State Street Investment Management - Business Analyst, Senior Associate

Who we are looking for:

State Street Investment Management Hangzhou team is looking for a senior Business Analyst with strong experience in requirement analysis, project implementation, business architecture and workflows to build and enhance various information systems. The successful candidate must be highly organized and be able to move seamlessly among teams and changes.

Why this role is important to us:

The team you will be joining is the Client Experience Technology and Business Solutions team under State Street Investment Management. You will interface with client-facing digital marketing and sales team from day to day and work for them to build advanced touchpoints for external clients: such as website digital tools, sales pitchbook and presentations, etc.

What you will be responsible for:

As a business analyst – senior associate, you will be responsible for

· Gather business/system requirements by facilitating user/client meetings, interviewing users, and researching and resolving issues.

· Work directly with clients, IT and Project management team to deliver enhancements & changes on propriety SSGA applications

· Work with our business partners, perform/lead initial analysis of the request and provide assessment and gather estimation of the effort

· Identify compile, analyze and document business requirements that accurately and thoroughly capture business needs.

· Support ongoing project management- including progress monitoring, reporting and quality assurance throughout the project

· Document business requirements using clear, concise language consistent with the methodology framework on related story writing tool via Agile process

· Acts as a liaison between users/clients, developers, testers, and implementation specialists.

· Deliver quality results to business users and provide business support, maintain and elevate the user satisfaction.

What we value:

· Good understanding of business systems, financial industry, and system development lifecycle methodologies to support projects through their life cycle, with the emphasis on the analysis stage

· Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate across business and technical teams

· Excellent time management and organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities

· Ability to think creatively and strategically with a focus on achieving outcomes

· Experience with writing stories and requirements to support micro-services

· Product Owner role experience using Agile Methodologies

Education & Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor and above degree with minimum of 2 years’ experience as a business analyst or related experience, requirements gathering, design, and development of enterprise application systems

· Working knowledge of investment management Business and related information systems

· MS Office Products

· Basic knowledge of SQL, Python, JSS, HTM and Linux

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. State Street Investment Management is the asset management arm of State Street Corporation. Established in 1978, it is a pioneer in indexing investing and offers a wide spread of investment solutions to global investors.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/career