BA/Product Owner - Insurance Wealth Management

Preferred Locations – New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

 

About Alpha FMC
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, we have worked for over 20 years to bring together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives and insurance industries, Alpha is truly a trusted advisor for complex change programmes. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are delighted that many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, many staying over a decade. We believe this is because Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues - individuals who are collaborative, innovative and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.   Why join Alpha?

• Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business.
• Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people.
• Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game.
• Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly.
• Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

We have a fast-growing team of dedicated consultants with deep experience from working both within the industry and consulting. Successful candidates should expect a diverse range of complex and strategic engagements across the Insurance market. As we continue to expand our client base and expertise, we are looking for individuals to join our team to support our growth journey. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business Analyst with a strong focus on Wealth Management Servicing within the Insurance Life and Annuity sector. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the operational and data requirements of wealth management products, acting as a crucial liaison between our wealth management clients/product owners and the internal SaaS development teams. This role is central to translating complex client and product needs into actionable technical requirements that enhance our wealth management product offerings. Please see below an outline of the responsibilities of the role as well as the requirements.

As a BA/Product Owner, you will be responsible for: 

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements from Wealth Management stakeholders and Product Teams.
• Focus on the servicing lifecycle of life and annuity wealth products, including transfers, rollovers, distributions, beneficiary changes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Develop detailed documentation, including user stories, process flows, data mappings, and functional specifications for the SaaS development team.
• Collaborate closely with the product team, developers, and QA to ensure a clear understanding of the wealth management needs and successful implementation of features.
• Drive the execution of wealth management client needs by translating product vision into technical user stories and managing the feature backlog.
• Participate in sprint planning