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About Calamos

Calamos is a diversified, global asset and wealth management firm offering a wide range of innovative investment strategies. As one of the top liquid alternative asset managers in the world, Calamos maintains dedicated investment teams across all asset classes, with global research capabilities and access to specialized private and public markets. Calamos offers investment strategies and personal wealth management solutions through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, closed?end funds, private funds, and UCITS funds. Clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations, and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area (with offices in both Naperville and Fulton Market in Chicago), the firm also maintains offices in New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Portland, and the Miami area.

Summary of the Role

As Senior Business Analyst in Investment Systems, you'll be the critical bridge between our investment operations teams and technology the person who translates complex trading workflows into system solutions that move billions in assets seamlessly through our platforms every day. This is where deep Charles River expertise meets real business impact. You're not just documenting requirementsyoure the trusted advisor who Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Operations teams turn to when they need systems that work flawlessly under pressure. Think of yourself as part detective, part architect, part problem?solver : you'll dig into trading lifecycle nuances, design elegant solutions within Charles Rivers powerful framework, and ensure every configuration change enhances rather than disrupts our investment operations. This isn't a role for someone who just writes user stories. You'll be hands?on with Charles River configuration building imports and extracts, crafting compliance rules, designing manager workbench layouts that make complex data instantly actionable. When production issues surface during your support rotation, you'll be the one who can quickly diagnose whether it's a data problem, a configuration issue, or a workflow gapand know exactly how to fix it.

Primary Responsibilities

• Configure and enhance Charles River systems including imports, extracts, Manager Workbench, layouts, result sets, reports, and compliance rules to meet evolving business needs.
• Translate business challenges into technical solutions by analyzing trading lifecycle workflows, operational processes, and system integrations across the investment management stack.
• Lead requirements gathering and documentation using Agile / Scrum methodologies, creating user stories that development teams can execute with confidence.
• Design and execute comprehensive test plans throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet both functional requirements and real?world trading scenarios.
• Serve as the go?to technical consultant for Trade Settlement, Operations, Compliance, Trading, and Portfolio Management teams solving problems, optimizing workflows, and identifying enhancement opportunities.
• Monitor production platforms during support rotations, quickly diagnosing and resolving issues to maintain seamless operations.
• Leverage SQL expertise to conduct independent data analysis, validate system behavior, and uncover insights that drive better business decisions.
• Collaborate across IT and business teams on projects ranging from system upgrades to new functionality implementation, balancing business analyst, testing and project coordination responsibilities.
• Stay current with Charles River capabilities and investment management best practices to continuously improve our technology solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation for this role takes into account various factors, including work location, individual skill set, relevant experience, and other business needs. The estimated base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000. Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Please note that this is the current estimate of the base salary range intended for this role at the time of posting. The base salary range may be adjusted in the future.

Benefits

Calamos offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and employer?paid short and long?term disability), as well as retirement benefits (401(k) and profit sharing), paid time off, paid parental leave, and other wellness benefits.

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Seniority Level : Mid?Senior level

Employment Type : Full?time

Job Function : Information Technology, Industry : Investment Management

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