Business Analyst

Please find the Job Position Details; Position: Business Analyst/Product Owner Location: New York, NY (3 Day Onsite - Hybrid) Duration: 12+ Months (with possible extension) Pay Rate: $59.87/hr. on W2 Client Note: Biggest things to look out for are client facing BA experience, looking for stronger agile experience, loan IQ, capital markets/syndication knowledge, and HM mentioned anyone who has a UX/Product background could be a good fit. Job Description: • IBD & GCM Technology, a part of the wider IST Division, focuses on supporting the complex and evolving needs of two of the firm's most prestigious and market leading businesses, Investment Banking & Global Capital Markets. • Client group partners closely, at all levels within the business, to provide a wide variety of technology solutions including the management of highly sensitive data, content creation, real time electronic trading and data modeling. • Client group prides itself on the strength and diversity of client technologists that enable us to deliver front to back solutions to client business. • A good candidate will have a track record of strong business analysis and project management and experience working within an Agile framework. Core Responsibilities: • Work with business partners to identify opportunities and define goals for various initiatives • Play a key role in articulating detailed requirements and acceptance criteria • Coordinate across business, user experience and technology teams to drive delivery • Prepare detailed specifications and supporting documents to guide development teams as needed, including assisting in designing and reviewing test cases • Meet deadlines and communicate delays in a timely manner • Collaborate with other teams within the organization on project work and to further best practices Key Experience • 3 plus years of experience in a business analyst, product owner, or user experience role • Experience in an Agile setting writing user stories, acceptance criteria, epics and organizing the backlog according to the overall roadmap • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders to understand the business and gather requirements • Highly detail-oriented with a strong ability to manage and execute simultaneous projects and tasks • Self-motivated, with a high level of initiative • Ability to work efficiently and independently • Proficiency in MS Office and related applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) Skills Desired: • A degree in computer science, business or related fields • Experience at an investment bank or other leading financial services firms • Comfort working with ambiguity, managing and resolving complex issues • Experience with SQL and tools such as Power BI to query data for analysis and visualization. • Experience leveraging AI tools to create business requirements and other documentation (GitHub Copilot, JIRAGEN, etc.)