Senior Currency Administration Product Development Specialist

at  Brown Brothers Harriman

At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application!
What You Can Expect At BBH:
If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.
The Senior Currency Administration Product Development Specialist assists in the leadership of product development efforts across the Global foreign exchange business line. Specifically, you will handle project management, business analysis and research in support of these key initiatives.
You will also play a critical role in identifying product opportunities and be actively involved in strategic product planning and placement. To be successful in this role, you must have excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Product Development
• Review, prepare, and document business requirements for upcoming CA development items
• Create test scenarios and test cases in integrated system tests
• Coordinate User Acceptance Test and take responsibility of thorough systems testing in line with business requirements
• Business Analysis
• Identify product gaps and opportunities and recommend creative business solution
• Co-ordinate and manage the business implications of technology implementations on the current and future business environment.
• Help identify and incorporate process improvements to lower costs and improve efficiencies.
• Provide sound business recommendations on issues.
• Support currency administration client service teams.
• Project management
• Manage product development initiatives from inception to implementation
• Ensure timely and effective delivery of product enhancements and functionality within agreed to cost and scope parameters
• Ensure effective project communication and collaboration across groups including Systems, Risk, FX and Operations

Education level and/or relevant experience(s):

• Bachelors degree in finance, mathematics or related discipline preferred
• 3 or more years of relevant work experience. Fund Accounting and/or Currency Administration would be an advantage.

Knowledge and skills (general and technical):

• Excellent business analysis skills, including business requirements, product proposals and business and technical workflows.
• Knowledge of foreign exchange trading instruments.
• Strong interpersonal, consultative and advisory skills.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and make sound business decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Able to work independently and take ownership of your own development with the support of an experienced global team.
• Motivated
• Experience with standard desktop tools, including Microsoft Office.
• Exceptional proficiency in utilizing Excel, VBA, and other coding languages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Product Development
• Review, prepare, and document business requirements for upcoming CA development items
• Create test scenarios and test cases in integrated system tests
• Coordinate User Acceptance Test and take responsibility of thorough systems testing in line with business requirements
• Business Analysis
• Identify product gaps and opportunities and recommend creative business solution
• Co-ordinate and manage the business implications of technology implementations on the current and future business environment.
• Help identify and incorporate process improvements to lower costs and improve efficiencies.
• Provide sound business recommendations on issues.
• Support currency administration client service teams.
• Project management
• Manage product development initiatives from inception to implementation
• Ensure timely and effective delivery of product enhancements and functionality within agreed to cost and scope parameters
• Ensure effective project communication and collaboration across groups including Systems, Risk, FX and Operation