IT Business Analyst

Serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, analyzing business processes, gathering requirements, and recommending solutions to support strategic objectives and operational improvements. Prior experience supporting Credit products and Secured Financing(Repo and Sec Lend/Borrow) trading desks preferred.

Job Title: IT Business Analyst
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Location: New York, NY 10172
Hybrid: 2 or 3 days onsite/week
Job Experience Level: Mid (5-7 Years)

Description:
Summary: 
Serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, analyzing business processes, gathering requirements, and recommending solutions to support strategic objectives and operational improvements. 

Responsibilities: 

• Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and analysis. 
• Analyze current business processes and identify areas for improvement or automation. Translate business needs into functional specifications for development teams. 
• Support testing, training, and deployment of new systems or enhancements. 
• Facilitate communication between business users and IT teams throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and documentation to support decision-making. 

Skills: 

• Experience with business analysis, requirements gathering, and process mapping. 
• Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and Agile methodologies. 
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Visio, JIRA, Tableau, Rovo and Copilot. 
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Business Analyst certification (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA) or SAFE certification is a plus.
• Prior experience supporting Credit products and Secured Financing(Repo and Sec Lend/Borrow) trading desks preferred.