Technical Business Analyst / PM Needed at a Leading Hedge Fund

Technical Business Analyst / Project Manager for Operations area at a Leading NYC Hedge Fund

Location: Mostly Remote - Must be within commuting distance to be in the NYC office when requested.

Compensation: TBD, This is a contract position. You will sign a consulting agreement and be paid a per diem rate.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Mazuma Software is a small technology consulting firm specializing in systems development for the hedge fund industry.

WE NEED YOU:

The role of technical business analyst is within our Operation team, responsible for maintaining deep knowledge of the business process of Operations and Credit business more broadly. The role requires the ability to maintain close working relationships with the key leads in these areas, as well as the technology team supporting them.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Implementations:

Manage multiple projects concurrently

Coordinate business analysis meetings

Design screen mockups, user stories, and convey these requirements to IT teams

Coordinate multiple IT teams to provide required data as projects dictate

Convey business processes and business requirements to senior IT management

Run product demos and proof of concept walkthroughs

Extract application storyboards and detailed use cases from requirements conversations with business teams

Day to Day:

Manage a detailed list of software development and support tickets in JIRA

Communicate software iteration timelines to business teams, in coordination with development teams

Deep dive analysis of operations and accounting business processes when triaging application problems or investigating requirements on new projects

Work with downstream applications for their data needs from Operations systems, using API based approach

Help in building data integration with external sources

Train and hand-hold business teams when new products or services are deployed

Partner with the support team to train them on our evolving software products and ensure overnight support coverage of key processes

Participate in quality assurance testing for releases, in coordination with our QA team

SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Finance

3-5 years of experience it managing deliverables independently

5-7 years in the finance field, playing Business Analyst role

Good understanding of Portfolio Management tools and Operations/Accounting business processes

Good understanding of the private loans investment space including key concepts such as principal, interest, and the marking process

Good experience of Excel functionality

Understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL knowledge

Familiarity with mockup tools such as Balsamiq

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellent project management skills

Excellent time management skills; required when juggling multiple high priority projects

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

Experience working with/for hedge funds, private equity funds, hedge fund technology vendors, hedge fund administrators and/or prime brokers.

Wall Street Office knowledge

Investran knowledge

Bloomberg and other data provider integration experience