Senior Business Analyst

Posted 13 Hours Ago
Bethesda, MD
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Senior Business Analyst responsible for leading analysis, gathering requirements, and translating business objectives into technical requirements. The role involves project management, system design, risk management, and technology strategy to drive improvements in techno-functional solutions. Requires a minimum of 6 years full-cycle technology solutions experience.
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Position Summary:

This position will act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.  This role will lead analysis of current state and gather, facilitate, or define requirements to meet future state needs. Additionally, this role will also assist with or lead software application and infrastructure projects through the entire project life cycle. This position will work with business stakeholders and project teams to gather, review, analyze, and document business needs and objectives for technology and process solutions. This role will translate business objectives into written functional and technical requirements for the technical team.

Essential Job Functions[1]:

  • Perform and coordinate requirements analysis, design, testing, deployment, and develop relevant documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer and change management
  • Interview stakeholders to gather and document project requirements, survey and document current business processes, and recommend business process improvements, conduct requirements gathering, impact analysis, ensuring stakeholders' alignment and testing for adherence to risk based controls
  • Develop and drive to project plans for multiple initiatives - both process and technology-related - in parallel
  • Ensure that information relevant to the team is communicated promptly, thoroughly and via the most appropriate channel
  • Perform evaluation and use analytical skills allowing to troubleshoot and resolve complex business issues relating to the infrastructure, technology and operations
  • Evaluate third party solutions by multiple vendors for adoption based on business and technical requirements
  • Implement project specific deliverables, coordinate development of solutions establishing product scope and business requirements, pilot groups discussions and user acceptance testing
  • Lead the architecture definition and technical consultation of implementation programs
  • Lead the design, planning and implementation of complex systems
  • Provide leadership and set technical direction to project team
  • Work closely with the IT leadership to establish technology strategy at an application level
  • Translate business requirements into systems design
  • Establish high, mid and micro level project plans
  • Lead risk and estimation efforts
  • Establish competencies and knowledge management
  • Drive improvements of techno-functional solutions and workflows
  • Manage performance issues / risks with software implementations
  • Verify technical feasibility and validate solution options for the requirements
  • Provide leadership for the services provided for projects using COTS products
  • Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements
  • Define reporting and alerting requirements
  • Help design, document and maintain system processes
  • Communicate key insights and findings to product team
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience:                                             

  1. A Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics, Math, Computer Science, or Engineering preferred.
  2. A minimum of 6 years experience in full–cycle technology solutions.
  3. 4+ years working for financial services industry. ETF, Mutual Fund of Brokerage a plus.
  4. Five or more years project management experience with emphasis on enterprise systems development.
  5. Experience working with cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications.
  6. Previous experience in Business/Systems Analysis and working with Stakeholders to define requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  1. Developed time management and organizational skills and ability to properly prioritize work and meet deadlines.
  2. Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to interact with various departments and all levels of management.
  3. Entrepreneurial spirit encompassing self-starting and high motivation.
  4. Ability to work independently with initiative and thoroughness.
  5. Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
  6. Individual must be well-organized and able to work in a team environment.
  7. Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skill.

The compensation for this position includes salary and incentive pay. The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation. Total compensation may vary based on experience, role, location, department, and individual performance.

Our Benefits:

  • Competitive pay and discretionary bonus
  • Paid time off
  • Health care benefits (medical, dental & vision)
  • Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, disability and legal benefit
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution
  • Spending Accounts (Health Care, Dependent Care, and Transportation)
  • Wellness Programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)
  • Education assistance
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Additional Programs include peer recognition, corporate matching gift

[1] These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



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EOE STATEMENT

ProShare Advisors LLC and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital or family status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, mental condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  


The Company
HQ: Bethesda, MD
153 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

ProFunds, founded in 1997, is a premier provider of a diverse lineup of mutual funds offering trading flexibility to all shareholders. In addition to classic index funds, ProFunds offers leveraged and inverse funds that track a variety of broad market, sector and non-equity benchmarks. Together with ProShares, which launched the first U.S. leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs) in 2006, ProFunds and its affiliates are global leaders in leveraged and inverse fund investing.

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