Senior Systems Business Analyst (FX Team)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in Boston seeks a Senior Systems Business Analyst for the Foreign Exchange team.

You will lead analysis and definition of solutions for FX applications used by traders, partnering with senior stakeholders to shape scope and drive outcomes across the project lifecycle. The role requires ownership, translating complex business needs into actionable requirements, and collaboration with architecture, engineering, QA, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, or MIS).
• At least 5 years of experience in systems or business analysis across the SDLC.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, and MS Visio or equivalent tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to structure ambiguous problems and deliver clear recommendations.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile delivery practices.
• Technical fluency with SQL, databases, APIs or system integrations.
• Knowledge of FX, capital markets, trading workflows, or financial services technology.

Responsibilities

• Build deep knowledge of FX processes, architecture, data flows, integrations, and applications to assess needs and feasibility.
• Lead requirements discovery, define scope, identify risks, and propose practical options.
• Facilitate workshops with traders, operations, product owners, architects, developers, and QA.
• Produce high-quality analysis artifacts: requirements, use cases, data-flow models, screen designs, acceptance criteria, traces.
• Act as liaison between business and technology, ensuring value delivery.
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering on non-functional and integration requirements.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to delivery teams and support impact assessments and root-cause analysis.
• Define and support testing, coordinate user acceptance testing, ensure quality.
• Lead readiness and release activities including planning, communications, training, and documentation.
• Manage changes, decisions, assumptions, and risks with stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder facilitation

Agile/SDLC

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, CS, or MIS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Visio

SQL

Job description

## Senior Systems Business Analyst (FX Team)Apply: Boston: Full time: Posted Today: 73099At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.**About the team:** We are seeking an experienced, technically skilled, and self-motivated Senior Systems Business Analyst to join our Foreign Exchange team in Krakow. In this role, you will lead the analysis and definition of solutions for business-critical applications used by BBH FX traders in New York. You will partner with senior business and technology stakeholders, shape solution scope and priorities, and drive high-quality outcomes across the full project lifecycle. The role requires strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements and sustainable system solutions.**In our team, you will be responsible for:** * Build and apply deep knowledge of FX business processes, system architecture, data flows, integrations, and application functionality to assess business needs and solution feasibility.* Lead requirements discovery for complex initiatives, define scope and objectives, identify dependencies and risks, and recommend practical solution options.* Facilitate workshops and discussions with traders, operations, product owners, architects, developers, QA specialists, and other stakeholders to align priorities and resolve ambiguity.* Produce and maintain high-quality analysis documentation, including business and functional requirements, use cases, process and data-flow models, screen designs, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices.* Act as a trusted liaison between business and technology teams, constructively challenging requests and ensuring that proposed solutions deliver measurable business value.* Partner with architecture and engineering teams during solution design, validating that non-functional, data, control, and operational requirements are understood and addressed.* Provide day-to-day guidance to delivery teams, clarify requirements, support impact assessments, and lead root cause analysis for complex production or testing issues.* Define and support the testing approach, review test coverage, coordinate user acceptance testing, and ensure that solutions meet agreed business requirements and quality standards.* Lead business readiness and release activities, including implementation planning, release communications, training, user documentation, and post-release validation.* Proactively manage requirement changes, decisions, assumptions, and open issues while communicating status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders.* Contribute to roadmap and backlog refinement, helping prioritize work based on business value, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity.* Champion Agile principles and collaborative ways of working while adapting analysis techniques to the needs of each initiative. **What we’re looking for:** * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; a field such as Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems is preferred.* At least 5 years of proven experience in systems or business analysis, including ownership of complex requirements and delivery across the systems development lifecycle.* Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and MS Visio or equivalent process-modelling tools.* Demonstrated ability to lead analysis activities, facilitate senior stakeholder discussions, and influence decisions without direct authority.* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and communicate clear recommendations.* Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile delivery practices, including backlog refinement, acceptance criteria, testing, and release readiness.* Technical fluency sufficient to work effectively with engineers and architects, including knowledge of SQL, databases, APIs or system integrations, data flows, and infrastructure concepts.* Experience with business-critical front-office applications, controls, regulatory change, or production support.* Knowledge of foreign exchange, capital markets, trading workflows, or financial services technology is a plus.* Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, negotiation, and organizational skills.**Salary Range**MA: $80,000-120,000 annual salary + target bonus *BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.***We value diverse experiences.** We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.**About BBH:**Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.