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Business Analyst

Business Analyst

CompanyCDC Foundation
LocationKansas, USA
Salary$76500 – $108650
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of related experience as a business analyst, project, or implementation manager.
  • Experience writing Use Cases to document requirements.
  • Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to translate user and technical requirements and lead the team through smooth and continuous delivery.
  • Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, principles and processes.
  • Experienced in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out.
  • Experience using data to make decisions, gathering data insights by design to improve outcomes.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints.
  • Strong understanding of technical concepts and legacy systems.
  • Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts.
  • Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions to technical and non-technical teams.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners.
  • Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

  • Lead or participate in requirements gathering/JAD sessions; working closely with Project or Product Manager(s), developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users.
  • Define and document requirements and use cases and assure these are correctly understood by developers.
  • Develop comprehensive test cases at the application and multi-application levels.
  • Work with user community, technical teams and vendors to meet implementation timeline.
  • Conduct and direct end-user testing responsibilities.
  • May perform data quality assurance; troubleshooting application and/or interfaces as problems arise and report issues.
  • Facilitate business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions.
  • Document business practices and workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, support process improvement, discover issues and deliver improved value.
  • Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
  • Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
  • Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements. Monitor service level agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.