Business Systems Manager II

City National Bank; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental,

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Time away benefits

Fertility benefits

Career Mobility

Colleague Resource Groups

Job summary

City National Bank is seeking a Business Systems Manager II to bridge business needs with technology, ensuring clear communication and effective system delivery. The role requires analysis, documentation, and collaboration with technical teams to implement robust banking solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years as a Senior Business Analyst in banking software projects and at least 1 year in a leadership capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 6+ years in a Senior Business Analyst role in banking software delivery.
• 1 year leading and/or direct management of other Sr. Business Analysts.

Responsibilities

• Identifies business needs through analysis and requirements elicitation.
• Collaborates with technical team to implement systems.
• Produces detailed business requirements, functional specs, user stories, and wireframes.
• Performs end-to-end impact analysis across upstream and downstream processes.
• Creates UAT test plans and test traceability matrices; helps resolve defects.
• Trains end users and provides end user documentation.
• Ensures new systems integrate with existing operations with minimal disruption.
• Supports implementation team and assists with post-production issues.
• Supervises and coaches junior business analysts; assigns work and reviews deliverables.
• Participates in roadmap planning and resource allocation with Product Manager.
• Provides performance evaluation inputs.

Skills

Senior BA experience

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

UAT planning & test

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

ADO

Confluence

SQL

Job description

BUSINESS SYSTEMS MANAGER II

The Business Systems Manager is the liaison between business users and the technology team by ensuring that the needs of the business are accurately communicated and understood by the technical team.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Identifies business needs through thorough analysis and requirements elicitation.
• Conducts comprehensive analysis, collaboration with the technical team to implement systems.
• Produces high quality deliverables that includes detailed business requirements, funtional specifications, user stories, wireframes that provide clear guidance on how the system should function and meet user needs.
• Performs end-to-end impact analysis across upstream and downstream business, data, and system processes.
• Creates UAT test plan, test traceability matrix, and helps solve defects.
• Train end users and provide end user documentation.
• Ensures that the new systems are seamlessly integrated into the existing operational framework, thereby minimizing disruptions and maximizing the potential for success.
• Support the implementation team and assist with post production issues.
• Supervise and coach junior level business analysts in the fundamentals of the role.
• Assigns work assignments, reviews key deliverables, and ensures high quality deliverables are produced.
• Participates in roadmap planning and works with Product Manager to allocate resources.
• Provides performance evaluation inputs.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6yrs+ functioning in a Senior Business Analyst role in a banking software delivery organization
• 1yr leading and/or direct management of other Sr. Business Analysts

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrates Subject Matter Expertise in all areas of the BA function.
• PMI or Six Sigma Certifications preferred
• University accredited Business Analyst professional programs
• SCRUM software development methodology
• BPMN Process Workflow standards
• SQL Query capabilities to extract and analyze databases
• Agile tools (JIRA, ADO, Confluence)
• Business Acumen across the Banking Domain (Deposits, Lending, Wealth, Regulatory/Compliance, Operations)
• Technology Acumen across standard banking applications and platforms (i.e.. Core Banking, Teller, Lending Origination, Broker Dealer Platforms, Workflow systems)
• Industry standard creation of Business Requirements Document, User Stories, Wire Frames, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Upstream/Downstream impact analysis, Data Mapping and Data Migration, Test Plans, Test Scripts, Data Dictionary, Business Logic and System Controls
• Ability to provide 2nd level and escalated Application Support and defect analysis"

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Compensation

Starting base salary: $92,114 - $156,880 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues including:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

Get a more detailed look at our Benefits and Perks.

ABOUT US

Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Unless otherwise indicated as fully remote, reporting into a designated City National location is an essential function of the job.