GlobalLink - Product/Business Analyst - AVP

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street’s FX Connect Product team in Boston is seeking a proactive Product Analyst/Business Analyst. You will translate high-level objectives into detailed requirements and support delivery of new features across our FX trading platform.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical thinking, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn the FX domain. You will collaborate with product, tech, and business teams to drive initiatives and ensure a positive user experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business analysis and SDLC experience.
• Advanced MS Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Experience in financial services, FX trading, or trading systems is a plus but not required.
• Bachelor's degree required; CS/Finance/Economics or MIS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level business objectives into detailed functional requirements for FX Connect platform.
• Develop SME expertise in FX Connect, client workflows and trading concepts.
• Monitor project progress, publish progress reports, and recommend actions.
• Maintain release notes and training materials for internal/external use.
• Collaborate across business and technology teams to deliver features.
• Evaluate existing FX Connect features and propose UI/UX evolutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Ability to learn quickly

Education

Bachelor's degree

CS/Finance/Economics/MIS preferred

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

The FX Connect Product team is seeking a proactive Product Analyst / Business Analyst for our Boston office. This role is ideal for someone who may be early in their foreign exchange (FX) or trading systems experience but brings strong professional maturity, analytical thinking, and a desire to learn. The successful candidate will work closely with the Product team to transform high-level business objectives into detailed functional requirements and support the delivery of new features across our trading platform.

Who We Are Looking For

The FX Connect Product team is seeking a proactive Product Analyst / Business Analyst for our Boston office. This role is ideal for someone who may be early in their foreign exchange (FX) or trading systems experience but brings strong professional maturity, analytical thinking, and a desire to learn. The successful candidate will work closely with the Product team to transform high-level business objectives into detailed functional requirements and support the delivery of new features across our trading platform.

Success in this role requires intellectual curiosity, strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to invest significant effort upfront to learn the product, client workflows, and business domain. The opportune candidate must have strong written and verbal skills, be detail-oriented, self-motivated and demonstrate a balance between having initiative to work independently while also collaborating with the team.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of GlobalLink, within State Street Markets. GlobalLink’s goal has been to enhance and preserve our clients’ portfolio values by applying technology, optimizing trading, and linking asset classes and markets across the world. GlobalLink aims to be the technology leader of State Street Markets, and therefore, we make it our responsibility to drive innovative solutions with principal strategies across all product lines.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Product and Business Analyst you will have the following job responsibilities:

• Work with the product and development teams to take high-level business requirements and analyze and define functional requirements for a positive user experience as well as platform efficiency.
• Demonstrate ownership and initiative in developing expertise in the FX Connect platform, client workflows, and foreign exchange trading concepts, with the expectation of becoming a trusted SME in one or more functional areas over time.
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions.
• Maintain system protocols by writing and updating internal and external release notes as well as internal training and process materials.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively across many different teams within the business and technology areas.
• Evaluate the existing features and functionality our FXC Web platform, with an eye for evolution to apply and innovate new design/UI

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Demonstrated ability to learn complex concepts, systems, and business processes quickly
• Strong work ethic and willingness to invest in developing subject matter expertise.
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback, and independently drive deliverables to completion.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of business analysis, end to end SDLC and software release experience
• Advanced skills with MS Office suite (including Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Work experience in Financial services, corporate client-segment, foreign exchange, trading systems workflow and UX design is a plus, but not required
• Bachelor's (BA/BS or University degree) degree required; Computer Science, Finance, Economics or MIS preferred

Salary Range

$80,000 - $140,000 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

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.

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