Senior Business Systems Analyst

Role Overview

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data‑related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives
• Translate business needs into clear, data‑specific requirements, including data elements, metrics, hierarchies, transformations, and access patterns
• Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams
• Partner closely with Data Architects and Data Engineering to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in data models, integrations, and pipelines
• Document end‑to‑end data flows and lineage, from source systems to downstream consumers
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams, resolving definition conflicts and clarifying requirements
• Support backlog refinement and prioritization, ensuring requirements are complete and actionable prior to development
• Identify and help remediate data quality, consistency, and access issues
• Reinforce data governance standards, documentation practices, and approved access methods
• Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and cross‑functional working groups
• Support regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Product Owner, or similar data‑focused role
• Proven experience translating business needs into enterprise‑scale data requirements
• Strong experience with enterprise data platforms, including: Oracle (transactional data understanding)
• Cloud data warehouses (Azure preferred)
• ETL / integration tools (Informatica or similar)
• Analytics and reporting consumers
• Demonstrated ownership of a data dictionary and/or business glossary
• Strong understanding of source‑of‑truth principles, data consistency, and governance
• Experience partnering with data architects and engineering teams in complex environments
• Financial services or fintech experience, including regulated data requirements
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud
• ETL
• Informatica
• Oracle

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid-Time-Off