Equities Lead Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

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You must also include a short paragraph in the body of your email which briefly summarizes matches from your professional experience to the "Required Background/Experience" and "Major Pluses To Have" sections below. We appreciate your time in advance on this matter.

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As an Equities Lead Systems Analyst, you will be involved with the Equities Trading System and Equity research and reporting solutions developed in house. You will work with investment personnel to analyze and implement small projects, delivering custom solutions to be used in the investment process. This includes but is not limited to all aspects of the definition, implementation, and support of a new Equity Trading Platform. Daily activities will include project management, requirements gathering, application design, code reviews, implementation, testing, end-user training, and transition management. This position requires project and client management and delivery skills as well as excellent analytical and communication skills, and strong trading domain knowledge. Our trading system is available on a 24-hour basis, supporting Equity, Fixed Income, and derivatives trading in all global markets.

Duties/Responsibilities

This role is 20 to 30% analysis (gathering requirements, working directly with the Equity Portfolio Managers) and the remainder is implementation
Partner with the equity trading business to collect, document, and implement the requirements of the new Equity Trading system
Proactively identify opportunities for new and improved systems
Take ownership for the delivery of functionality, working collaboratively with other teams to design, implement, test, and support the trading system
Participate in the development of project estimates and schedules
Lead and mentor a team of systems analysts and consultants
Develop deep expertise in the Equity Trading system, workflows, and data
Train and educate team members on Equity Trading
Work collaboratively with Portfolio Management, Compliance, Accounting, and Infrastructure
Work collaboratively with QA and software engineering teams in a matrix structure
Document, track, and research production issues and work with the appropriate teams on the resolution
Work with traders to prioritize needs and ensure communication to keep them appraised of progress
Serve as a key point of contact for the business and IS teams
Perform data gap analysis and facilitate remediation efforts
Plan and manage small support projects and perform development and deployment
You will be leading a team of consultants

You must possess the following qualities:

Solid Systems Analysis skills
Solid skills interacting with Traders
Delivery-oriented personality
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communications skills
Estimating and planning skills
Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced team environment
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Ability to work collaboratively with business and IS teams

Employee Benefits

We will reimburse relocation expenses
Vacations - from two weeks to five weeks, based on length of service
11 paid holidays
2 paid floating holidays to be used in the summer time
125% Tuition Reimbursement with an A grade, 100% for a B or Pass (in a Pass/Fail course)
PPO Health Plan/Dental Plan/Short & Long term disability/Life Insurance
Up to 25% bonus
Retirement & Pension Plan: Profit sharing contribution of 15% on top of your yearly compensation (Base plus Bonus), Vested from day one
Personal Computing Reimbursement
Commuting Expense Program
Chartered Financial Analyst Program

All applications for this position are accepted via email.
Experience: Required Background/Experience

7+ years systems analysis experience in Equities Trading or Portfolio Management
5+ years experience in a systems role directly supporting investment professionals
Strong Microsoft Office Application expertise, in particular with Excel and the creation and maintenance of Excel VBA macros
Proficient at delivering applications using Excel, VBA.NET, and SQL
Experience leading developers
Extensive understanding of investment research and reporting requirements, the investment process, equity and
derivative securities, and market data services
Large Build and Implementation experience specifically
Demonstrated experience in project management and business analysis for medium to large initiatives
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans
Exposure to iterative development processes
Strong knowledge of order management systems (OMS), Financial Information eXchange protocol (FIX), electronic trading practices, and markets
Trading vendor experience with vendors such as MacGregor, Charles River, and LatentZero

Major Pluses to have

PL/SQL skills
Experience with Factset or Bloomberg is highly desired
Experience with Oracle Database Development tools.
Development experience with Microsoft .NET development would be a strong plus!
Equity Trading domain knowledge
CFA or demonstrated progress toward a CFA


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