Associate, Business Systems Analysis

Company: The Options Clearing Corporation
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Please Note: This Position Is Not Eligible For Visa SponsorshipWhat You'll Do:OCC is seeking an individual who would be responsible for discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information from a variety of internal and external sources, including tools, processes, documentation, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a proven change agent that demonstrates the ability to solve complex problems through logical, digestible solutions that deliver key value to our stakeholders.Additionally, this individual must be comfortable communicating to all levels of the organization as well as inside and outside the organization. Skills that are foundational to the success of this role include, but are not limited to, communication, analytical, problem solving, process modelling, facilitation, elicitation, scope management, leadership and agile mindset.Primary Duties and Responsibilities: * Act as a partner to both the business and the technology teams* Identify scope gaps and missing requirements by acquiring an in depthunderstanding of current state (i.e., legacy system) and future state* Identify product team dependencies and plan for resolution* Work cross-functionally to analyze and define key stakeholder businessneeds* Perform requirements analysis, story decomposition, system integrationanalysis, and data flow design* Regularly engage in agile activities including sprint planning and backloggrooming.* Act as an advisor to the Product owner regarding next steps and approvals* Build high quality user stories and acceptance criteria; work with scrumteam to refine user stories* Provide requirement and design support to scrum team* Support development of user interface requirements and design bycollaborating with UI/UX tools and teams* Support or develop test plans and test cases; participate in test resultsverification* Assist in building cross-team collaboration and define acceptance criteriafor integrated components* Adhere to analysis best practices for epics and user stories* Assists in developing and maintaining policies, standards, guidelines anddocumentation to ensure that a consistent framework is applied across theenterpriseSupervisory Responsibilities:* NoneQualifications:The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.* [Required] Experience in Agile and software development* [Required] 1-3 years of experience in business system analysis or relatedexperience* [Required] Preferred business experience in clearinghouse activities* [Required] Flexibility working with remote teams in alternate time zones* [Required] Self-motivated and self-starting; working with little supervisionand picking up new and unfamiliar concepts* [Required] Experience using Confluence and Jira* [Required] Experience with process modeling tools such as VisioTechnical Skills:* [Required] Knowledge and/or vested interest in event driven applications,streaming and batch analytics technologies* [Preferred] Knowledge and/or vested interest in cloud technologies; experi-ence working with AWS* [Required] Knowledge and/or vested interest in different data managementand visualization tools (SQL, Figma, Tableau, Business Objects, etc.)* [Required] Knowledge and/or vested interest in complex data analytics supported by python and R* [Required] Knowledge of Business Analysis best practices including requirements elicitation, solution evaluation, requirements analysis, gap analysis,and requirements decompositionEducation and/or Experience:* [Required] Bachelor's degree* 1+ years of experience* [Preferred] MBA/MS degreeCertificates or Licenses:Preferred] CCBA, CBAP, AAC, and/or any related certificationAbout UsThe Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.What We OfferA highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and visionBenefitsA highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
  • A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
  • Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
  • Generous PTO and Parental leave
  • 401k Employer Match
  • Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and visionVisit for more information.Compensation
    • The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
    • In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
    • We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on
    • All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.Salary Range$62,000.00 - $85,200.00Incentive Range6% to 10%This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.Step 1When you find a position you're interested in, click the 'Apply' button. Please complete the application andattach your resume.Step 2You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application.Step 3If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location.For more information about , please click .OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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