Blockchain Business Systems Analyst

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry’s trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology
The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) will play a critical role in delivering blockchain-enabled applications for the financial sector by translating business needs into clear, testable requirements that engineering teams can build with speed and confidence. You will operate at the intersection of business objectives and technical execution partnering with product, engineering, and operations to define workflows, prioritize delivery, and ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, and compliance expectations. In this role, you will help drive DTCC Digital Assets’ ability to deliver value through iterative, agile execution, improving clarity of scope, reducing rework, and accelerating delivery of application-layer capabilities built on top of blockchain and smart contracts.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of related experience, preferably as a Business Analyst / Business Systems Analyst (financial services or fintech preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, computer science, or a related field
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and managing requirements via tools such as Jira

Nice To Haves

• Ability to foster a culture where honesty and transparency are expected
• Strong collaboration skills across business and technology teams; able to build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities
• Strong analytical and documentation skills able to write clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria
• Working understanding of blockchain concepts and how applications integrate with smart contracts and on-chain/off-chain systems
• Experience with Agile delivery and backlog management (Scrum ceremonies, refinement, prioritization)

Responsibilities

• Partner with business users, domain experts, product, and technical teams to elicit, analyze, and document requirements for blockchain-based applications and workflows
• Conduct interviews, workshops, and document/process analysis to understand current-state processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation
• Help clarify how requirements translate into application behavior, including interactions with smart contracts and supporting systems (on-chain/off-chain patterns)
• Produce detailed requirement artifacts such as use cases, user stories, process flows, data models, and (where relevant) smart contract event schemas
• Define acceptance criteria, testable outcomes, and edge cases, ensuring requirements are unambiguous and implementation-ready
• Maintain traceability from business goals → epics → user stories → test cases to support transparency and quality
• Transform requirements into an actionable Jira backlog; support grooming and ensure backlog items remain current and delivery-oriented
• Serve as a liaison across stakeholders (product, engineering, operations, and other partners), facilitating discussions and building alignment on scope, priorities, and tradeoffs
• Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and changes clearly, helping teams resolve conflicts and maintain momentum
• Work within an Agile development framework and actively participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, standups as needed)
• Help ensure delivery remains aligned to business outcomes by supporting prioritization and maintaining high-quality requirements entering the sprint
• Collaborate with engineers and product partners to translate business requirements into functional specifications, with attention to on-chain/off-chain integrations and compliance controls where applicable
• Support validation and acceptance testing by defining scenarios, reviewing outcomes against requirements, and helping collect audit-ready evidence when required
• Gather feedback from end users and stakeholders, evaluate solution performance against expected outcomes/KPIs and non-functional needs, and recommend iterative enhancements

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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees