Business Analyst - Investments

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Business Services Team at Mercer. This role will be based in Melbourne or Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We will count on you to:

• Perform planning to determine the best approach and techniques for analysis activities on projects.
• Support Project Managers with strategy and planning, including managing project scope, timelines, and risks.
• Elicit, analyse, and document requirements using appropriate techniques, ensuring strong stakeholder relationships.
• Conduct gap analysis to determine the impact on business-as-usual processes and prepare business cases for new solutions.
• Manage requirements through the project lifecycle, ensuring traceability and adherence to User Centered Design processes.
  
  

What you need to have:

• At least 3 years of experience as a dedicated project manager or 5 years as a business analyst in an Asset Owner or Asset Manager environment.
• Solid understanding of Investments, Custody, Financial Market Data, and various asset classes and instrument types.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with proven stakeholder engagement and management abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Teams, Confluence, and Jira.
  
  

What makes you stand out:

• Formal project management qualifications and a degree in a relevant field are preferred but not essential
• Data integration experience and exposure to Unit Pricing systems are highly desirable.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple regions and time zones.
• A sound knowledge of superannuation administration and investment data management systems.
  
  

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
  
  

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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