Alpha Data Services, Senior Implementation Business Analyst, Vice President

State Street•Burlington, MA

2d•$110,000 - $188,750

About The Position

State Street Alpha Data Services organization is seeking individuals with subject matter expertise spanning a wide array of financial instrument types and working knowledge of Asset Management Data Domains to join our team as an Implementation Business Analyst. Senior Implementation Business Analysts are at the heart of continued growth of our Alpha Data Services offering. These energetic, self-motivated individuals collaborate with clients and Business, Data and Technology Solution Architecture leads at State Street and Charles River on a daily basis to articulate business requirements, navigate dependencies and drive innovative enhancements that empower our architecture to support new and more robust Front, Middle and Back Office managed data services - allowing our clients to focus on generating revenue for their core business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above.
10+ years in depth knowledge across all asset types and types of accounting data (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Forwards, Cash, Equities, Futures, Positions, Settlements, General Ledger, NAV etc.)
Strong experience working with data management systems, integration of investment accounting and back-office data from industry providers and business process engineering.
Skilled in implementing robust Security Master and Account Master frameworks to ensure accurate instrument reference data, account hierarchy integrity, and seamless downstream integration across trading, accounting, and reporting platforms
Advanced SQL for data querying, validation, reconciliation, and root‑cause analysis
Hands‑on experience with Snowflake or similar cloud‑based data warehouse platforms
Ability to analyze large, complex datasets to identify data quality issues, transformation logic gaps, and control weaknesses
Working knowledge of data modeling concepts (relational, dimensional) and data lineage
Familiarity with ETL / ELT patterns and data integration pipelines
Experience working with APIs, flat files, and vendor data feeds
Hands‑on experience with data mapping, including defining source‑to‑target mappings, transformation rules, and validation logic across front‑, middle‑, and back‑office data domains
Previous experience participating on software implementation projects, data services buildout and 3rd party licensing process required
Good working knowledge of data structures within Aladdin, CRIMS or other Front Office Service Provider platforms desired
Good working knowledge of Data Governance, Cataloging, Quality, and Lineage processes and tools desired
Effective communicator – can summarize succinctly and can provide details when needed
Team oriented – capable of working in a high-performance global setting
Detail oriented and strong sense of responsibility
Strong Microsoft Office skills especially in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
Knowledge and working experience of Snowflake, SQL, BI Tools, and Front Office trading platforms are all an advantage.
Knowledge of Agile Methodology and tools (i.e. JIRA, Rally, RTC) a plus
Flexible and can adapt easily to changing/evolving role requirements
Self-motivated and able to influence others

Nice To Haves

Good working knowledge of data structures within Aladdin, CRIMS or other Front Office Service Provider platforms desired
Good working knowledge of Data Governance, Cataloging, Quality, and Lineage processes and tools desired
Knowledge of Agile Methodology and tools (i.e. JIRA, Rally, RTC) a plus

Responsibilities

Contribute to the integration of new data services and sources by participating in requirement gathering, testing and support of newly developed features as part of the Product’s scaled agile teams.
Work as a member of the Client Implementation Team with the Development teams as well as the Project Manager to help establish project delivery plans and delivery estimates for projects involving integration of client middle or back-office data.
Guide Clients on required reference data and other setups and mapping as part of initial client implementations
Define and maintain standards around data ingestion, enrichment and validation of client portfolio data into our Enterprise Data Management solution
Perform in-depth analysis of the functional capabilities inherent to our existing and emerging data platform
Document product specifications and prepare business cases to drive development in scaled agile rooms.
Capture on-going enhancements to scope of services for existing clients as needed into roadmap.
Create and maintain client facing documentation
Maintain an excellent working knowledge of the service offering to perform Subject Matter Expert activities: consultancy, implementation configuration and demonstrations

Benefits

our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks