Alpha - Mapping Lead - Transaction Management - Vice President

Job Description

The Alpha Business Transaction Management Interface Mapping Analyst will act as the link between a client/business and IT teams to define and create interfaces between applications to solve business challenges and design the right solutions for our clients. You will serve as a subject‑matter expert in the analysis of business requirements and interface mapping specifications while utilizing our in‑house tool suite to produce an end‑state solution.

Experience in transaction management and strong analytical skills are required. The role involves collaborating with subject‑matter experts, technical teams, and key stakeholders across the business to ensure delivered solutions match customer requirements and align with STT’s transformation targets such as automation of manual processing, elimination of process waste, bespoke and fragmented processing, and workload productivity.

• Identify, compile, analyze, and document interface mapping requirements and business requirements that accurately reflect business needs.
• Create interface mapping definitions within specific business tool sets, test and document mapping specifications, workflows, and interface testing.
• Gather business/system requirements by facilitating user/client meetings, interviewing users, and researching and resolving issues.
• Support ongoing project management, including progress monitoring, reporting and quality assurance throughout the project.
• Assist with Agile processes (RTC, story writing, Scrum and/or Kanban).
• Document business requirements using clear, concise language consistent with the methodology framework.
• Participate in special projects such as research, data collection, and reporting.
• Lead the team performing business analysis and data mapping, allocating work, providing quality oversight, resolving issues, and ensuring delivery accountability across client and platform initiatives.
• Support monthly production deployment activities to ensure stable and timely releases.
• Participate in ad‑hoc coordination meetings with global teams as required.
• Coordinate delivery across functional areas to standardize and drive product development where possible.
• Analyze and explore workflows and possible strategic scenarios; review and evaluate existing business models and future processes.
• Identify, solve, or raise potential issues and risks during development life cycles.
• Collaborate with cross‑regional roles and teams to deliver consistent and timely results with high quality, working closely with on‑shore and off‑shore team members.

• Good understanding of business systems, financial industry, and system development lifecycle methodologies focused on the analysis stage.
• Deep knowledge of front‑office, middle‑office, and data management systems.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration across business and technical teams.
• Excellent time‑management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Creative and strategic thinking focused on achieving outcomes.
• Experience with writing stories and requirements to support micro‑services.
• Product‑owner experience using Agile methodologies.
• Experience with detailed mapping and transaction transformation requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (minimum 14+ years as an interface‑mapping analyst or business analyst).
• Experience with State Street Transformation tools ISVC, IDW and DEH.
• Working knowledge of Listed Securities, Bank Loans, OTC Derivatives, FX and Cash trade processing.
• Experience with Capital Markets (Equity, FI, Money Markets, Short Terms, Listed Derivatives, FX and Cash products) and Middle‑Office servicing.
• Experience with Middle‑Office and Back‑Office processing and Trade Order Management Systems.
• Extensive knowledge of SWIFT Market Practice (ISO 7775/15022/20022) and detailed understanding of Financial Messaging: SWIFTMT
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• Knowledge of industry‑standard messaging formats (AVRO, JSON, XML, FPML).
• Experience or understanding of Kafka, MQ, SFTP, and SQL/database query skills.
• Understand…