Senior Business Analyst , AVP

Who we are looking for

State Street is seeking a highly motivated Senior Business Analyst to join our technology organization. We are looking for a professional with strong business analysis, requirements management, and software testing experience who can effectively bridge business needs and technology solutions. The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, quality assurance teams, and project managers to ensure successful delivery of complex technology initiatives.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring that business requirements are accurately defined, communicated, and implemented within our technology solutions. Your ability to translate business needs into detailed technical specifications and validate system functionality through comprehensive testing will help ensure the successful delivery of high-quality applications that support State Street's strategic objectives.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will:

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Define functional and non-functional business requirements for technology initiatives.
• Create detailed technical specifications and requirements documentation for development teams.
• Serve as a liaison between business users and technology teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and execute test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform system integration testing and regression testing.
• Validate that delivered solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) activities and stakeholder sign-off.
• Collaborate with development teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Assist in release planning and post-deployment validation activities.
• Maintain project artifacts, requirements documentation, and testing evidence.

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Collaboration across business and technology teams.
• Accountability and ownership of deliverables.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused approach to problem solving.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in business analysis, systems analysis, software testing, or technology delivery.
• Experience defining business requirements and creating technical specifications.
• Experience supporting large-scale software application projects.
• Strong understanding of software testing and quality assurance practices.
• Experience with in financial services, investment management, or capital markets.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality results and continuous process improvement.

Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs(8am to 5pm)

Salary Range: $100,000 - $167,500 Annual The range quoted above applies to the role in the location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the location above, the applicable range could differ.

• our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match;
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages;
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities;
• access to our Employee Assistance Program;
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans);
• and, eligibility for certain tax…