System Business Analyst (Investment Management)

TL;DR

System Business Analyst (Investment Management): Bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technology teams by defining requirements for fixed-income data products with an accent on fixed-income data products, data analysis, and understanding business logic. Focus on eliciting, documenting, and validating technical and functional requirements, ensuring development alignment, and contributing to backlog refinement.

Location: Hybrid, requiring office visits in Newark, NJ minimum 3 times per week.

Salary: $150,000–$170,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global technology consultancy that partners with a US-based investment management company offering financial products and services.

What you will do

• Analyze and define business and functional requirements for fixed-income data products.
• Communicate effectively with development teams, QA, and stakeholders regarding requirements.
• Take ownership of product features, ensuring the development team understands deliverables and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct data analysis using SQL, including understanding existing code (Stored Procs, Java) and documenting data flows.
• Assist Product Owners by providing input into backlog refinement and sprint planning.
• Proactively identify and communicate obstacles that may impact sprint delivery.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Business System Analysis experience at a buy-side Fixed Income firm, Investment management, or asset management.
• Strong SQL skills for querying and analyzing data from relational databases.
• Ability to read Python code.
• Demonstrated experience with SDLC methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience with various Fixed Income instruments (e.g., U.S. Treasuries, Corporate Bonds, Mortgages).
• Working knowledge of data governance and maintaining high data quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to conduct root cause analysis and provide solutions.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects and work effectively under pressure.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Seismic, Vermillion, or Arria Software.
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible vacation policy aligned with local laws.
• Assistance with health insurance for you and your loved ones.
• 10 days of sick pay without a doctor's note.
• Paid time off for state holidays.
• Opportunities for corporate parties and team get-togethers.
• Comfort service to address technical and everyday work problems.
• Support for IT certifications and access to top-tier courses and learning platforms.
• Opportunity to work on global projects in a supportive, flexible, and innovative tech environment.