Senior Business Systems Analyst

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow. Section 1: Position Summary The Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) partners with business stakeholders, product leadership, data architects, and data engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable data requirements. This role serves as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring the enterprise data platform is a trusted, governed source of truth. The Senior BSA leads data requirements definition across data models, integrations, pipelines, and consumption layers, with a strong focus on data definitions, metrics, lineage, and usability within a regulated financial services environment. Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data‑related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives Translate business needs into clear, data‑specific requirements, including data elements, metrics, hierarchies, transformations, and access patterns Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams Partner closely with Data Architects and Data Engineering to ensure requirements are accurate [... source excerpt omitted ...] age, from source systems to downstream consumers Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams, resolving definition conflicts and clarifying requirements Support backlog refinement and prioritization, ensuring requirements are complete and actionable prior to development Identify and help remediate data quality, consistency, and access issues Reinforce data governance standards, documentation practices, and approved access methods Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and cross‑functional working groups Support regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling Resp [... source excerpt omitted ...] ential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients. At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always®. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day. Supervision NA Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements Minimum 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Product Owner, or similar data‑focused role Proven experience translating business ne