Senior Business Systems Analyst

Ascensus; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Ascensus, a leading technology and service platform for savings plans, seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) to translate business needs into actionable data requirements. You will lead data models, integrations, pipelines, and consumption layers with a governance‑minded approach.

The role focuses on data definitions, metrics, lineage, and usability within a regulated financial services environment, collaborating with data architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in business systems analysis or data‑focused roles.
• Experience translating business needs into enterprise‑scale data requirements.
• Strong experience with enterprise data platforms (Oracle, Azure) and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data‑related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives.
• Translate business needs into clear data elements, metrics, hierarchies, and transformations.
• Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary.
• Partner with Data Architects and Data Engineering to reflect requirements in models, integrations, and pipelines.
• Document end‑to‑end data flows and lineage from source to downstream consumers.
• Serve as liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams; resolve conflicts.
• Support backlog refinement to ensure complete, actionable requirements.
• Identify and remediate data quality and access issues; reinforce governance standards.
• Participate in design reviews and cross‑functional working groups.
• Support regulated fintech data use cases, including auditability and security.

Skills

Oracle

Azure

Informatica

Data governance

Data dictionary

Stakeholder communication

Data modeling

Requirements analysis

Tools

Informatica

Job description

Section 1: Position Summary

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

The Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) partners with business stakeholders, product leadership, data architects, and data engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable data requirements.

This role serves as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring the enterprise data platform is a trusted, governed source of truth.

The Senior BSA leads data requirements definition across data models, integrations, pipelines, and consumption layers, with a strong focus on data definitions, metrics, lineage, and usability within a regulated financial services environment.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data‑related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives
• Translate business needs into clear, data‑specific requirements, including data elements, metrics, hierarchies, transformations, and access patterns
• Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams
• Partner closely with Data Architects and Data Engineering to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in data models, integrations, and pipelines
• Document end‑to‑end data flows and lineage, from source systems to downstream consumers
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams, resolving definition conflicts and clarifying requirements
• Support backlog refinement and prioritization, ensuring requirements are complete and actionable prior to development
• Identify and help remediate data quality, consistency, and access issues
• Reinforce data governance standards, documentation practices, and approved access methods
• Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and cross‑functional working groups
• Support regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always®. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to‑day.

Supervision NA

Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Product Owner, or similar data‑focused role

Proven experience translating business needs into enterprise‑scale data requirements

Strong experience with enterprise data platforms, including: Oracle (transactional data understanding) Cloud data warehouses (Azure preferred) ETL / integration tools (Informatica or similar) Analytics and reporting consumers

Demonstrated ownership of a data dictionary and/or business glossary

Strong understanding of source‑of‑truth principles, data consistency, and governance

Experience partnering with data architects and engineering teams in complex environments

Financial services or fintech experience, including regulated data requirements

Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills

Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The national average salary range for this role is$110K-150K in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits.This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case‑by‑case basis.

Other rewards and benefits may include:

• 401(k) match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid-Time-Off
• etc.

Ascensus helps millions of people save for a better future.

What makes any career at Ascensus so rewarding?

• Collaborative, idea-sharing environment
• Professional Development with in-house training and tuition reimbursement
• Generous reward programs
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental & vision benefits
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution up to $1,100
• 401(k) & 529 college savings match programs
• Volunteer and charitable-giving programs
• Business casual dress