Systems Analyst - Dallas, TX

Photon

66d

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior IT System Analyst with advanced Product analyst experience to play a critical role in building and enhancing a complex Investment Platform. This position is ideal for a client-focused, strategic thinker with deep analytical skills who thrives at the intersection of business operations, data, and product innovation. Your role will blend leadership and planning expertise with a passion for delivering results. This role requires a self-starter who can champion collaboration and cultivate close partnerships with business stakeholders and development teams to help craft and implement solutions across both client (front-end) and server-side (back-end) technologies.

Requirements

8+ years of Systems Analysis experience.
Demonstrated expertise in interviewing and extracting high-quality business requirements from stakeholders using the Agile/Scrum methodology.
Excellent analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills, including strong judgment, issue management, and root cause analysis techniques.
Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and facilitation skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively balance multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with keen attention to detail.
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience as a product analyst, business analyst, or similar role in a digital or operational transformation environment, focused on customer or internal-facing solutions.
Strong understanding of operations workflows and processes, preferably within financial services or another regulated industry.
Ability to translate technical requirements and operational processes into intuitive, actionable product requirements.
Demonstrated experience in informing product strategy and delivery, including opportunity identification, solution design, and collaborating with technology teams for implementation.
Proficient with collaboration and planning tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Miro, or other analytics and product management platforms.
Proficient with Agile development methodologies and working with cross-functional product teams, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
Strong communicator with proven stakeholder management and storytelling skills; effectively conveys technical and business concepts verbally and in writing, using data and visualizations.
A resourceful problem-solver who can identify issues, explore potential solutions, and define the next course of action.
Ability to facilitate challenging conversations with business stakeholders through strong presentation skills, using data and analysis to influence decision-making outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Alternative Investments, Digital Assets, Private Market, or Liquid Alternatives is preferred.
Experience with and understanding of SQL, relational databases, and data models, and fluency with API contracts is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ownership and execution of requirements analysis sessions to elicit business needs and translate them into clear, relevant system requirements.
Anticipating, discovering through ongoing interaction with, and prioritizing client/partner needs to serve as their voice and guide Engineering Leaders and Technology teams.