Job Description

Business Analyst (Contract) – Advanced Data Analytics
Location: New York, NY (hybrid/in-office at least 3 days per week)

Our client is a leading independent financial advisory firm serving boards, management teams, and shareholders on major strategic decisions. It also provides capital-raising, equity services, and wealth management through a global office network.

Must haves

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst on complex cross-functional initiatives in financial services
• Front-office exposure in investment banking, capital markets, private equity, venture capital, or hedge funds
• Experience supporting AI, ML, or data science products
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead UAT planning, testing coordination, issue triage, and resolution
• Strong communication skills across technical teams, bankers, and senior executives
• Proactive, independent, and solutions-oriented approach in fast-moving environments
• Ability to assess product usability and provide actionable UX feedback
• Familiarity with generative AI tools and practical use cases

Nice to have

• Experience with enterprise data platforms, lakehouses, BI modernization, or data governance
• Familiarity with Databricks or similar cloud data platforms
• Experience with BI/data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik
• Ability to analyze data using SQL or Python

Top responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and translate business needs into clear requirements for AI, ML, and analytics products
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and front-office stakeholders to keep delivery aligned
• Own UAT planning and execution, including test plans, issue triage, and closure
• Manage and maintain the firm's data demand intake pipeline and demand register
• Track and communicate demand status, data readiness, and support governance efforts as needed

Top skills required

• Business requirements elicitation and documentation
• Stakeholder management across business and technical teams
• UAT planning, coordination, and issue resolution
• Communication and presentation skills across multiple seniority levels
• Analytical thinking with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

Compensation: $60.00 - $90.00 per hour

Who We Are

High Bridge is a bottom-up consulting firm with more than two decades of experience creating innovative solutions for the technology industry.

• • We connect thoughtfully curated talent with reputable employers in our field.
• • We partner with like-minded companies to bolster mutual success and understanding.
• • We deliver results through strategic planning and meticulous project management.

At High Bridge, we believe that success is a measure of results and process, product and person. We are proud to bring integrity and humanity to the work that we do each day. Whether we’re interviewing prospective associates, brainstorming with partners, or troubleshooting with vendors, we pledge our commitment to honesty, transparency, and good humor at every junction.

Careers

Are you passionate about technology? Do you believe in no finish lines? Are people and process the heel in your stride? High Bridge Consulting may be the next journey for you.

Here at High Bridge, our island is technology, but our village is human. We value a culture of authenticity, integrity, and creativity. We work smart, not hard, we look forward, not backward, and we love coming to work on Monday.

If you aren’t afraid of heights, join us on our bridge.