The role is within the Global Transformation and Change (GT&C) team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. The GT&C team is a key part of delivering strategic goals, transformation objectives and business outcomes set by executives, business leaders, and functional and workstream leads. The Business Analyst role will work closely with all areas of the business to ensure that (a) high-level intentions set by senior leadership are translated to compelling solutions and actionable requirements, (b) development and product teams deliver on requirements, and (c) intended business outcomes are delivered through application of change management best practices. Key Responsibilities Analyze complex business issues requiring transformation and change by incorporating company and Asset Management industry knowledge with sound analytical processes. Support subject matter experts (SMEs) in capturing current-state operational analysis to enable decision making in support of the firm's business transformation initiatives. Gathering and documenting requirements from functional / workstream leads and end users. Analyzing demand / case for business change and documenting business impact assessments. Define business analysis approach to projects, lead the execution of the analysis, manage expectations and risks, and ensure post-implementation benefits are measured. Documentation of solution design, current and future states and gap analysis. Present results of analysis and/or recommendations to business leaders, stakeholders, and at time external parties. Communicate action plans and priorities to appropriate partners. Build relationships with business leaders to understand business objectives and priorities, drive large/complex business process improvements that support operational excellence, productivity enhancements, growth, and other key initiatives. Partner with business architecture to align designs in the enterprise. Support the delivery of project objectives by ensuring that delivery is aligned to standards and processes, with provision of strong estimates and risk management. Support the business in understanding complex ideas and solutions through the provision of high-quality documentation and stakeholder communication. Manage multiple relationships across the organization, including senior level leaders, and at times with external parties and clients. Act as a liaison among business leaders and stakeholders (Solutions and Data Architects, business and commercial leaders) to gather information and share best practices, and to ensure initiatives are executed appropriately. Liaison/information sharing with technical teams. Best practice practitioner: business case development; workshopping and stakeholder management; process volume and quality analytics; as-is and future-state business process mapping; operating model documentation and design; requirements collection and synthesis, feature and story development, documenting data requirements; release planning and road mapping; agile practices and software development methods; process automation design; customer and employee experience design; user testing and quality management; change management and adoption planning; analytical tool. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent (4-years) Asset management experience/knowledge Expertise in eliciting, analyzing, prioritizing and validating requirements and building partnerships with business stakeholders Proven track record in designing and delivering business solutions Ability to identify and gather requirements to define a solution to be built and operated Experience of leading and facilitating project meetings & workshops effectively and producing documentation such as impact assessments, current and target state, requirements and business process and data flow documentation Proven success in delivery and implementation and obtaining sign-off from key stakeholders Business modelling and diagramming for the purpose of explaining complex issues Experience of complex and large change projects and analysis of the end-to-end data and operating model Business modelling and diagramming for the purpose of explaining complex issues Preferred Qualifications Experience of assimilating a lot of detailed information, identify the important points and present them back in the appropriate format Ability to look at the bigger picture and make connections Experience working in business transformation and change to include current state assessment of operations and gap analysis Ability to envision the "big picture" while maintaining close attention to program and project details Demonstrates confidence in explaining, defending and/or challenging analytical findings Natural collaborator with stakeholders and SMEs across the business to ensure successful projects, projects and ultimately business outcomes About Our Company We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries advise, manage and protect the assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a long-standing leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial Services, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world. Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law. Full-Time/Part-Time Full time Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt Job Family Group Line of Business AMINV US Asset Management We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries advise, manage and protect the assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a long-standing leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial Services, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.