Junior Business analyst

W2 or 1099 only

Hybrid day 1

need local

The Strongest Candidates Here Are People Who Are Comfortable

• driving conversations with business users
• gathering and refining requirements
• managing stakeholder expectations
• leading UAT/signoffs
• assessing operational/process impacts
• facilitating current/future state discussions
• helping business teams navigate change during migration efforts
  
  

There is definitely a technical component, but this is not intended to be a deeply engineering-facing BA role.

Environment/tools include Jira, Confluence, DrawIO, ServiceNow, SQL basics, etc. Asset/investment management experience is helpful but not mandatory.

Role Description / Responsibilities

• Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements are accurately captured, processes are streamlined, and deliverables are aligned with business objectives
• Facilitate communication, drive efficiency, and help mitigate risks throughout the migration and transformation process
• Analyze and document current-state and future-state business, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Convert business objectives and requirements into clear, actionable specifications for technology teams, ensuring mutual understanding
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and sign-off of migrated applications and processes, ensuring solutions align with business goals
• Assess and communicate the impact of technology changes on business operations, processes, and roles
• Develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and provide ongoing support to business users during and after migration
• Work with business and technical teams to map source and target data structures, ensuring data integrity during migration and define and execute business-level data validation processes post-migration, collaborating with technology teams to resolve discrepancies
• Proactively identify business risks related to migration, integration, and process changes and implement necessary mitigation strategy
• Gather and analyze feedback from business users to identify areas for process improvement and optimization and document lessons learned and best practices for future migrations and technology transitions
  
  

Skills, Experience, Qualifications And Knowledge Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field
• 2-4 years experience with system migrations, data transitions, or similar transformation projects
• Knowledge of and substantiated work within business analysis methodologies (Agile)
• Proficiency in documentation tools (Confluence, DrawIO for process mapping), data analysis tools (Excel, SQL basics, Aladdin? or specific platforms we are targeting), and project management tools (Jira, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Knowledge of the Investment Management/Asset Management industry is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder management experience
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environments