Hybrid Lead Business Analyst – Accounting Tech & SAFe

PGIM; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

401(k) plan match

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Education benefit

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

PGIM in Newark, NJ is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to serve as the primary liaison between Technology and Separate Account and Trust Operations. You will translate business needs into clear requirements, coordinate delivery across teams and support complex accounting platforms.

In this hybrid role, you will work on a SAFe Agile Scrum team, collaborating with product owners, engineers and QA to deliver robust solutions and improve reporting services while maintaining schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of business or systems analysis experience delivering technology change, ideally in financial services.
• Experience eliciting and documenting clear business and functional requirements from artifacts and interviews.
• SQL and relational database knowledge.
• Experience with Agile development practices and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving to turn analysis into practical recommendations.
• Strong communication to bridge business and technology teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, challenge and translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and data mappings.
• Partner with technology leads to shape designs and deliver robust solutions.
• Analyze complex technology, data and business-process issues using SQL.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers on test planning and defect resolution.
• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies and contribute to release planning.
• Support conversion, upgrade projects, data feed onboarding and multi-platform integration.

Skills

Business analysis

SQL

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Requirement elicitation

Data mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/CS or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

PGIM in Newark, NJ is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to serve as the primary liaison between Technology and Separate Account and Trust Operations. You will translate business needs into clear requirements, coordinate delivery across teams and support complex accounting platforms.

In this hybrid role, you will work on a SAFe Agile Scrum team, collaborating with product owners, engineers and QA to deliver robust solutions and improve reporting services while maintaining schedules and budgets.