The Trading Platform Strategy and Support team is responsible for facilitating the modernization of Schwab's trading & portfolio accounting platforms and for maintaining the availability of those systems. The team applies its business and technical expertise to ensure the integrity of the platforms by participating in design, test and certification activities. We are currently offering the opportunity for a Sr business system Analysis within our Portfolio Accounting team.
What you’ll do:
Serve as the primary contact between our business and IT partners to ensure that business requirements are well documented and technical solutions transformed to meet business strategiesConduct requirement-elicitation meetings with users, developers, system design architects, system integrators and vendors; understanding the context of critical stakeholder needs, pain points and business impactProvide thought-leadership on vision; roadmaps for system development and achieving sprint goalsPartner with cross-functional business and technology teams to create process models, user epics/stories and/or initial use case survey/use casesUnderstand both business and technical dependencies between business areas and within systems that support or may be impacted by middle office functionality; upstream as well as downstream Perform planning and scoping for several inter-related initiatives to help senior-level business stakeholders make informed decisions about which initiatives to tackle and howElicit, document and manage business requirementsFacilitate and drive issues resolution and retrospectives between stakeholdersDevelop expert ‘As Is’ knowledge of platform systems and help define ‘To Be’ system solutions and flowsHandle complex, high profile projects (across multiple domains, systems and stakeholders)Adapt to changing priorities and managing of multiple tasksCoordinate with other BAs as it relates to specific projectsLearn Portfolio Accounting business processes and system flows at a high level, and some flows in extreme detailSupport business implementation process for new and/or enhanced system featuresAssist with training and support to frontline staff as appropriate What you haveRequired qualifications
Experience in back-office Product Management, specifically relating to trading/margin risk tools and associated risk management rulesExperience with option trading risk3-to- 5 years’ experience managing requirements for multiple large, complex and cross functional projects. Emphasis on systems, technologies, business process redesign, and knowledge of technical environments5 years’ experience in software development methodology (Agile Framework)Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experienceExcellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skillsProven ability to write business requirements, including user stories, use case development and work flow documentationDemonstrated ability to align and unify ALLstakeholders to a shared vision and a common focus; including senior leadersPrior working knowledge of JIRA or any related Scrum tools preferredPreferred qualifications
Securities Industry/Operational background preferred, a focus on trading and margin riskStrategic mindset to help drive product management decisions, governance, and long-term visionStrong analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to quickly analyze data to identify key insights and apply them to the business, quantitative and qualitative analysis Confidence in presenting both strategic and tactical vision to the team and management for both big-picture planning and day-to-day management of project goalProduct and project management skills; business judgment, including ability to balance resources, evaluate and address risks, and concisely articulate where trade-off decisions are to be madeStrong orientation to clients, including ability to understand needs and apply this knowledge to product enhancements, online user experience, and communication content (internal and external)Ability to analyze and communicate technology recommendations to business stakeholdersHigh attention to detail and the ability to see things through from concept to implementationCompetence in Microsoft Office tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio Options Apply for this jobApplyShareRefer a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Why work for us?Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.
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