Equities Lead Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

To submit your resume for this position, you must include BOTH your desired annual salary and current annual salary broken down between base + bonus! NO EXCEPTIONS! 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. We CANNOT sponsor H1-B transfers or C2C arrangements for this career opportunity. 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.

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