportunities and disruptions.
• Analyzes enhancement requests and bugs to determine solutions that do not negatively impact other product features.
• Conducts design walkthroughs, demos and functionality feedback sessions with internal and external customers.
• Champions a culture of dedication, partnership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Moves project forward by stepping into other functional roles (testing, iteration management, etc.), when applicable.
• Partners with internal customers such as Integration, the Client-Facing Documentation Team and the Client Support Team on operational readiness activities by sharing subject matter expertise on features and functions and uncovering operational requirements.

Helps build BA standards and best practices

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Talents Needed for Success:

• Minimum of 4 years Business Analysis/Solution Design/Software Development experience.
• Knowledge of institutional trade processing (including Electronic Trade Confirmation, Matching, Straight Through Processing (STP), and current industry initiatives).
• Basic SQL understanding
• Knowledge of Data Engineering/Infrastructure & Data Modeling.
• Familiarity working with cloud hosting solutions.
• Understanding of Data Ingestion, Transformation and Analytics.
• Data Mapping & Data Reporting/Review: making sure the data is there and readily available/structured appropriately to support the business requirements.
• Experience with Sell Side (Broker), Buy Side (IM), and Custodian middle-office post-trade processing.
• Experience with APIs and technical messaging XML, JSON, etc.
• Experience in Agile/scrum methodology, including defining a minimal viable product, and exposure to other software development methodologies.
• Experience in or knowledge of Fintech technologies (e.g. Various Application Development Languages, Infrastructure / Architecture environments, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics) is a strong plus.

Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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