Business Unit:Global Technology
Reporting To:Senior Business Systems Analyst I
Shift:EMEA (1:30 pm – 10:30 pm IST) (India)About Russell Investments, Mumbai:
Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 88-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has over $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2023) and $302.7 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2024). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.
Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.
For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.
Job Description:
This position functions as an integral member of the Business Solutions Group and is responsible for analyzing, recommending, and implementing efficient business solutions to meet the changing demands of Russell Investments. This role will manage activities around requirements gathering, analysis and documentation, as well as the facilitation of business acceptance of new product, changes based on the functional needs of the businesses, technology, or process improvement releases. Role interacts with architecture efforts with particular focus around data warehouse, enterprise application integration, business intelligence, master data management, metadata management, and analytic technologies in support of strategic directions
Years of Experience
- 10+ years of Business Analyst experience required.
- 3 years financial services experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create comprehensive business requirements packages used in the development of new processes or technology solutions.
- Work closely with internal client teams to ensure comprehensive understanding and proper implementation of requirements.
- Estimate, plan, manage and execute projects and/or workstreams of broader programs.
- Lead efforts to document and effectively transition new processes to BAU support.
- Documents technology roadmaps and the transition from the current architectural framework to target architecture of the future.
- Create and maintain documented processes and procedures associated with data and systems. Ensure proper integration of new process into the existing workflow
- Demonstrates a strong level of product knowledge; navigates and executes all approved workflows across all business units; designs and implements
Candidate Requirements
- Project management or team leadership experience.
- Strong experience in eliciting, documenting and communicating product/solution requirements, and liaising between business and implementation teams.
- Good to have experience with using SQL Server and Excel to query and analyze data.
- Good to have experience with Agile methodologies/Scrum, system integrations, and cloud platforms.
- Proficiency in SQL, SDLC, and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) is added advantage.
- Experience in the banking or asset management industry preferred, especially data analysis in these contexts.
- Strong ability to multi-task and exceptional organizational skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong experience in working with applications to improve business outcomes.
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with associates to discover solutions for complex problems
- Preferred understanding of the Bloomberg and the trade order process flows, Compliance functionality and mutual fund trading setup managed within the system.
Core Values
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management
- Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,
- Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
- Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.
- Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.
- Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.
- Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.
- Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.
