Business Systems Analyst - Mortgage domain
Description
The candidate must live in USA. Hourly rate is up to 70/hour.
About RiskSpan
RiskSpan is a leading provider of analytics, modeling, data, and risk management solutions for the Consumer and Institutional Finance industries. We work with banks, issuers of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, investment managers, servicers, and regulators to solve complex business challenges involving market risk, credit risk, operational risk, and IT strategy.
Position Summary
The Business Systems Analyst will play a critical role in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of data-driven and technology-enabled solutions. Working within Agile/Scrum environments, the analyst will be responsible for capturing and clearly documenting business and functional requirements that drive the development of market risk analytics and modeling platforms. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex business problems into actionable technical specifications. The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative settings, demonstrates initiative, and contributes to the continuous improvement of both process and product delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product owners, developers, and QA teams to gather, analyze, and document detailed business and functional requirements.
- Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria that align with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives) to support continuous and timely delivery of project goals.
- Create and maintain clear and comprehensive documentation including process flows, business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and system diagrams.
- Conduct analysis of existing business processes, identifying areas for improvement and automation.
- Illustrate workflows explaining the logic, dependencies and decision points with respect to business requirements.
- Collaborate with product owner to tie together technical structure and business content in delivering specifications to the development team.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate that delivered solutions meet documented requirements.
- Communicate findings and updates effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Technical Qualifications
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum tools and platforms such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
- Basic understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and standard system design methodologies.
- Experience documenting functional requirements, process flows, and user stories using tools like Microsoft Office, Visio, or Lucidchart.
- Exposure to data analysis or database querying tools (e.g., SQL) is a plus.
- Understanding of documentation standards and version control best practices.
Business Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems, Finance, Data Engineering or Financial Engineering
- 1–3 years of experience as business systems analyst or in a similar client-facing or business support role.
- Familiarity with financial modeling inputs including loan terms, market data, and holdings across broad financial instruments covering fixed income, mortgage loans and derivatives.
- Proven ability to gather, document, and manage business and functional requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team setting.
Why RiskSpan
RiskSpan offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects with a team of industry-leading professionals. We value initiative, collaboration, and continuous learning. Our inclusive culture welcomes diverse perspectives and fosters innovation.
RiskSpan is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.