Senior Data Business Analysis

Ascensus•Needham, MA

About The Position

The Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) partners with business stakeholders, product leadership, data architects, and data engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable data requirements. The role bridges business and technology and helps ensure the enterprise data platform is a trusted, governed source of truth. The analyst leads data requirements definition across data models, integrations, pipelines, and consumption layers, with a focus on data definitions, metrics, lineage, and usability in a regulated financial services environment. The role also supports regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling. The position is responsible for protecting and properly handling Ascensus confidential data to prevent unauthorized access, improper transmission, or unapproved disclosure. Ascensus’s core values are People Matter, Quality First, and Integrity Always.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Product Owner, or in a similar data-focused role.
Proven experience translating business needs into enterprise-scale data requirements.
Strong experience with enterprise data platforms, including Oracle transactional data, cloud data warehouses, ETL or integration tools, and analytics and reporting consumers.
Demonstrated ownership of a data dictionary and/or business glossary.
Strong understanding of source-of-truth principles, data consistency, and governance.
Experience partnering with data architects and engineering teams in complex environments.
Financial services or fintech experience, including regulated data requirements.
Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure cloud data warehouses.
Experience with Informatica or similar ETL/integration tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data-related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives.
Translate business needs into data-specific requirements, including data elements, metrics, hierarchies, transformations, and access patterns.
Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams.
Partner with Data Architects and Data Engineering to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in data models, integrations, and pipelines.
Document end-to-end data flows and lineage from source systems to downstream consumers.
Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams, resolving definition conflicts and clarifying requirements.
Support backlog refinement and prioritization, ensuring requirements are complete and actionable before development.
Identify and help remediate data quality, consistency, and access issues.
Reinforce data governance standards, documentation practices, and approved access methods.
Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and cross-functional working groups.
Support regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling.
Protect and properly handle confidential Ascensus data to prevent unauthorized access, improper transmission, or unapproved disclosure.