Principal Business Systems Analyst

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact You Will Have in This Role

As a Principal Business Systems Analyst, you will play a key strategic role connecting business, product, and technology teams to deliver secure, reliable, high‑quality solutions that support DTCC’s post‑trade market infrastructure. In this highly visible position, you’ll shape solution design, drive clarity across complex workflows, and elevate delivery excellence from concept through deployment.

You’ll define end‑to‑end solutions, translate business needs into actionable functional designs, strengthen risk and control integration, and enable better user and client experiences across the platforms you support.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into clear, complete functional specifications, process flows, workflow maps, and sequence/state diagrams.
• Lead collaborative design workshops with Product, Technology, and business stakeholders to define scope, MVP, features, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with project teams to refine estimates, resource plans, and delivery timelines.
• Provide ongoing clarification to developers, architects, and Test Engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Ensure strong functional documentation aligned to DTCC standards, including workflows, data flows, and system behaviors.
• Support SIT and UAT by reviewing test plans, validating traceability, analyzing defects, and guiding teams to resolution.
• Identify control gaps, recommend automation opportunities, and champion practices that reduce operational risk.
• Promote delivery best practices and model behaviors that drive high‑quality, predictable execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering complex technology products or platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.

Talent Needed for Success

• Strong ability to interpret programming logic, technical specifications, system design documents, and data flows
• Hands‑on experience with Agile delivery (story writing, story mapping, backlog refinement, roadmap support)
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills rooted in data‑driven decision making
• Ability to simplify and articulate complex business + technical concepts for cross‑functional teams
• Experience translating business needs into technical requirements and reviewing programming specifications
• Proven influence‑without‑authority skills across multiple stakeholder groups
• Strong communication skills with the ability to drive alignment and resolve ambiguity
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Commitment to transparency, continuous improvement, and coaching team members

Additional Information 

• Domain knowledge in asset servicing (corporate actions, proxy, distributions), settlements, or post‑trade workflows.
• Experience with financial services risk and control frameworks
• Familiarity with data governance, data standards, and enterprise documentation practices

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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