Senior Business System Analyst

Western Alliance Bank • Boston, MA

5h • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Business Systems Analyst you'll collect, clarify, and translate business requirements into documentation and conceptual design from which applications and solutions are developed to maximize the technological capabilities of business products. You'll participate in system testing, including user acceptance testing and validation for technology enhancements to be implemented. As a Senior Business Systems Analyst, you'll help lead and participate in planning meetings and provide advice and guidance on direction of products. You'll also collaborate with other stakeholders such as product, marketing, sales, technology, operations, risk and control with the ongoing enhancement of product offering. You'll be an active thought partner and application visionary that shapes the technology demand among the business community. Lead efforts to research, analyze, and align business needs with technology solutions to maximize efficiency and drive innovation. Evaluate complex business technology challenges, identify system enhancements, and provide strategic recommendations to improve processes and user experience. Create, develop and oversee application interfaces, system linkages, and dashboard solutions to ensure seamless data flow and system performance. Take ownership of key business technology projects, driving execution, managing risks, and ensuring successful delivery of solutions that enhance business performance. Act as a key technology advisor and provide expert-level guidance on system capabilities, integrations, and optimizations for business applications. Develop sophisticated reporting and data visualization solutions that provide deep business insights and support data-driven decision-making. Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and vendors to drive technology initiatives, resolve challenges, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Ensure all technology implementations adhere to regulatory, security, and operational standards while promoting industry best practices.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• Advanced experience in application testing skills to be able to create test cases and for documentation.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to create pivot tables, perform XLOOKUPs, use conditional logic, compare data, and banking applications.
• Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clarify, and translate business requirements into documentation and conceptual design
• Participate in system testing, including user acceptance testing and validation
• Help lead and participate in planning meetings and provide advice and guidance on direction of products
• Collaborate with other stakeholders such as product, marketing, sales, technology, operations, risk and control
• Lead efforts to research, analyze, and align business needs with technology solutions
• Evaluate complex business technology challenges, identify system enhancements, and provide strategic recommendations
• Create, develop and oversee application interfaces, system linkages, and dashboard solutions
• Take ownership of key business technology projects, driving execution, managing risks, and ensuring successful delivery of solutions
• Act as a key technology advisor and provide expert-level guidance on system capabilities, integrations, and optimizations
• Develop sophisticated reporting and data visualization solutions
• Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and vendors to drive technology initiatives, resolve challenges, and ensure alignment with organizational goals
• Ensure all technology implementations adhere to regulatory, security, and operational standards

Benefits

• We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level