Product Analyst Jobs in Iowa
Product Analyst jobs in Iowa are open across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines and other Iowa metros, with employers like Kuvare Holdings, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, and Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Purpose:
The Derivative Operations team is responsible for managing all operational aspects of Athene's derivative investment and hedging strategy.
We are seeking a highly technical Business Systems Analyst with experience in fintech and derivatives technology to support the design, enhancement, and integration of trading and post-trade systems. This role serves as the bridge between business stakeholders, vendors, and technology teams, translating complex derivatives workflows into detailed system requirements, functional specifications, and process improvements.
The role also includes select Technical Product Manager responsibilities such as helping prioritize enhancements, managing delivery scope, and aligning technology solutions to business objectives. The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of derivatives lifecycle events, data flows, system interfaces, and enterprise application delivery.
Accountabilities:
- Partner with trading, operations, risk, finance, compliance, and technology teams to gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements.
- Translate derivatives business processes into Feature definition, process maps, data mappings, interface specifications, and user stories.
- Analyze front-to-back trade workflows including trade capture, confirmation, valuation, settlements, collateral, margin, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Create detailed feature definition, gap analyses, use cases, and workflow diagrams.
- Work closely with development (in-house and vendor) and QA teams to clarify requirements, validate technical solutions, and support system implementation.
- Define and document source-to-target mappings, reference data requirements, field-level transformations, and integration logic across upstream and downstream systems.
- Support enhancements and production issues involving APIs, batch processing, trade feeds, market data, and reporting pipelines.
- Participate in system testing, SIT, UAT, and defect triage.
- Perform impact analysis for system changes across trading platforms and post-trade ecosystem.
- Identify opportunities to improve Product efficiency across derivatives processes.
- Assist in defining and maintaining a delivery roadmap for system enhancements and business-critical technology initiatives.
- Help prioritize backlog items by balancing business value, technical feasibility, regulatory needs, and operational risk.
- Partner with stakeholders and engineering teams to support release planning, scope definition, and feature prioritization.
- Track delivery progress, dependencies, and risks, and communicate status updates to business and technology leadership.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, preferably in fintech, or financial services technology.
- Strong knowledge of derivatives products such as swaps, futures, options, forwards, or structured products.
- Solid understanding of the derivatives trade lifecycle and associated operational and system processes.
- Experience documenting system requirements, functional specifications, data mappings, and integration points.
- Strong understanding of SQL, relational databases, data analysis, and system interfaces.
- Experience working with APIs, file-based interfaces, message flows, and enterprise system integrations.
- Familiarity with SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models.
- Experience supporting prioritization, roadmap planning, or cross-functional delivery coordination is a plus.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with trading platforms, risk systems, collateral platforms, or post-trade processing systems.
- Familiarity with interest rate, credit, FX, or equity derivatives.
- Working knowledge of FIX, FpML, SWIFT, XML, JSON, or other financial messaging/data standards.
- Experience with data lineage, reconciliation logic, exception handling, and control frameworks.
- Exposure to cloud-based platforms, data warehouses, or real-time event-driven architectures.
- Experience supporting regulatory, audit, or financial controls initiatives.
- Prior exposure to product backlog management, roadmap support, or feature delivery ownership in a technical environment.
Success in This Role
A successful candidate will combine the precision of a Business Systems Analyst with the delivery mindset of a Technical Product Manager. They will be able to break down complex derivatives workflows into precise system requirements, partner effectively with technical and business users, and help guide the prioritization and execution of technology solutions that improve reliability, scalability, and control.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $112,088.80 - $168,133.20 USD Annual
Annual Salary for this role is market competitive. Actual salary for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Depending on the role, a discretionary bonus plan or variable sales incentive may be included.
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Who's Hiring
- Kuvare Holdings5

- American Equity Investment Life Holding Company1

- Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.1

- Berkley Technology Services1

- Collabera1

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- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals1
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What Iowa Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product analyst jobs across Iowa.
- Proficiency in SQL for querying and transforming large datasets independently
- Experience with product analytics tools such as Mixpanel, Amplitude, or Heap
- Ability to design, run, and interpret A/B experiments with statistical rigor
- Familiarity with dashboarding tools including Tableau, Looker, or Power BI
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, or computer science
- Experience translating data findings into clear product or business recommendations
Product Analyst Jobs in Iowa: Frequently Asked Questions
How many product analyst jobs are there in Iowa?
There are 16+ product analyst openings in Iowa on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines. New positions post regularly as employers across Iowa hire.
Which Iowa cities have the most product analyst jobs?
Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines have the most product analyst openings in Iowa right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire product analysts in Iowa?
Employers hiring product analysts in Iowa include Kuvare Holdings, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, and Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote product analyst jobs in Iowa?
Yes. About 13% of product analyst openings tied to Iowa are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Iowa metros.
How do I apply for product analyst jobs in Iowa?
You can apply to product analyst jobs in Iowa directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Iowa location, then apply to each one that fits.
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