Product Owner/Business Systems Analyst

job summary:
Drive clarity across ambiguous problem spaces by framing business intent, defining system requirements, and shaping pragmatic solution approaches

Evaluate solution alternatives and tradeoffs across cost, scalability, risk, and time?to?market

Negotiate terms and conditions of vendor agreements

Assess outcomes, measure impact, and inform roadmap evolution based on data and feedback

 
location: Jersey City, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $85 - 86 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required; Master's degree preferred
• 6+ years of relevant experience spanning business systems analysis, product management, or technical product roles, including use case development, data analysis, system flows, story writing
• Exceptional critical?thinking and systems?thinking skills, with a shown ability to quickly understand complex system interdependencies and solve ambiguous business problems
• Demonstrated ability to frame problems effectively, consistently asking "What problem are we trying to solve?" and challenging assumptions before solution design
• Strong bias toward MVP?driven, phased delivery, with experience breaking large initiatives into incremental releases and avoiding big?bang approaches
• Confirmed ability to translate between business intent and technical execution, converting loosely defined requirements into precise, actionable technical direction
• Ability to serve as the main contact across between product, engineering, architecture, and team members, clearly representing both business objectives and technical implementation details (including third-party clients when needed)
• Highly proficient in user and system story writing, UML sequence diagrams, and system/workflow documentation
• Experience leading or influencing multi-functional teams across define?build?test cycles and the full product lifecycle, from concept through production deployment
• Working knowledge of APIs, REST, SOAP, and JSON
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and SaaS environments preferred
• Deep understanding of Agile development methodologies
• Experience in financial services with brokerage domain experience a plus

qualifications:
Serve as a core member of the product team, sharing accountability for strategy, discovery, and delivery of complex brokerage platform capabilities

Lead multi-functional collaboration across product, engineering, architecture, QA, and operations to define, deliver, and evolve scalable solutions

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on randstadusa.com.


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.