Business Analyst Associate - Technology and Operations Program

Job Description

Company Overview

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a global investment-management firm providing industry-leading research and investment solutions through a combination of innovation, intellectual curiosity and relentless ingenuity. We offer high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. Our clients include some of the world's top institutions as well as private-wealth clients and retail investors. Through close partnerships with our clients, we collaborate on investment strategies across regions and sectors to inspire innovative thinking and deliver superior outcomes.

We invest in our people and in the communities in which we operate, and we celebrate our diversity to showcase what makes us unique. We offer our talent the opportunity to grow professionally while working on cutting-edge ideas and outcomes in a global culture that operates as a tight-knit community.

If you're ready to innovate and grow your career, join us.

Responsibilities

We established the Technology & Operations Program (TOP) in 2000 to develop our next generation of leaders. During this two-year program for recent graduates, Associates experience three challenging eight- month rotations in a particular track or career path, in this case, Business Analysis, before joining a permanent team. Associates will have the unique opportunity to rotate through many areas of the business gaining exposure and visibility across the firm, while benefiting from formalized training and mentorship.

Business Analyst Rotations at AllianceBernstein

Technologists are behind every strategic decision and investment at AllianceBernstein, working closely with our business leaders to enable new and ever-evolving investment strategies, markets, and processes. Business Analysts play a key role by acting as the 'face of technology' to the business. As the liaison between business users and technical teams, a Business Analyst translates business needs into technical requirements, manages cross-functional projects and stakeholder communication, and provides training to the users as needed.

Business Analyst Associates are assigned to a variety of teams supporting institutional investors, research analysts, portfolio managers, client relationship managers, traders, wholesalers, and more. Working closely with Senior Business Analysts and Project Managers, you will learn key business processes, learn about AllianceBernstein 's products and services, and develop an understanding of the inner workings of how an investment management firm is powered by technology.

Real Examples of Business Analyst Associate rotations:

• Streamlining and simplifying the Equities Trading Order Management process
• Applying statistical and machine learning techniques to predict future sales and stock prices
• Re-designing aspects of the Bernstein Research Report
• Developing an automated tool to onboard new Hedge Funds more efficiently and accurately

Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates who demonstrate academic excellence, innovation, leadership potential, technical ability and a passion for learning our business. Candidates will possess the following qualifications:

• May/June 2020 Bachelor's degree candidates in Economics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Mathematics or related fields
• Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Keen interest in project management, particularly with the scoping of projects, capturing and documenting requirements, and defining use cases, user interfaces, and testing scenarios
• Experience with SQL and/or other programming languages is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Besides the best corporate culture in the industry:

• TOP Associates participate in the rotation selection process!
• First-hand training and experience with innovative technologies through our apprenticeship model
• Extensive technical and business training opportunities
• Engage with senior leaders through networking events, coffee chats and lunch & learn sessions
• Formal mentorship program
• Tuition reimbursement for CFA, MBA and more!
• 1 on 1 career planning and development sessions
• Opportunity to join multiple Employee Resource and Wellness Groups to connect you with colleagues across the firm

Please visit www.alliancebernstein.com/careers and search for Job ID: 7131 to apply for this role. Alternatively, please click here to be taken to this job directly on our careers site.If you have any questions at all about our Program, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].