Senior Business Analyst

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Jersey City, NJ, USA
In-Office
80K-153K Annually
Senior level
Fintech
The Role
The Senior Business Analyst identifies, analyzes, and documents requirements for large-scale brokerage trading systems. Responsibilities include collaborating with business and technology stakeholders, creating functional specifications, performing data mapping and modeling, defining user stories, supporting system and user acceptance testing, and translating strategic objectives into technical solutions. The role requires expertise in post-trade processes, equity and derivatives trading, accounting, tax systems, and financial services technology.
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Senior Business Analyst

The Role

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and documenting business requirements to support complex, large-scale brokerage trading systems within the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT). This role involves close collaboration with both business and technology stakeholders to ensure solutions align with strategic objectives.

Strong communication and collaboration skills are critical for success in this position. The ideal candidate shows a focus on achieving goals, with a proactive approach to driving outcomes through clear, consistent communication with leadership and cross-functional teams.

The candidate must be able to effectively convey information to diverse audiences, translating between technical and business perspectives as needed. Equally important is the ability to work collaboratively across organizational boundaries—both within FCAT and across partner organizations—by building and sustaining strong, productive relationships.
 

The Expertise and Skills You Bring
  • Proficient in conducting business analysis, writing requirements, designing, maintaining dynamic solutions and translating strategic objectives into action.
  • Collaborates with database and solution architects to develop new solutions, creating relevant artifacts to deliver a functional specification, while conducting data mapping and data modeling exercise of new requirements
  • Possesses transferable expertise in post trade lifecycle for Equity, Derivatives, digital asset products.
  • Holds strong understanding of equity trading, options, bookkeeping, tax systems and designs systematic flows of a trading lifecycle.
  • Possesses knowledge of basic accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Proficient in defining user stories to successfully complete define-build-test cycles.
  • Participates in system testing, user acceptance testing, and validation of implemented solutions.
  • Proficient using Confluence and JIRA
  • Demonstrates ability to translate business requirements, prioritize delivery, think strategically, and accept technical direction.
  • Maintains strong technical interest in financial services and exhibits skill in researching and learning new technologies.
  • Has experience working with geographically distributed teams.
  • Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills.
  • Is motivated, self-directed, and results oriented.
  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance or Computer Science/Engineering.
     
The Team

The team is part of an exciting incubator within Fidelity, focused on rapidly transforming ideas from concept to scalable solutions that bring pioneering innovations to market. As part of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), this group operates at the intersection of creativity, technology, and business strategy.

FCAT serves as the firm’s innovation engine, employing emerging technologies and human-centered design to develop forward-thinking products and services that enhance people’s financial lives. The team not only builds and incubates potential new lines of business but also partners across Fidelity to share expertise on innovative tools, methodologies, and techniques.

For a Senior Business Analyst with a passion for creating impactful products and driving innovation, this opportunity offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where ideas are quickly brought to life and scaled for real-world impact.

Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT)

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000-$153,000 per year.  

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.   

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home.  These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.  Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

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Category:Information Technology

Skills Required

  • Experience conducting business analysis and documenting business requirements
  • Experience writing requirements and translating strategic objectives into actionable solutions
  • Experience collaborating with database and solution architects
  • Experience creating functional specifications and related delivery artifacts
  • Experience with data mapping and data modeling
  • Transferable expertise in post-trade lifecycle processes for equity, derivatives, or digital asset products
  • Strong understanding of equity trading, options, bookkeeping, tax systems, and trading lifecycle flows
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles, including GAAP
  • Experience defining user stories and supporting define-build-test cycles
  • Experience participating in system testing, user acceptance testing, and solution validation
  • Proficiency with Confluence and JIRA
  • Ability to translate business requirements and prioritize delivery
  • Strong written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working with geographically distributed teams
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Bachelor's degree preferably in Finance or Computer Science/Engineering

Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement contributions and benefits are frequently highlighted as a strong part of the total rewards package. Employer retirement support is seen as materially enhancing overall compensation.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Profit sharing and bonuses are commonly described as valuable additions to pay. These incentives help the total compensation feel more competitive even when base salaries are viewed as moderate.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often called out as a positive aspect of the benefits package. Access to solid healthcare benefits contributes to satisfaction with total compensation.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
58,848 Employees
Year Founded: 1946

What We Do

At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.

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