Alpha Data Services, Senior Implementation Business Analyst, Vice President

State Street; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street seeks an experienced Implementation Business Analyst for its Alpha Data Services team. You will work with clients, data and technology leads to translate requirements, map reference data, and drive data integration across front, middle and back offices.

The role requires deep knowledge of asset types, accounting data, and cloud data platforms, with strong SQL, data modeling, and API experience. Competitive benefits and professional growth await.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 10+ years across asset types and accounting data.
• Experience with data management systems and back-office data integration.
• Strong SQL for data querying, validation, and reconciliation.
• Hands-on with Snowflake or similar data warehouse platforms.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT and data integration pipelines.
• Experience with APIs, flat files, and vendor data feeds.
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to integration of new data services and requirements gathering.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to establish delivery plans.
• Guide clients on reference data setups and mappings.
• Define standards for data ingestion, enrichment, and validation.
• Analyze data platform capabilities and document product specs.
• Capture enhancements and update the roadmap for services.
• Create client-facing documentation and demonstrations.
• Maintain SME knowledge across front-, middle-, back-office data domains.

Skills

SQL

Snowflake

Data governance

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

APIs

JIRA

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Snowflake

BI Tools

Excel

JIRA

Rally/RTC

Job description

What We Are Looking For

State Street Alpha Data Services organization is seeking individuals with subject matter expertise spanning a wide array of financial instrument types and working knowledge of Asset Management Data Domains to join our team as an Implementation Business Analyst.

Why is this role important

Senior Implementation Business Analysts are at the heart of continued growth of our Alpha Data Services offering. These energetic, self-motivated individuals collaborate with clients and Business, Data and Technology Solution Architecture leads at State Street and Charles River on a daily basis to articulate business requirements, navigate dependencies and drive innovative enhancements that empower our architecture to support new and more robust Front, Middle and Back Office managed data services - allowing our clients to focus on generating revenue for their core business.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Contribute to the integration of new data services and sources by participating in requirement gathering, testing and support of newly developed features as part of the Product’s scaled agile teams.
• Work as a member of the Client Implementation Team with the Development teams as well as the Project Manager to help establish project delivery plans and delivery estimates for projects involving integration of client middle or back-office data.
• Guide Clients on required reference data and other setups and mapping as part of initial client implementations
• Define and maintain standards around data ingestion, enrichment and validation of client portfolio data into our Enterprise Data Management solution
• Perform in-depth analysis of the functional capabilities inherent to our existing and emerging data platform
• Document product specifications and prepare business cases to drive development in scaled agile rooms.
• Capture on-going enhancements to scope of services for existing clients as needed into roadmap.
• Create and maintain client facing documentation
• Maintain an excellent working knowledge of the service offering to perform Subject Matter Expert activities: consultancy, implementation configuration and demonstrations

Education And Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 10+ years in depth knowledge across all asset types and types of accounting data (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Forwards, Cash, Equities, Futures, Positions, Settlements, General Ledger, NAV etc.).
• Strong experience working with data management systems, integration of investment accounting and back-office data from industry providers and business process engineering.
• Skilled in implementing robust Security Master and Account Master frameworks to ensure accurate instrument reference data, account hierarchy integrity, and seamless downstream integration across trading, accounting and reporting platforms.
• Advanced SQL for data querying, validation, reconciliation, and root‑cause analysis.
• Hands‑on experience with Snowflake or similar cloud‑based data warehouse platforms.
• Ability to analyze large, complex datasets to identify data quality issues, transformation logic gaps, and control weaknesses.
• Working knowledge of data modeling concepts (relational, dimensional) and data lineage.
• Familiarity with ETL / ELT patterns and data integration pipelines.
• Experience working with APIs, flat files, and vendor data feeds.
• Hands‑on experience with data mapping, including defining source‑to‑target mappings, transformation rules, and validation logic across front‑, middle‑, and back‑office data domains.
• Previous experience participating on software implementation projects, data services buildout and 3rd party licensing process required.
• Good working knowledge of data structures within Aladdin, CRIMS or other Front Office Service Provider platforms desired.
• Good working knowledge of Data Governance, Cataloging, Quality and Lineage processes and tools desired.
• Effective communicator – can summarize succinctly and can provide details when needed.
• Team oriented – capable of working in a high‑performance global setting.
• Detail oriented and strong sense of responsibility.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills especially in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Knowledge and working experience of Snowflake, SQL, BI Tools, and Front Office trading platforms are all an advantage.
• Knowledge of Agile Methodology and tools (i.e. JIRA, Rally, RTC) a plus.
• Flexible and can adapt easily to changing/evolving role requirements.
• Self‑motivated and able to influence others.

Salary Range

$110,000 - $188,750 Annual

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short‑term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax‑advantaged savings plans. For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work‑life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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