Wellington Management

Systems Analyst

Wellington Management$80K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst for tech solutions.
  • Experience in gathering and documenting requirements for data platforms.
  • Collaboration experience with engineering and QA teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ability to break down complex business needs into clear requirements and user stories.
  • Strong communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
  • Self-motivated with multitasking ability in a dynamic environment.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Gather, analyze, and document requirements for technology initiatives.
  • Convert operational needs into structured requirement sets.
  • Collaborate with engineering during the design and delivery process.
  • Identify data flows and dependencies supporting solution design.
  • Support testing and validation of system outputs against expectations.
  • Assist in analyzing defects and data issues related to analytics platforms.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation of requirements and processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness coverage including dental and vision.
  • Retirement plan options and health savings account.
  • Flexible spending accounts and commuter program.
  • Employee assistance program and life/disability insurance.
  • Tuition and CFA reimbursement, plus paid time off policies.
  • Childcare support and adoption assistance programs.
  • Flexible work environment with in-office and remote balance.
Full Job Description

The Position

The Systems Analyst will act as a Business Analyst embedded within the Performance & Benchmark team. The role focuses on gathering, refining, and documenting requirements that support evolving technology and data platforms, including AI-enabled capabilities.

Responsibilities

· Partner with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements for performance and benchmark technology initiatives.

· Translate business and operational needs into clear, structured requirements, including features, background, and acceptance criteria.

· Work closely with engineering teams throughout design and delivery to ensure requirements are well understood and solutions align with intended business outcomes.

· Support solution design by helping identify data flows, dependencies, controls, and edge cases across upstream sources and downstream consumers.

· Partner with QA and operations teams to support testing, validation, and reconciliation of system outputs against business and operational expectations.

· Assist with analysis and triage of defects, data issues, or production incidents related to performance, benchmark, or analytics platforms.

· Ensure documentation is maintained and kept current, including requirements, assumptions, data definitions, and process flows.

· Contribute to ongoing modernization efforts by helping evolve requirement practices to support automated, scalable, and AI enabled solutions.

· Collaborate effectively across teams and geographies, balancing multiple initiatives in a fast paced, business critical environment.

Qualifications

· 1-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar role supporting technology driven solutions.

· Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements for data intensive platforms.

· Experience working directly with engineering and QA teams across design, development, testing, and delivery.

· Ability to translate complex business and operational needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with business, operations, and technology stakeholders.

· Selfmotivated and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, evolving technical environment.

· Bachelors degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

· Exposure to investment data domains such as performance measurement, benchmarks, attribution, analytics, holdings, or transactions.

· Experience validating or reconciling system outputs (e.g., calculations, reports, or data feeds) against business expectations.

· Experience with scripting or programming languages and tools such as Python, SQL. etc.

· Familiarity with modern delivery and documentation tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

· Interest in, or exposure to, automation with AI assisted workflows.

JOB TITLE

Systems Analyst

JOB FAMILY

InvesTech

LOCATION

Needham

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications?  Thats ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry.We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:

USD 80,000 - 150,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salaryis only one component of Wellingtons total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence,paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.

About Wellington Management

Wellington Management is a global investment management firm that provides services to institutional clients, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Wellington Management offers a range of investment strategies, including equity, fixed income, and alternative investments. The company has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and manages over $1 trillion in assets. Wellington Management is known for its research-driven approach to investing and its commitment to responsible investing.
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