Senior Business Analyst
| Company | Zinnia |
|---|---|
| Location | Bridgewater Township, NJ, USA |
| Salary | $90000 – $110000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 6 plus years in business and / or systems analysis or related experience preferred
- 8+ years’ experience in Annuity, mutual funds, financial services, or life insurance work experience preferred
- Solid background in the interdependencies between Operations, Technology Capabilities and department outside of delivery
- Strong knowledge and practice of the techniques necessary to manage the activities related to planning and requirements/analysis phases of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
- Hands-on leader who knows the day-to-day aspects of tasks well enough to offer clear direction to team members
- Outlook/Word//Excel/PowerPoint experience, with knowledge of Project Management tools
- Strong project management skills
- Strong Relationship Building skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent oral/written communications skills and relationship management skills
Responsibilities
- Lead the initial project scope and analysis activities, including pricing exercises
- Lead/Facilitate detailed Solution Definition meetings, ensuring track meetings are well defined and address the necessary material to drive to a holistic solution
- Facilitate solution planning sessions to ensure efficient use of time with take-aways for internal alignment if necessary
- Incorporate knowledge of the existing client implementation and business offerings as consideration of impact and alignment when driving scoping sessions
- Act as the voice of the customer to translate the business objective into an approach prescribed by Zinnia
- Ensure solutions for each client adhere to the Zinnia IT framework, architectural strategic direction and support the clients’ business objective
- Provide thought equity to identify new and innovative business analysis tools and techniques in response to business needs
- Assist other Capability areas in identifying scope changes and facilitating the dissemination of information to the appropriate Delivery Team
- Support the movement of internal and external project requests through the estimation process
- Assist with training program and associated documentation to support knowledge repositories
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in the following skills / traits: Decision Making, Priority Management, Thinking Strategically, Commitment to Results, Customer Focus, Problem Solving, Acting with Integrity and Trust, Team Effectiveness, Adaptability