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About Russell Investments, Mumbai: 

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 89-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $906 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2024) and $331.9 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

Role Summary

This position functions as an integral member of the Business Process Automation Technology group and is responsible for analyzing, recommending, specifying and implementing efficient business solutions to meet the changing demands of Russell Investments. This role will manage activities around requirements gathering, analysis and documentation, as well as the facilitation of business acceptance of new product, changes based on the functional needs of the businesses, technology, or process improvement releases. This role interacts with multiple technology/business team stakeholders with particular focus around applications that facilitate middle and back-office processes.

The Senior Business Analyst I is responsible for:

• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive understanding and proper implementation of requirements for internal application development. 

• Create comprehensive business requirements packages used in the development of new processes or technology solutions. 

• Communicate requirements clearly to developers and QA teams 

• Manage meetings with stakeholders  

• Estimate, plan, manage and execute projects and/or workstreams of broader programs. 

• Lead efforts to document and effectively transition new processes to BAU support. 

• Document technology roadmaps and the transition from the current processes to future state. 

• Create and maintain documented processes and procedures associated with data and systems.  Ensure proper integration of new processes into the existing workflow 

• Train users and teammates in business processes 

Years of Experience

• 7 – 12 years of Business Analyst experience required. 

• 3 years’ financial services experience is preferred. 

• Understanding and experience working within automation team and using RPA tools like MS Power Automate, Adobe Workfront etc. preferred 

Qualifications / Candidates Requirement

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree

• Strong experience in eliciting, documenting and communicating product/solution requirements, and liaising between business and implementation teams. 

• Good to have experience with using SQL Server and Excel to query and analyze data.   

• Good to have experience with Agile methodologies/Scrum, system integrations, and cloud platforms. 

• Proficiency in SQL, SDLC, and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) is added advantage. 

• Experience in the banking or asset management industry preferred, especially Data Ops, Fund Ops, Alternative fund operations or Investment Operations. 

• Understanding of trade settlement cycle preferred 

• Strong ability to multi-task and exceptional organizational skills. 

• High attention to detail and accuracy. 

• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills. 

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with associates to discover solutions for complex problems 

• Experience with managing external vendors preferred (SS&C, Bloomberg, Milestone and State Street) 

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management

• Excellent leadership skills

• Attention to details

• Self-starter, thrives with ambiguity and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,

• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.

• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.

• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.

• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.

• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.

• Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.

Visit us: https://russellinvestments.com/us/careers