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Business Analyst
AllianceBernstein
Nashville, TN, United States
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Company Overview
AB is a leading global investment-management and research firm with more than $500 billion in assets under management and a presence in 22 countries, with more than 3,400 employees worldwide. We serve clients ranging from institutions to individuals and private clients, and we offer independent research, portfolio strategy and brokerage-related services tailored to our clients’ unique needs. With forward-looking perspective and expertise in equities, fixed-income, alternatives and multi-asset strategies, more than 500 investment professionals collaborate to share ideas and make connections across disciplines, geographies, asset classes and sectors. These collective insights drive innovation and better solutions, helping us keep our clients AHEAD OF TOMORROW®..
Group Description:
The Private Client Program Management team works closely with the Private Client group to enable strategic change through technology. The team manages a collection of related Private Client projects, as well as business as usual efforts, which involve applications used by the Wealth Management and Investment Policy groups as well as the PC Sales, Servicing and Marketing teams.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Business Analyst to join our Private Client Program Management team in IT. The position would be based in Nashville, TN or New York.
Describe the role:
Private Client Business Analysts collaborate with a variety of teams across the firm to understand business needs and identify how technology can meet those needs through the design and implementation of efficient processes and tools. BA’s work with Business Sponsors and Stakeholders to understand the business problem we area solving for and the intended outcome. They strategize on the approach, collaborate on requirements definition and partner with the Development and Quality Assurance teams to architect and implement a solution.
Describe the applications and business or enterprise functions the role supports:
The role supports Private Client and involves building new and/or enhancing existing applications and processes. While the team is responsible for many applications used by Private Client (i.e.- analysis tools, digital and reporting platforms, etc.), this role is responsible for the Salesforce Client Relationship Management desktop and mobile platforms (for Private Client Sales and Marketing), Outlook/Salesforce integration tool, and a proprietary tablet application used by Financial Advisors.
Responsibilities
• Manage the analysis aspect of a project throughout the SDLC using the Agile/Scrum framework and ensure key milestones are met
• Work with the Product Owner to gather and define application requirements and collaborate with development teams on interface design and implementation
• Own complex analysis/requirement documentation, and assist in the QA/testing phases of all projects
• Determine the feasibility and timeframes for desired processes by working with the Product Owner and Development teams
• Manage communications, testing, training and implementation.
Qualifications
• Excellent business communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to structure ambiguous business problems and partner with IT to recommend technology solutions
• Skilled in building and managing relationships with business management and key stakeholders
• Client focused with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through
• Highly motivated with the ability to work effectively independently and within a team
• Detail-oriented and deadline driven with proven ability to multi-task across projects
• Propensity to learn new areas of the business, processes and applications quickly
• ScrumMaster experience a plus!
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2-4 years’ professional experience as a Business Analyst
• Experience working in an Agile team
• Solid understanding of the financial services industry
• Minimum 2+ Years working with a CRM platform
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
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