Business Systems Analyst

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? 

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. 
  The successful candidate will drive and support a wide breadth of activities in support of Technology Research and Innovations’ (TRI) objectives. As a result of the team’s focus on elevating DTCC’s innovative profile internally and externally, the ideal candidate has a strong technical background with a business understanding, excellent communication skills, ability to synthesize complex technical topics, keen interest to learn new technologies and dive deep into how it fits into DTCC, adept at building relationships and collaborating across stakeholders, and can effectively prioritize and efficiently execute to thrive in a quick paced environment. 

The work environment will be fast-paced with aggressive targets and timelines, involving lean team structures and a delivery-oriented approach with very clear and visible definitions of success and failure. Given the nature of this domain, the role will provide excellent learning opportunities on some of the latest technologies disrupting the business and technological landscapes. The ability to swiftly ramp up on new technologies and turn those learnings into fast-paced delivery will be key to being successful in this role.   

Pay and Benefits:
 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

Your Primary Responsibilities: 

The candidate will drive the analysis in support of the delivery of innovative technology projects, including research and process innovation, for the TRI group. There is a strong individual-contributor aspect to this role requiring keen analytical skills, project management, stakeholder management, subject matter expertise and the ability to independently conduct exercises related to research, analysis, and process optimization.  

The candidate will closely partner with functions across the enterprise to ensure alignment and successful delivery, including with Operational and Technology Risk, IT Architecture, Business Architecture, Service Architecture, Application Development, infrastructure teams, Architecture Review Board (ARB), New Initiatives Office (NIO), others. As such, strong collaboration and relationship building skills are a must, and a strong understanding and experience of navigating DTCC processes related to project lifecycle and compliance will be a strong plus. 

Technical Business Analyst responsibilities: 

• Lead, coordinate, or participate in assignments related to research, intelligence gathering, market studies new technology analysis and process optimization, stay abreast with emerging technology opportunities and disruptions 

• Support requirements gathering, drafting of functional/non-functional specifications, workflows, etc.; participate in reviews of business requirements, technical requirements, etc. 

• Conduct vendor assessments including technology due diligence, tech evaluations, attend presentations and demos, etc, including vendor onboarding, assessment of RFPs, SOWs, and other contractual paperwork 

• Execute aspects of software pilots, prototypes, and proof of concepts/technology (POCs and POTs) in partnership with resources from across functional areas within DTCC and external vendors 

• Support production of content for external consumption, including industry white papers and presentations, by conducting research, leveraging own knowledge, and interviewing SMEs across DTCC to synthesize information into key points 

• Conduct, support or participate in internal education drives including town halls, strategy sessions, videos, blogs, public showcases etc. 

Technical Project Management responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the execution of an individual project or multiple smaller projects 

• Mitigate risk by following established procedu