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Senior Systems Analyst

Wellington Management
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Aug 2025
💰 $180,000/yr($80,000/yr$180,000/yr)

About the role

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a strong Senior Systems Analyst to play a key role, deliver solutions to our business partners, solve complex problems, and strive to advance and sustain world-class technology platforms.  This position requires strong analytical skills, with a high attention to detail, and a desire to analyze and solve complex problems.  This individual must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of assignments with people across the organization.  Excellent organization, communication, and delivery skills are required.  This individual must be a team player with a desire and willingness to learn.

The Portfolio Implementation Technology team is responsible for delivering technology solutions to support Wellington's investment teams. The team plays a critical role in our firm’s success by providing technical solutions which improve the efficiency, speed and quality of the highly complex investment decision-making process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Systems Analyst, this individual will have the following responsibilities:

  • Engaging directly with business partners across all levels to define, analyze, and document requirements, and assist in setting priorities.

  • Acting as a trusted advisor and advocate for business needs throughout the solution lifecycle.

  • Conducting comprehensive systems analysis and translating business requirements into detailed functional specifications and use cases for the delivery team.

  • Developing a deep understanding of internal systems and datasets to support solution design and troubleshoot production issues.

  • Building strong partnerships with delivery teams to ensure timely, scalable, and high-quality solutions.

  • Contributing to system design discussions to help estimate effort and define implementation timelines.

  • Ensuring product quality by upholding rigorous testing standards and implementing audit and validation controls.

  • Providing hands-on support for issue resolution and assisting with end-user training.

  • Managing product releases and supporting post-release validation and testing.

  • Creating prototypes and contributing to system and UX/UI design efforts.

  • Supporting project management activities, including status reporting, issue tracking, and coordination across teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 5+ years of systems analysis experience, with a strong background in the investment management or financial services industry.

  • Proven ability to collaborate directly with business stakeholders to understand requirements and lead end-to-end solution delivery.

  • Skilled in writing clear and comprehensive documentation, including requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans.

  • Solid understanding of Portfolio Management and Investment Workflows; prior experience with portfolio management and implementation tools is a plus.

  • Familiarity with multiple asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives) and investment data concepts such as holdings, transactions, analytics, performance, and risk.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.

  • Demonstrated ability to act as a change agent, bringing creativity, innovation, and a focus on continuous improvement.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Effective team player, able to collaborate across cross-functional teams.

  • High level of intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to learning.

  • Proficient in data analysis with hands-on experience in SQL or other relational database technologies.

  • Exposure to Python, AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot), Tableau, JIRA, workflow diagramming tools, HTTP request/response tools (e.g., Postman, Hoppscotch), and version control systems like Git is a plus.

  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, business-cri

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