**Job Description** _This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 10-12 days a month at one of the following office locations: St. Petersburg, FL;_ **Summary:** We are seeking a **Senior Business Analyst, Technology** , to play a crucial role in the collaboration between our **Trading Desks (Equity, Option, Fixed Income, and Structured Products)** and Technology Teams. The successful candidate will be instrumental from solution inception through to ongoing maintenance, covering a wide array of trading aspects and system integrations. This role encompasses the analysis and support of new technology solutions and processes, enhancements of existing systems, including workflow and data flow design. Responsibilities include leading requirement gathering, analysis, documentation, user testing facilitation, and contributing to the development and maintenance of processes and procedures. This position is a blend of project and maintenance development, located at our corporate headquarters in Saint Petersburg, FL. **Responsibilities:** + Identify, elicit, and document project/process requirements, using appropriate modeling technique, if required. Analyze requirements and validate with original users, eliminating confusion. Define the testing scripts and verification criteria to ensure requirements are met. Maintain documentation and traceability throughout project. + Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business. + Contribute to the approval process for database specifications to ensure all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved. + Document "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required. + Collect business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals. + **Domain Expertise:** Must have knowledge of the Financial Services industry and a preference for front, middle, or back office experience. + **Technical Proficiency:** **Required** experience with **Agile** methodology, **SQL, JSON** , and other relevant technologies. + **Requirements Gathering:** Lead cross-functional efforts to define detailed business and technical requirements. + **Stakeholder Engagement:** Work collaboratively across the organization to gather, share, and articulate information. + **Design Collaboration:** Utilize design-thinking to co-create and bring experiences to life. + **User Stories Creation:** Convert requirements into detailed user stories to guide development and testing. + **Feature Prioritization:** Manage and prioritize the application backlog for sprint planning. + **Data Analysis:** Use data analysis to inform decisions. + **Agile Facilitation:** Lead Scrum ceremonies, including planning, reviews, and retrospectives. + **Client Data Synthesis:** Develop customized solutions based on client data analysis. + **Cross-functional Leadership:** Drive practice management improvements by working with various departments. + **Risk and Change Management:** Apply principles effectively to manage risks and changes. + **Professional Development:** Engage in training and education programs to stay current with industry trends and technologies. + **Firm Initiative Participation:** Actively contribute to firm-wide initiatives as directed. **Skills:** + Familiarity with **SDLC, IT methodologies, Agile, and Waterfall** processes. + Skilled in gathering information, **writing BRD and FRD,** and **advanced SQL queries.** + Proficient in MS Office; **TFS, Postman, and Oracle databases** knowledge is **advantageous** . + Works independently and provides guidance and training to others on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making. + Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements. + Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing the business requirements that IT solutions must meet. + Works with full competence to conduct an enterprise readiness assessment to determine the organization's readiness for change. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. + Works with full competence to conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy. + Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. **Education** Bachelor’s: Accounting, Bachelor’s: Business Administration, Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science (Required) **Work Experience** General Experience - 3 to 6 years **Certifications** **Travel** Less than 25% **Workstyle** Hybrid At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. We expect our associates at all levels to: • Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same • Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes • Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind • Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter • Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. \#LI-SA1