Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager.
The Role
As a Business Analyst at Geode Capital, you'll bridge engineering and business teams, document requirements, manage software tickets, and support system deployment while leveraging technology to enhance investment management processes.
Summary Generated by Built In
Geode Capital Management, LLC is seeking a highly motivated individual who is passionate about investment management and engineering. As Business Analyst, you will become an essential part of our Technology group and will have the opportunity to learn and facilitate the success of our business. This role is on the Commodities and Options squad with the responsibility of delivering modern technology solutions to grow that line of business.
This is a hybrid work environment opportunity located in Boston, Massachusetts with a weekly in-office schedule of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
This is a hybrid work environment opportunity located in Boston, Massachusetts with a weekly in-office schedule of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a skilled liaison between engineering teams and business stakeholders to extract, gather, analyze, document, communicate, and validate requirements to bridge the gap between technical feasibility and business objectives
- Translate insights and analysis into consumable, engineering-focused documentation to emphasize the 'why' and 'what,' ensuring that the captured information is oriented towards delivering maximum business value
- Understand our tools and the best way to customize them to support Geode risk-focused business process workflows
- Write and groom software development tickets, change tickets, etc.
- Assist the squad by following agile development processes, best practices, and standards
- Hands-on system testing, analysis, and troubleshooting
- Support system deployments and transitions – which may require hours outside of usual business hours
- Triage & investigate system failures
- Write system documentation
Skills You Bring:
- 5-8 years of experience in financial asset management and technology, ideally working with:
- Trading
- Operations
- Compliance
- Portfolio management
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Familiarity with derivatives and associated data sets
- Understanding the investment management process and the lifecycle of a trade
- Ability to rapidly assimilate modern technology and technical concepts
- Quantitative skills to calculate investment analytics
- Experience working closely with multidisciplinary teams, including seasoned engineers, to deliver exceptional products and solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to concisely convey complex product details effortlessly to diverse audiences
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and Git
- Fluency with SQL and ability to analyze data
- A keen eye for detail, strategically applying it where necessary to ensure precision and accuracy in all endeavors
- A critical thinking mindset, unafraid to pose questions and explore uncertain answers, driving continuous improvement and innovation
- Proactive problem-solving abilities, capable of independently identifying and resolving challenges
- Ability to work directly with end users to understand workflows and needs
- Exhibiting curiosity, sharing solutions and insights collaboratively to benefit the team
Nice to Haves:
- Ability to read and decipher code (R, Python and Java preferred)
- Ability to prototype analytics in Python
Company Overview:
Founded in 2001, Geode is headquartered in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs and employs approximately 200 employees.
Geode is an institutional asset manager providing core beta exposures across a range of equity and niche asset classes, with over $1.5 trillion. With a robust infrastructure and experienced investment professionals, Geode offers the scale of a large asset management firm with the benefits of a smaller organization.
Our compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain top talent. We are committed to ensuring that compensation reflects the value our employees bring to Geode. Employees at all levels are eligible to receive a combination of base salary, variable compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. Compensation decisions are informed by a range of factors including role, experience, education, and skillset.
Our benefits program is designed to support employees both professionally and personally, offering comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) matching, annual profit sharing, paid family leave, and generous time off. We also provide tuition and certification reimbursement, student loan support, fitness and commuter reimbursements, charitable donation matching, family care assistance, and adoption and surrogacy support. Hybrid work arrangements and a culture that encourages community engagement through volunteer opportunities and employee events further enhance the employee experience at Geode.
Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support a diversified work environment. Learn more about Geode at www.geodecapital.com/careers.
Top Skills
Confluence
Git
Java
JIRA
Python
R
Sharepoint
SQL
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2001, Geode is headquartered in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs and employs approximately 180 employees.
Geode is a systematic asset manager providing core beta exposures across a range of equity and niche asset classes, with over $1 trillion in AUM. With a robust infrastructure and experienced investment professionals, Geode offers the scale of a large asset management firm with the benefits of a smaller organization.
Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support a diversified work environment.
Why Work With Us
Geode enhances the employee experience with a culture of engagement, wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion.
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