Senior Business Analyst

PTR Global; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a Business Analyst in New York, NY. This contract position involves identifying opportunities, defining goals, and driving project delivery while collaborating with business partners and technology teams.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a degree in computer science or a related field. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Proficiency with SQL and tools like Power BI is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a business analyst, product owner, or user experience role.
• Experience in an Agile setting writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and organizing the backlog.
• Highly detail oriented with a strong ability to manage and execute simultaneous projects.

Responsibilities

• Work with business partners to identify opportunities and define goals.
• Coordinate across business, user experience and technology teams.
• Prepare detailed specifications and supporting documents.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile methodologies

SQL

Power BI

Communication skills

Education

Degree in computer science, business or related fields

Tools

MS Office

Job description

New York New York 10019 Hybrid 3 days in office and 2 days remote

Type of Hire: Contract

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Work with business partners to identify opportunities and define goals for various initiatives.
• Play a key role in articulating detailed requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate across business, user experience and technology teams to drive delivery.
• Prepare detailed specifications and supporting documents to guide development teams as needed, including assisting in designing and reviewing test cases.
• Meet deadlines and communicate delays in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with other teams within the organization on project work and to further best practices.

Key Experience

• 3 plus years of experience in a business analyst, product owner, or user experience role.
• Experience in an Agile setting writing user stories, acceptance criteria, epics and organizing the backlog according to the overall roadmap.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders to understand the business and gather requirements.
• Highly detail oriented with a strong ability to manage and execute simultaneous projects and tasks.
• Self motivated, with a high level of initiative.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently.
• Proficiency in MS Office and related applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• A degree in computer science, business or related fields.
• Experience at an investment bank or other leading financial services firms.
• Comfort working with ambiguity, managing and resolving complex issues.
• Experience with SQL and tools such as Power BI to query data for analysis and visualization.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to create business requirements and other documentation (GitHub Copilot, JIRAGEN, etc.)

Note

• Manager is looking for someone who has experience working on end user applications, deal/client management systems and facing off with business stakeholders.
• AML/KYC type of projects and data migration projects are more on the risk and gov side of data and client’s teams are working on end user data analytics solutions.
• Hybrid 3 days in office and 2 days remote IBD and GCM Technology, a part of the wider IST Division, focuses on supporting the complex and evolving needs of two of the firm's most prestigious and market leading businesses, Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets.
• Client’s group partners closely, at all levels within the business, to provide a wide variety of technology solutions including the management of highly sensitive data, content creation, real time electronic trading and data modeling.
• Client’s group prides itself on the strength and diversity of client’s technologists that enable us to deliver front to back solutions to client business.
• A good candidate will have a track record of strong business analysis and project management and experience working within an Agile framework.