Investment Systems Product Owner/Business Analyst

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Please Note: This position allows 100% remote work from home or allows work to be performed in any of our major office locations with a hybrid schedule. The individual must be available to work Eastern Standard Time hours as business requires.

Profile Summary:

The Investment Management Systems Product Owner supports business partners by working in an Agile framework with the technical teams to elicit, validate, evolve and document business needs and desired capabilities. This work will be critical to determining and recommending solutions. The product owner will make independent, creative, technical contributions to defining user business and functional requirements and implementing IT business solutions. Expert analytical resource focusing on highly visible, complex and critical business priorities.

Profile Description:

• Serves as the highest level business analyst in an Agile Scrum environment eliciting, evolving, and documenting business functional and nonfunctional requirements across multiple business areas, multiple platforms and/or multiple locations.
• Define/review high level business requirements which describe desired business capabilities or issues to be resolved and the scope of the solution - prior to developing detailed business and functional requirements.
• Develop user stories that reflect business needs
• Document and refine business requirements to describe the business needs to a functional requirement level without presuming a technical solution. Requirements should be verifiable and testable once a solution is defined.
• Support the execution of the development pipeline and delivery of Voya's software products including vendor solutions to QA, and ultimately to production
• Work with Project and Release Management to sequence/coordinate development activities within software development environment methodologies
• Leverage understanding of high level system architecture/portfolio that supports the business process, and the key process areas supported by the IT systems to provide in-depth solution and problem solving.
• Operate at a high technical level for all phases of IT projects; ensuring broader business implications of proposed IT solutions are considered.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced analysts. Assign, check work and provide guidance on assignments to other team members

Agile Responsibilities

• Fully knowledgeable and operational in an Agile Srum environment with significant experience as a product owner
• Develop user stories and prioritize team backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities
• Maintain the conceptual and technical integrity of Features
• Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
• Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates
• Participating in Scrum meetings, sprints and all Scrum ceremonies

Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a directly related field
• 8+ years of professional IT experience as a business analyst and product owner

• Deep understanding of full investment management life cycle and experience working with platforms/applications used in various stages of the lifecycle such as BlackRock Aladdin, Bloomberg, Factset, Charles River OMS, PAM, Advent, Oasys, CTM, Principia derivatives valuation, Markit EDM, Eze Castle, , etc.
• Knowledge of one or more of the Investment disciplines/products (e.g., equities, fixed income products, alternative investments, trading, investment operations/support)
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Testing, Quality Standards, and software product knowledge (architecture, infrastructure, security, DevOps, etc.)
• Scrum knowledge
• Software development environment methodologies with a focus on Agile
• Business requirement knowledge (i.e. elicitation of requirements, planning, documentation, analysis and alignment to standards)
• User Story development and evolution
• Product backlog development and prioritization
• Investment Management knowledge and experience
• Ability to move quickly and adjust as priorities change
• Communication Skills (written, verbal and presentation skills, detail orientated)

Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $99,710 to $149,560. Pay is based on several factors including region of the US, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to the base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities based on each role to reward achievement of annual performance objectives. A list of additional benefits can be found on our job posting and also on our Voya career page. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

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What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar year

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Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce. This commitment governs all decisions related to employment, including selection, development and compensation. It also includes an employee's request for reasonable accommodation. All employees will be treated in a manner free from discrimination or harassment. Voya is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please see our resources for applicants with disabilities.

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