Hybrid Work model based in St. Petersburg, FL (office presence required 2-3 days a week).
Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst, Technology, to play a crucial role in the collaboration between our Trading Desks (Equity, Option, Fixed Income, and Structured Products) and Technology Teams. The successful candidate will be instrumental from solution inception through to ongoing maintenance, covering a wide array of trading aspects and system integrations. This role encompasses the analysis and support of new technology solutions and processes, enhancements of existing systems, including workflow and data flow design. Responsibilities include leading requirement gathering, analysis, documentation, user testing facilitation, and contributing to the development and maintenance of processes and procedures. This position is a blend of project and maintenance development, located at our corporate headquarters in Saint Petersburg, FL. **
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
- Domain Expertise: Must have knowledge of the Financial Services industry and a preference for front, middle, or back office experience.
- Technical Proficiency: Required experience with Agile methodology, SQL, JSON, and other relevant technologies.
- Requirements Gathering: Lead cross-functional efforts to define detailed business and technical requirements.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work collaboratively across the organization to gather, share, and articulate information.
- Design Collaboration: Utilize design-thinking to co-create and bring experiences to life.
- User Stories Creation: Convert requirements into detailed user stories to guide development and testing.
- Feature Prioritization: Manage and prioritize the application backlog for sprint planning.
- Data Analysis: Use data analysis to inform decisions.
- Agile Facilitation: Lead Scrum ceremonies, including planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Client Data Synthesis: Develop customized solutions based on client data analysis.
- Cross-functional Leadership: Drive practice management improvements by working with various departments.
- Risk and Change Management: Apply principles effectively to manage risks and changes.
- Professional Development: Engage in training and education programs to stay current with industry trends and technologies.
- Firm Initiative Participation: Actively contribute to firm-wide initiatives as directed.
Qualifications:
Knowledge and Skills:
- Familiarity with SDLC, IT methodologies, Agile, and Waterfall processes.
- Skilled in gathering information, writing BRD and FRD, and advanced SQL queries.
- Proficient in MS Office; TFS, Postman, and Oracle databases knowledge is advantageous.
- Adaptable, with the ability to translate between technical and business languages.
- Effective at problem-solving, decision-making, and maintaining current industry knowledge.
Work Environment:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with occasional non-standard hours including nights, weekends, and on-call responsibilities.
- Team collaboration is essential.
- This position offers a unique opportunity to impact our trading and technology landscape, requiring a blend of technical expertise, industry knowledge, and collaborative skills.
Educational/Previous Experience Requirements
Education/Previous Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree and five (5) years of relevant experience or combination of education, training and experience.
- Financial Services experience required
Licenses/Certifications
At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.
We expect our associates at all levels to:
- Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
- Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
- Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
- Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. **
Job :**
Technology **
Primary Location :**
United States **
Organization :**
Technology **
Schedule :**
Full-time **
Shift :**
Day Job **
Travel :**
No **
Eligible for Discretionary Bonus :**
Yes
