At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.
Join us as a Systems Business Analyst in FX Team!
We are seeking a talented, technically skilled, and self-motivated Systems Business Analyst to join our Foreign Exchange team in Krakow. In this role, you will be primarily responsible for analyzing requirements for business‑critical applications used by BBH FX traders in New York. This position requires a proactive professional who can contribute effectively across all phases of the project lifecycle.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Develop a strong understanding of system architecture and functionality, and assess the feasibility of user requests
- Gather, analyze, and document requirements for proposed changes, supporting scope definition
- Prepare and/or review specification documentation, including use cases, screen designs, workflow analyses, and diagrams
- Maintain requirements specifications, related documentation, and traceability matrices
- Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams
- Participate in the design and development process, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and accurately implemented
- Support technical teams by clarifying business requirements and performing root cause analysis of issues
- Participate in system testing and user acceptance testing
- Support release activities, including preparing release communications, delivering training sessions, and creating user documentation
- Collaborate closely with project managers, developers, and QA specialists to deliver effective business solutions
- Actively participate in a Scrum development team and adhere to Agile principles
What we offer:
- Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years
- Culture Celebration Day and one Community Service Day in addition to standard paid vacation
- Private medical care
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
- Professional training and qualification support
- Wellbeing Program
- Online Social Fund benefit platform
- Social, sport and integration events
- Comprehensive onboarding program for new hires
Qualifications – must have:
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree (from area of Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Computer Science or Management Information Systems preferred)
- Analytical skills and 2/3 years of proven experience in systems analysis, defining and documenting business requirements
- Experience working with a Global team
- At least basic technical knowledge (e.g. programming skills, knowledge of SQL, database design, infrastructure) will be an asset
- Understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle and/or Agile methodology
- Familiarity with MS Visio, Jira, Confluence
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Fluent English
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.
About BBH:
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.
We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.
We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.
Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.
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Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a privately-held financial institution that has been a thought leader and solutions provider for over 200 years. We serve the most sophisticated individuals and institutions with expertise in Private Banking, Investment Management and Investor Services. Our 5,000 employees operate from 17 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
