Principal Business Systems Analyst

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

DTCC is at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets, committed to employee growth and success. The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets, focusing on development, infrastructure capabilities, data standards, and governance. As a Principal Business Systems Analyst, you will hold a key strategic role, connecting business, product, and technology teams to deliver secure, reliable, high-quality solutions supporting DTCC’s post-trade market infrastructure. This highly visible position involves shaping solution design, clarifying complex workflows, and elevating delivery excellence from concept through deployment. You will define end-to-end solutions, translate business needs into actionable functional designs, strengthen risk and control integration, and enhance user and client experiences across supported platforms. This role also serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology, partnering internally with IT, business, and regulatory divisions, and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors to build new platforms and business models.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience delivering complex technology products or platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong ability to interpret programming logic, technical specifications, system design documents, and data flows.
• Hands-on experience with Agile delivery (story writing, story mapping, backlog refinement, roadmap support).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills rooted in data-driven decision making.
• Ability to simplify and articulate complex business + technical concepts for cross-functional teams.
• Experience translating business needs into technical requirements and reviewing programming specifications.
• Proven influence-without-authority skills across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to drive alignment and resolve ambiguity.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to transparency, continuous improvement, and coaching team members.

Nice To Haves

• Domain knowledge in asset servicing (corporate actions, proxy, distributions), settlements, or post-trade workflows.
• Experience with financial services risk and control frameworks.
• Familiarity with data governance, data standards, and enterprise documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into clear, complete functional specifications, process flows, workflow maps, and sequence/state diagrams.
• Lead collaborative design workshops with Product, Technology, and business stakeholders to define scope, MVP, features, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with project teams to refine estimates, resource plans, and delivery timelines.
• Provide ongoing clarification to developers, architects, and Test Engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Ensure strong functional documentation aligned to DTCC standards, including workflows, data flows, and system behaviors.
• Support SIT and UAT by reviewing test plans, validating traceability, analyzing defects, and guiding teams to resolution.
• Identify control gaps, recommend automation opportunities, and champion practices that reduce operational risk.
• Promote delivery best practices and model behaviors that drive high-quality, predictable execution.

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: Principal
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees