Lead Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst

This role sits within Calastone, an SS&C company, and is the largest global funds network connecting the world's leading financial organizations. Our mission is to help the funds industry transform by creating innovative new ways to automate and digitalize the global investment funds marketplace, reducing frictional costs and lowering operational risk to the benefit of all. Through this, we generate the opportunity for the industry to deliver greater value back to the end investor.

Location(s): Denver, CO / Kansas City, MO / New York (Hybrid)

Required Experience:

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst in a client-facing, Agile delivery environment within globally distributed teams.
• Experience within Money Markets or closely related financial markets (e.g. liquidity, cash management, institutional).
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, taking initiative and delivering outcomes with minimal guidance in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle in Agile environments.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyse, and document business, functional, and non-functional requirements to a high standard.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and provide informed recommendations.
• Experience working within cross-functional delivery teams with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Commercial, results-oriented mindset with awareness of cost, revenue, and value optimization
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, making informed decisions in complex environments.
• Customer- and client-focused mindset with an emphasis on accuracy, transparency, and trust

What Sets You Apart:

• Experience working on digital platforms or portals within financial services
• Experience supporting client onboarding, including configuration, data mapping, and integration analysis.
• Familiarity with Agile tooling (e.g. Jira, Confluence) and enterprise platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Enterprise Architect).
• Experience applying Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), including Gherkin syntax.
• Relevant Business Analysis certifications (e.g. CBAP, CCBA) and/or a US securities or investment operations qualification relevant to institutional or Money Market products.

Technical:

• Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)
• UML
• Data modelling and data flow analysis
• SQL Server or similar databases
• Financial messaging protocols and formats (FIX, ISO 15022, ISO 20022, XML, JSON, CSV)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Agile development methodologies

Business Knowledge:

• Roles and actors involved within funds distribution
• Functions within a fund management company and the broader funds ecosystem
• Processes involved within the lifecycle of a fund
• Types of financial product
• Role of the regulator
• Market practice

Join SS&C, where innovation meets global opportunities.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.