Senior Systems Analyst

Wellington Management•Boston, MA

2d•$80,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wellington Management is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to join their expanding technology team. The Post-Trade Technologies team is responsible for the technology platform and support for the firm’s global Trade Coordination and Trade Operations teams, processing trade confirmations and settlements. This role will be key in delivering solutions to business partners, solving complex problems, and advancing a world-class platform. The position requires frequent interaction with business users and IT stakeholders, necessitating excellent communication, collaboration, and delivery skills. The analyst will work on cross-platform, data-driven projects and assignments, learning from investment, trading, and operations professionals. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, able to work effectively under pressure and balance multiple priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Economics, Finance or related subject
5+ years BA or system analysis experience
Understanding of financial instruments such as equities, bonds, swaps, options, futures, forwards and FX
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail
Strong client relationship skills and proven ability to build consensus
Candidates must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and an ability to work with various internal teams to execute on that vision
Experience working directly with business partners to understand their needs and deliver solutions that meet those needs
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans
Experience in IT change, incident and problem management and SDLC
Change agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous improvement
Hands-on knowledge of SQL, or another relational database technology
Experience using project tracking tools, such as Jira or Service Now
Experience supporting critical production applications
High degree of enthusiasm to work independently in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical and team oriented-environment
Intellectual curiosity and interest to learn independently and from peers

Responsibilities

Interact directly with business partners at all levels of the organization to define, analyze, and document requirements, as well as set priorities
Act as a champion and trusted advisor for the needs of our business partners
Develop deep knowledge and expertise in Wellington specific workflows
Author functional, design and support documentations
Collaborate with software developers, database architects, vendors and other IT and business teams to analyze and determine functional specifications and UI design for new applications and enhancements to existing applications
Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on-time, scalable, and high-quality business solutions
Provide regular status reporting and issue tracking on projects
Provide input into system design to help the development team define effort and implementation schedules
Provide oversight for the various phases of testing and user acceptance
On a rotational basis, provide production support to our business users and act as an escalation point person for support issues that require detailed analysis and management
Manage production incidents, determining root cause, appropriate corrective actions and follow-up
Engage in Vendor/Broker management tasks and work with our business team to execute project work, enhancements and raise defects on vendor platforms

Benefits

retirement plan
health and wellbeing
dental
vision
pharmacy coverage
health savings account
flexible spending accounts
commuter program
employee assistance program
life and disability insurance
adoption assistance
back-up childcare
tuition/CFA reimbursement
paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)