Senior Business Analyst Jobs

Job Number: 46324

Senior Business Analyst

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Our valued client in the area is targeting a senior level Business Analyst who would work in coordination with Project Managers, internal and external stakeholders to elicit and document functional and non-functional requirements for software development initiatives S/He will ensure that requirements are traceable throughout the development lifecycle, provide leadership and guidance to teams during the requirements gathering process and foster continuous improvement

Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely completion of requirements gathering initiatives
• Conduct and manage team meetings and exercises in order to (a) help clarify business ideas; and (b) elicit requirements and other critical information
• Coordinate with other stakeholders to define and improve the requirements-gathering function at CFI
• Provide leadership, training, coaching, and guidance relevant to the requirements gathering and management function.
• Ensure requirements are traceable and documented using standard format(s) such as User Stories
• Coordinate with team members to develop system documentation, such as end-user instructions, operating procedures, and training materials
• Work with stakeholders to define and document business process changes resulting from software development initiatives
• Facilitate business approval of documented requirements
• Facilitate the initial technical review of newly submitted project requests
• Document and communicate the results of meetings, exercises and analyses
• Perform requirements analysis in order to understand and translate business needs into actionable requirements

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in business or a related field

Desired Background/Skills:

• Ability to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users.
• Documentation and visualization mastery. Ability to create and deliver compelling presentations
• Ability to lead and support successful requirements-gathering initiatives
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Ability to effectively interact with business users, technical team members, and stakeholders at all levels in the organization
• Ability to capture requirements derived during business meetings, planning sessions, and problem-solving exercises. Proficient with workflow documentation tools such as Visio or Mural
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to help clarify business ideas; document requirements; and, assess solution options
• Ability to coordinate an assessment of proposed approaches to determine whether the business needs will be met; identify and assess the strengths and weaknesses of proposed approaches
• Ability to establish acceptance criteria
• Capable of working as a team member, as well as independently
• Excellent listening, oral and interpersonal skills
• Ability to solve problems

Qualifications:

• Experience with Jira and Confluence preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis, quality assurance or IT-related activities is preferred

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