Associate Business Analyst Jobs

Organization Description

Elevate seeks to create a just and equitable world in which everyone has clean and affordable heat, power, and water in their homes and communities — no matter who they are or where they live. Our programs, policy agenda, and partners reflect this commitment.

At Elevate, the greatest asset of our organization is the kind of people we attract. Elevate employees co-create our energetic and collaborative environment, where constant learning and service to others take priority. We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of innovation and we seek dynamic, hardworking team members who are inspired to work with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Every day we make a difference by placing our team, clients, and community partners first. From our mission to our focus on staff well-being and career development opportunities, there’s no better place to grow your career than Elevate.

Associate, Business Analyst

The Associate, Business Analyst performs requirements gathering, process documentation, and quality control for technology solutions implemented at Elevate. The Associate takes responsibility for leading requirements gathering, task prioritization, and software quality assurance across a number of Elevate’s programs and teams.

The Associate, Business Analyst reports to the Senior Manager, Integrated Program Operations. This position is located in Chicago, Illinois and is hybrid remote.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with program teams and leadership.
• Define, implement, and champion policies to significantly increase the efficiency of Elevate’s software development/quality/delivery process.
• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements, and execute software quality tests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Participate in development kick-off and Agile sprint planning sessions to communicate requirements and timelines with software developers.
• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
• Evaluate business processes to develop functional requirement specifications that ensure full understanding of team deliverables for software developers.
• Lead ongoing meetings and reviews with program teams to optimize processes and systems.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with Salesforce preferred.
• Ability to expand job responsibilities, suggest improvements, and collaborate with others to generate ideas for improved processes.
• Excellent documentation skills (requirement definitions, use cases, process flows, data models)
• At least three (3+) years of experience in software design, quality control, or business analysis
• Inquisitive and positive mindset in approaching complex problems.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in an Agile software development environment
• Highly detail-oriented and organized individual with the ability to manage multiple assignments and work with tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and consultative skills

Compensation

The total compensation for this position includes health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.), defined contribution benefit (401k with contribution), professional development, generous paid time off policies, and a flexible schedule. This is an exempt individual contributor position with a salary range of $70,000 – $80,000, based on experience.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Elevate is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, promotion, transfer, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Accommodation

Elevate will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace, and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elevate. Contact the People Team with any questions or requests for accommodations.