Business Analyst

Position description:
The Business Analyst will analyze and document business requirements to ensure the successful delivery of various Investment Management IT projects. This ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, the ability to work with groups of 10 people or more and have a general understanding of the Investment Management process. Interested candidates must be able to work in our NYC office at least 3 days per week.

Major Responsibilities/Requirements:

• Complete assignments with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Participate in UX design for major platform upgrade
• Define business requirements and recommend solutions to business and IT teams
• Experience designing and optimizing complex workflows
• Document business requirements, user acceptance criteria, use cases and workflow diagrams
• Collaborate with both IT personnel and business end users during project planning, incremental software delivery reviews and user acceptance testing to ensure the software has been implemented as specified
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a diverse group of business users (portfolio managers, traders, executives, back-office support, IT/project managers, etc.)
• Perform quality assurance testing on all the firm's applications
• Ability to conduct user training and create user documentation/online help tools

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or computer sciences preferred
• MBA/CFA is a plus
• Minimum 3 years of business analysis experience for Alternative Investment Firms/Divisions

Experience and Skills:

• General knowledge of global financial markets and instruments
• Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• User experience (UX) design
• Demonstrated written and verbal skills
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and customer support skills
• Proficient in both Excel and SQL
• Strong analytical skills

Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, handicap, veteran status, ethnicity, disability and genetic information, or other classes protected under federal or state law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New York, NY 10022: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have working for alternative investment firms?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Business analysis: 3 years (Required)
• SQL: 3 years (Required)
• Analysis skills: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10022