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Senior Business Analyst – Asset Management

Systems

On-site🇸🇦Riyadh, 01, Saudi ArabialeadPosted 29d ago

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Job description

Senior Lead Business Analyst – Asset Management

We are looking for a Senior / Lead Business Analyst – Asset Management with strong experience in Asset / Investment Management. The ideal candidate will be responsible for independently leading complex business analysis across Business, Operations, Data, and Technology, translating business needs into clear and implementable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end business analysis for complex Asset / Investment Management initiatives.

  • Elicit, analyze, document, validate, and manage business and functional requirements.

  • Analyze business processes, data, systems, and workflows to identify gaps, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.

  • Define business rules, validations, controls, exception scenarios, and acceptance criteria.

  • Gather and analyze data requirements, including data mapping and system/integration requirements.

  • Facilitate stakeholder workshops and manage communication across business and technology teams.

  • Support UAT, business validation, and solution sign-off.

  • Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, developers, vendors, and delivery teams.

  • Provide domain expertise across portfolio management, investment operations, trade lifecycle, performance, reporting, valuation/NAV, reconciliation, and investment data.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years of experience in Business Analysis, with significant hands-on experience in Asset / Investment Management.

  • Strong understanding of Portfolio Management, Portfolio Accounting, Investment Operations, Order & Trade Lifecycle, Performance Measurement, Reporting, Valuation/NAV, and Reconciliation.

  • Experience with Mutual Funds and/or Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM) is preferred.

  • Strong expertise in requirements elicitation, analysis, management, traceability, and change management.

  • Strong data analysis and data mapping skills; SQL experience is highly desirable.

  • Ability to conduct impact, dependency, and gap analysis and translate business problems into implementable solutions.

  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

  • Experience with platforms such as Advent APX, SimCorp, Charles River, Aladdin, Bloomberg AIM, FactSet, or similar platforms is an advantage.

  • Ability to challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and independently drive analysis from problem definition through solution implementation.