Who we are looking for
The State Street IMS West team is looking for a qualified individual with a strong background in the management of technical business analysis, software development, project management, database analysis, workflow design and system flows in order to migrate a top client’s bespoke middle-office platform into project Alpha, the industry’s first ever front-to-back client servicing platform.
The role will manage a team of technical business analysts working on the multi-year transformational program enabling the migration of the current platforms and business services leveraged by the IMS West middle-office business teams along with the end client into project Alpha.
The key objectives are to define the future state application mappings related to the outsourced middle and back-office services provided by State Street Bank transforming how the business operates today increasing our operating leverage and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of Business Analysts to support the migration of bespoke middle-office platform into project Alpha.
- Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development
- Research and produce business and technical requirement documents
- Analyze the middle-office workflows and produce detailed functional documents.
- Work directly with customers and business teams to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications; involvement in all aspects of the software product life cycle
- Partner with development teams to help develop, implement, and refine features
- Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes
- Review documentation to ensure accurate and complete documentation
- Own the management of project schedules and deliverables across functional teams.
- Actively participate in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Assist with work item creation and tracking in Jira.
- Participate in integration testing and setup as needed.
- Work closely with QA, review and approve QA test plans and test results.
What we value
- Leadership and ability to bring together teams across different levels and disciplines within the organization
- Outstanding presentation, communication (oral & written), and relationship building skills across all levels of management. A detail-oriented disposition and clear, concise communication skills.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and relationship management skills
- The Enterprise Culture traits and behaviors – Choose to own it, Break through Silos, Deliver results through integrity, Do Better Every Day, Care for colleagues, clients and community
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- BS Degree in Computer Science or study of Business with an MIS background.
- Strong understanding of financial markets and investment management processes
- 10+ years of software development lifecycle experience, particularly Agile methodologies preferred
- Experience in organizing and directing multiple teams and departments
- Leadership and an ability to bring together teams across different levels and disciplines within the organization
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
- Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong technical background
- Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements
- Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills
Salary Range:
$130,000 - $212,500 AnnualThe range quoted above applies to the role in the location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the location above, the applicable range could differ.
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