Technical Business Analyst
Location: US, MA, Boston
Department: Technology
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Business Analyst
Company profile: The smarter way to investPicking from thousands of stocks or funds is hard. Finding an investment manager can be even harder. We’ve built a smarter way for savvy investors to find managers they can trust.We believe investing should be transparent, fair, and a pleasure, not a chore.Our investorsThe company’s investors include Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners.Learn more on #URL_e69aa09a90250fdf472550ec4ae5a6795a6f09d317f44b9beda100daf3203e0b#
Description: Covestor is hiring a Technical Business Analyst in Boston with deep asset management domain expertise and a development background. Some travel within the US and to London required.Role. You will:elicit and prioritise requirements using interviews, document analysis, workshops, task and workflow analysis.evaluate ideas based on their cost and commercial potential.critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.cultivate relationships between stakeholders (product management, project management, QA, Systems and other organizations), in particular to ensure scope is understood and the requirements are sound.deliver the following artifacts as needed:business rules and constraints, use cases, scenariosinformation flows between components, schemaswireframessuccessfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously, working collaboratively (often with remote colleagues) or independently as needed.help design new products for our clients, collaborating with other partner firms where appropriate.behave like a stakeholder yourself, accepting responsibility for the processes and systems we create and suggesting improvements to them.
Requirements: Experience. You have:7+ years of commercial experience, some of which is:in a light-weight, rapid turnaround engineering environmentin a technology integration project involving multiple systems and organisationsas a developer, which has given you a strong technology foundationas a tester, checking systems against speca deep knowledge of the asset management ecosystem - the firms, their platforms and the technologies that underpin themstrong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.excellent verbal and written communication skills, consensus building and soft skills.a record of innovation and unconventional thinking showing that you and your colleagues have worked smarter, not just harder.a strong academic record, a graduate in a science or technology subject, post-graduate is a plus.Personal Attributes. You are a:problem solver; a passionate advocate of simple systems and processes.leader; you engender the confidence of your colleagues and you can challenge them on their assumptions.valued team player; has the confidence to admit errors, can follow as well as direct and learn as well as teach.detail-oriented perfectionist by nature (but have learnt to manage it!); you know when to advocate and when to compromise to reach an acceptable solution.someone who thrives in the freedom of a fast paced, high energy and relatively unstructured environment.You can:hold your own in a design discussion with a top programmer and in a business strategy level discussion with senior management.demonstrate a strong sense of personal integrity.
Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package including stock options, bonus, and benefits.
Fraudulent: 0