Alternatives Product Business Analyst – Hedge Middle Office– Assistant Vice President

Description

The alternatives product group is hiring an experienced leader to run alternatives projects, mainly in hedge middle office. The role needs solid alternative asset class knowledge and program or project management skills to lead complex business transformation and technology work.

You will work directly with business, technology and product stakeholders, including senior management. Strong verbal, written and presentation skills are required, along with high organization and a good grasp of the alternatives business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or carry out alternative development programs centred on hedge middle office, working with client-facing, product, global delivery and technology colleagues.
• Use current AI tools to produce project documents such as business cases, requirements and development plans.
• Run program governance, checking policy and best-practice compliance and tracking issues, risks, and audit and compliance items for program reporting.
• Act as product owner or business analyst on agile programs: set priorities, write epics and stories, track status, lead status meetings, escalate and resolve issues, and oversee testing and rollout.
• Work across business units to share methods, build best practices and strengthen the team's ability to deliver new capabilities and better serve clients.
• Run project status meetings and give senior management and key stakeholders accurate, complete updates on issues, risks, progress and wins.
• Learn the firm's strategy, business processes and architecture, and apply that knowledge when designing and building solutions.

Requirements

• Highly skilled in AI.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills. You can work independently and switch between several projects or implementations as client needs change.
• Able to organize, prioritize and balance key tasks and manage your time well.
• Strong communicator who can write clear business requirements and project documents, such as use cases and business requirement documents.
• Comfortable leading working groups and large discussions to build shared understanding and drive decisions.
• Strong presentation skills for internal and external audiences, including client meetings.
• Able to support decisions with facts and data.
• Able to turn complex information into clear, concise, actionable insights for senior management.
• Shows the Risk Excellence culture in your conduct and holds a high standard of Code of Conduct.
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or a related field.
• Experience implementing AI process solutions.
• 5-8 years minimum in the alternatives industry.
• Working knowledge of SDLC, Jira, Clarity and other development tools.
• Experience leading projects in financial services is a plus but not required.
• Experience presenting status and strategy reports to senior management.

Conditions

Salary range: $80,000 - $140,000 per year.

The range above applies to the stated primary location. If you would ultimately work outside that location, the range may differ.

Benefits are available through the company's program, which covers a 401K retirement plan with company match, insurance (basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability and optional extras), paid time off (vacation, sick leave, short-term disability and family care), an Employee Assistance Program, annual performance-based incentive awards (excluding certain sales roles under sales incentive plans), and certain tax-advantaged savings plans.

Full benefit details are on the company's HR portal.

Equal opportunity: the company is committed to an inclusive workplace.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or give a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Employers who break this law face criminal penalties and civil liability.

Benefits

• Inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days and employee networks.
• Access to the retirement plan match, insurance, paid time off, Employee Assistance Program and performance-based awards described above.