Sr. Business Analyst

**Job Title: Senior Business Analyst**

**Role/Job Summary:**

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to work closely with Product and Engineering teams in an institutional investment management environment. The ideal candidate will be pragmatic, delivery-oriented, and comfortable operating with a degree of ambiguity. The role requires strong business analysis fundamentals, clear communication, structured thinking, and the ability to translate high-level product intent into actionable requirements while keeping an engineering squad focused on delivery. Experience in Institutional Investment Management, including exposure to Asset Management, Public & Private Markets, and Investment Manager Research, is preferred; however, the primary emphasis is on strong BA execution and delivery leadership.

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Act as a senior BA / delivery lead embedded with a dedicated engineering squad, owning day-to-day execution and delivery coordination.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, translating high-level product intent into clear user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Build, refine, prioritize, and continuously maintain the team backlog in close partnership with Product and Engineering stakeholders.
• Lead and support agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and other delivery cadences as needed.
• Provide lightweight project management by tracking progress, risks, dependencies, priorities, and delivery commitments.

*Product Backlog & Delivery Management*

• Own the quality and readiness of the product backlog for the engineering squad.
• Break down business needs into clear, actionable stories with sufficient context, acceptance criteria, and dependencies.
• Continuously refine and prioritize the backlog based on business value, delivery needs, urgency, and technical dependencies.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to clarify scope quickly and keep work moving without unnecessary blockers.
• Ensure the backlog remains current, visible, and aligned with agreed priorities and expected outcomes.

*Development & Agile Delivery*

• Stay actively involved throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirement discovery through delivery and validation.
• Lead or facilitate agile ceremonies as needed and ensure the engineering team remains aligned on scope, priorities, and outcomes.
• Partner closely with engineers to answer questions, resolve ambiguity, surface dependencies, and unblock delivery.
• Support testing and validation, including UAT, to ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and are usable.

*Acting as a Primary Point of Contact*

• Act as the connective point between Product, Engineering, and other business stakeholders for day-to-day delivery matters.
• Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions clearly and proactively to relevant stakeholders.
• Drive timely clarification and decision-making to support smooth execution and predictable delivery.

*Communicating Business & Product Intent*

• Develop a clear understanding of business objectives, user needs, and intended product outcomes.
• Translate business and product intent into structured requirements that engineering teams can understand and implement.
• Maintain alignment across Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders when priorities, requirements, or scope evolve.

*Domain Knowledge & Business Understanding*

• Experience working in Institutional Investment Management or a related financial services environment is preferred.
• Exposure to Asset Management, Public Markets, Private Markets, and/or Investment Manager Research is desirable.
• Apply domain context pragmatically while prioritizing strong analysis, structured problem-solving, and effective delivery execution.

**Must-Have Skills:**

• Strong business analysis fundamentals, including requirement elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation.
• Proven experience writing high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong backlog management, prioritization, and agile delivery experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Structured analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and comfort working with ambiguity.
• Ability to coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, and other cross-functional stakeholders.

+ Experience with story and backlog management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), or similar.

+ Ability to track delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions in a lightweight and practical manner.

+ Experience supporting testing, validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

**Good-to-Have Skills:**

• + Experience in Institutional Investment Management, Asset Management, Public/Private Markets, or Investment Manager Research.

+ Agile / Scrum certification and familiarity with tools such as Visio, Draw.io, Miro, Figma, or SQL.

**Experience Required:**

8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, or similar delivery-focused role.

**Any Other Important Notes:**

New Vision has created a culture of Thinking Minds which fosters creative thinking and problem-solving for our customers. We have expertise in building Custom IT solutions. Our endeavor is to create a positive impact on the bottom line of the team and help them increase their profitability, thereby building a long-term and win-win business association with all the team.

New Vision is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.