Senior Systems Analyst

About Us Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients. About the Role TITLE:                        Senior Systems Analyst TEAM:                      Post-Trade Technologies Team LOCATION:            Boston ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... At Wellington Management our appetite for technology is insatiable.  We recognize that the world is full of fascinating questions that will impact the future of companies, economies, financial markets, and entire industries. We want you to help us find answers to these questions by building and evolving our innovative, industry leading, technology platform. We are seeking qualified candidates to join our expanding technology team. Together, you will not only dream up solutions to today’s investment challenges, but you will build them to see real-life results.  Technology needs are advancing, and this level of complexity requires a highly sophisticated well-managed technology platform that is built by people like you. This is your chance to build something incredible. We want you to think big, to solve challenges, and positively impact our clients. JOB OVERVIEW The Post-Trade Technologies team plays a critical role in providing the technology platform and support for the firm’s global Trade Coordination and Trade Operations teams to process trade confirmations and settlements with our brokers and custodians.  We are currently seeking a strong Senior Systems Analyst to play a key role in delivering solutions to our business partners, solve complex problems, and strive to advance and sustain a world-class platform.  Since the role requires frequent interaction with both business users and IT stakeholders across multiple teams - excellent communication, collaboration and delivery skills are essential. You will work with, and learn from exceptional investment, trading and operations professionals through cross-platform, data driven projects and assignments.  You should be a self-starter with the ability to work effectively under pressure and balance multiple priorities.  This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT professional to join a strong, collaborative team in a senior level role. RESPONSIBILITIES Interact directly with business partners at all levels of the organization to define, analyze, and document requirements, as well as set priorities Act as a champion and trusted advisor for the needs of our business partners Develop deep knowledge and expertise in Wellington specific workflows Author functional, design and support documentations Collaborate with software developers, database architects, vendors and other IT and business teams to analyze and determine functional specifications and UI design for new applications and enhancements to existing applications Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on-time, scalable, and high-quality business solutions Provide regular status reporting and issue tracking on projects Provide input into system design to help the development team define effort and implementation schedules Provide oversight for the various phases of testing and user acceptance On a rotational basis, provide production support to our business users and act as an escalation point person for support issues that require detailed analysis and management Manage production incidents, determining root cause, appropriate corrective actions and follow-up Engage in Vendor/Broker management tasks and work with our business team to execute project work, enhancements and raise defects on vendor platforms QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Economics, Finance or related subject 5+ years BA or system analysis experience Understanding of financial instruments such as equities, bonds, swaps, options, futures, forwards and FX Excellent presentation and communication skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail Strong client relationship skills and proven ability to build consensus  Candidates must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and an ability to work with various internal teams to execute on that vision Experience working directly with business partners to understand their needs and deliver solutions that meet those needs Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans Experience in IT change, incident and problem management and SDLC Change agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous improvement Hands-on knowledge of SQL, or another relational database technology Experience using project tracking tools, such as Jira or Service Now Experience supporting critical production applications High degree of enthusiasm to work independently in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical and team oriented-environment Intellectual curiosity and interest to learn independently and from peers Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications?  That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences,