What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Analyst position at Wellington Management?
About Us
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About The Role
The Company
Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management Company, LLP is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in more than 60 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies.
As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce and to fostering an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. Wellington Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Position
The Systems Analyst will act as a Business Analyst embedded within the Performance & Benchmark team. The role focuses on gathering, refining, and documenting requirements that support evolving technology and data platforms, including AI-enabled capabilities.
Responsibilities
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com.
Benefits
At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 80,000 - 150,000
This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About The Role
The Company
Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management Company, LLP is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in more than 60 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies.
As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce and to fostering an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. Wellington Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Position
The Systems Analyst will act as a Business Analyst embedded within the Performance & Benchmark team. The role focuses on gathering, refining, and documenting requirements that support evolving technology and data platforms, including AI-enabled capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements for performance and benchmark technology initiatives.
- Translate business and operational needs into clear, structured requirements, including features, background, and acceptance criteria.
- Work closely with engineering teams throughout design and delivery to ensure requirements are well understood and solutions align with intended business outcomes.
- Support solution design by helping identify data flows, dependencies, controls, and edge cases across upstream sources and downstream consumers.
- Partner with QA and operations teams to support testing, validation, and reconciliation of system outputs against business and operational expectations.
- Assist with analysis and triage of defects, data issues, or production incidents related to performance, benchmark, or analytics platforms.
- Ensure documentation is maintained and kept current, including requirements, assumptions, data definitions, and process flows.
- Contribute to ongoing modernization efforts by helping evolve requirement practices to support automated, scalable, and AI enabled solutions.
- Collaborate effectively across teams and geographies, balancing multiple initiatives in a fast paced, business critical environment.
- 1-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar role supporting technology driven solutions.
- Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements for data intensive platforms.
- Experience working directly with engineering and QA teams across design, development, testing, and delivery.
- Ability to translate complex business and operational needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with business, operations, and technology stakeholders.
- Self‑motivated and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, evolving technical environment.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Exposure to investment data domains such as performance measurement, benchmarks, attribution, analytics, holdings, or transactions.
- Experience validating or reconciling system outputs (e.g., calculations, reports, or data feeds) against business expectations.
- Experience with scripting or programming languages and tools such as Python, SQL. etc.
- Familiarity with modern delivery and documentation tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
- Interest in, or exposure to, automation with AI assisted workflows.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com.
Benefits
At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 80,000 - 150,000
This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.