**_Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future._** **System Modernization & Execution Leadership** + Lead modernization initiatives spanning application, data, workflow, and process layers across Asset Management Service Technology. + Conduct deep **hands-on analysis** of data, workflows, integrations, and system behaviors to identify the optimal modernization path. + Assess legacy platforms, document current-state constraints, and drive re-evaluation of existing processes and systems. + Recommend solutions that improve **response time, reliability, scalability, and extensibility** across service functions. + Work closely with engineering to translate analysis into executable designs, requirements, and implementation plans. **Systems Analysis & Architecture** + Lead the development of **AS‑IS and TO‑BE** system and process models, including data flows, integration patterns, domain models, and technical specifications. + Establish strong linkage between business requirements, functional specifications, and technical architecture. + Ensure modernization programs align with enterprise standards for security, data governance, and solution architecture. **Process Engineering & Optimization** + Perform end-to-end analysis of existing operational workflows across asset management service domains. + Re-engineer processes to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce manual or redundant steps. + Identify automation opportunities through workflow engines, RPA, integration orchestration, and low-code platforms when appropriate. + Drive measurable improvements in cycle time, service-level predictability, and operational resilience. **Cross-Team Coordination & Collaboration** + Partner closely with **business stakeholders** , including portfolio operations, trading operations, compliance, reporting, finance, and distribution. + Coordinate with **IT counterparts** across architecture, data engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application development teams. + Ensure cross-team alignment around modernization goals, timelines, risks, and value delivery. + Serve as the primary liaison for analysis and design discussions, helping technical and business partners converge on optimal solutions. **Strategic Analysis & Presentation to Leadership** + Prepare and deliver executive-ready presentations to senior leaders in both technology and business. + Communicate complex technical analysis and modernization options in clear, outcome-focused terms. + Present recommendations on system rationalization, process redesign, integration strategy, automation, and target-state architecture. + Gain alignment from leadership and guide teams through prioritization and execution. **Hands-On Technical Analysis** + Perform detailed reviews of system logs, data sets, APIs, integration patterns, and processing workflows. + Use hands-on analysis to uncover root causes of system limitations or processing delays. + Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to validate modernization opportunities, sequencing, and feasibility. **Required** + 15+ years of experience in systems analysis, business systems engineering, or process engineering in financial services. + Strong domain expertise in **Asset Management** , including operational workflows such as trade lifecycle, reconciliation, performance, reporting, or client servicing. + Proven track record overseeing large‑scale system implementations, including multi‑year platform migrations involving account conversions and complex asset types across equities, fixed income, and derivatives. + Experience gathering and documenting requirements for internal applications, including workflow‑driven operational tools designed to enhance transparency, controls, and process efficiency. + Experienced in serving as the technical product owner and lead analyst for both in‑house and vendor software solutions + Strong expertise in enterprise data mapping, data analysis, and requirements definition, with the ability to translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications. + Demonstrated ability to present complex system and process solutions to senior executives. + Experience coordinating across multiple IT and business teams in a matrixed environment. **Preferred** + Experience with major asset management vendor platforms + Knowledge of cloud platforms , modern integration patterns, and workflow automation tools. + Strong communication and storytelling skills for executive audiences. **Success Metrics** + Delivery of modernization milestones on schedule and within scope. + Reduction of manual workflows, improve system reliability, and faster processing times. + Improved extensibility and scalability to support business growth. + Increased alignment across business and IT stakeholders. + High-quality process models, system analysis, and architectural recommendations. + Strength and maturity of the Systems Analysis & Process Engineering function.