Lead Business Analyst - Investment Accounting / Middle Office - Business Services #4
About The Position
The Lead Business Analyst will help define product strategy deliverables, design strategic end-to-end solutions, lead project requirements through the software development lifecycle, and support implementation of enhancements for State Street Alpha’s Investment Accounting platform. The role works with stakeholders across Product, Technology, Operations, and Client teams to bring new product enhancements and services into a client-ready state. The position involves leading requirements definition and solution design for strategic product development initiatives, documenting component-level and end-to-end solutions, and building stakeholder consensus. It also drives delivery of enhancements against timeline and cost commitments, surfaces impediments and proposes practical solutions, and uses client requests, partner feedback, and market trends to inform the product roadmap. The role also assists with adopting AI processes to improve product management functions and delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or information systems.
- At least 15 years of financial services experience, including practical application in product management and development.
- Demonstrated product management, business analysis, or relevant operations experience as part of product development initiatives.
- Investment Accounting subject matter expertise in one or more of accounting, security valuation, cash management, or corporate actions/income.
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with key stakeholders, including clients.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple organizations and stakeholders to reach common goals.
- Organization and demonstrated ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep domain expertise, strong business analysis and analytical/problem-solving skills, business and industry knowledge, practical Agile/SDLC development experience, teamwork and leadership, an ownership mindset, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage and lead requirements definition and solution design for strategic product development initiatives within the Investment Accounting platform.
- Ensure requirements and design solutions are fully considered at both component and end-to-end levels and effectively documented.
- Gain consensus on end-to-end solution designs and requirements with stakeholders across Product, IT, Operations, and Client teams.
- Drive product enhancements through the development lifecycle to meet timeline and cost commitments.
- Use business judgment to surface impediments and issues and provide practical, high-impact options to resolve them.
- Use client requests, partner feedback, and market trend analysis to contribute to the strategic product roadmap.
- Assist with adoption of AI processes to improve product management functions and delivery.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional insurance coverage
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Incentive compensation, including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
- Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee networks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
