Key skills
Business Requirements DocumentationFunctional SpecificationsProcess FlowsTest Plan DevelopmentTest Case ExecutionFunctional TestingRegression TestingUser Acceptance TestingBusiness Process MappingWorkflow DesignPower AutomateUiPathAlteryxAI-enabled Tools for Data ClassificationData ExtractionData ReconciliationData SummarizationSQLPythonMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointDocumentation ToolsAICommunication
About this role
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm, and they are seeking a Business Analyst to support their Operations team. The role involves documenting business requirements, developing test plans, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance operational processes and implement technology-based solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Elicit, document, and maintain clear business requirements, functional specifications, and process flows
- Author high‑quality Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and user stories
- Translate operational needs into actionable requirements for technology and engineering teams
- Develop test plans, test cases, and execution scripts for system enhancements and new workflows
- Perform functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Partner with stakeholders to validate outcomes and ensure solutions meet business objectives
- Identify manual, repetitive, or error‑prone processes across Operations
- Leverage business process automation tools (e.g., low‑code/no‑code platforms, workflow tools, RPA) to streamline workflows
- Apply AI‑enabled solutions where appropriate, including data extraction, reconciliation, exception management, and reporting
- Analyze operational problems and propose scalable, technology‑based solutions
- Collaborate with Technology and Operations teams to implement enhancements
- Support post‑implementation monitoring and continuous improvement
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related discipline
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience writing business requirements, functional specs, and process documentation
- Experience developing and executing test plans and test cases
- Experience with business process mapping and workflow design
- Proficient in business process automation tools such as Power Automate, UiPath, Alteryx, or similar
- Ability to use AI‑enabled tools for process improvements such as data classification, extraction, reconciliation, and summarization
- Experience using SQL, Python, or other scripting languages
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and documentation tools
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards