Senior Business Analyst, Master Data Office

Welcome to Ross Stores, Inc., where our differences make us stronger… At Ross and dd’s, inclusion is a way of life. We care about our Associates and the communities we serve and we value their differences. We are committed to building diverse teams and an inclusive culture. We respect and celebrate the diversity of backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us. Come join us as we continue our diversity, equality and inclusion journey!
Senior Business Analyst, Master Data Office
About Ross Stores, Inc.
Since 1982, our focus has been on bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and trends at extraordinary savings, while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience. We believe in keeping things simple: no expensive signage, displays or fancy fixtures - to us, it's far more meaningful to pass greater savings on to our customers with on trend apparel, accessories, footwear, and home furnishings. With more than 1,900 stores, including Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS, we are the nation's largest off-price retail chain, and we continue to grow at a rate far outpacing traditional retail.
With corporate headquarters located in Dublin, CA, we have three buying offices positioned in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, as well as seven state-of-the-art distribution centers across the country. With FY2021 revenues of $18.9 billion, we are a Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 Company, committed to offering an inclusive, safe and positive workplace. Come see what's in store.
As Part Of The Ross Family You Will Experience

• Opportunities to give back to your community through national charities and local volunteer initiatives
• A respectful culture embedded with collaborative partnerships and humility
• A significant investment in your career through extensive onboarding programs, continuous learning opportunities, ongoing development and the opportunity to work with engaged and knowledgeable industry leaders

Additional information is available at: https://jobs.rossstores.com/creative/about
About This Opportunity
The Master Data Office is a new enterprise team at Ross defining how data can better serve the business. The Senior Business Analyst will identify key opportunities for improvements and contribute to critical operational/process improvements or projects.
This role will support the MDO vision to be the central point of contact for all master data needs within a critical master data domain (i.e., supplier, item/attributes, digital asset management (DAM), product hierarchy). They will ensure that all requests are prioritized, addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
The Senior Business Analyst may represent the team in meetings with executives or key business partners.
They will be able to independently work, managing deliverables and expectations.
The base salary range for this role is $90,000 - $107,000. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.
Responsibilities
Point of Contact for Business

• Ability to partner with cross functional teams
• Analyze data to troubleshoot or provide data insights and business visibility
• As point of contact for multiple business departments across the organization, the Senior Business Analyst will be playing an important role to support multiple business units, address regular requests, and troubleshoot issues

Documentation

• Develop foundational domain specific operational processes and reporting structures related to Master Data Management
• Ensure that existing governance and process documents are up to date based on changes in requirements or business needs

Request Management

• Manage workflow and requests in a Master Data Management or Digital Asset Management (DAM) Tool. Execute on all (change) requests from business effectively to ensure that they are implemented according to set data governance standards and processes.

Process improvement/Projects

• Play a role on enterprise-wide initiatives involving Master Data across the organization
• Identify and provide solutions on ways to service the business better

Compliance and Adoption

• Verify all Master Data Management processes around data governance are followed
• Promote adoption of data governance processes by establishing clear understanding (e.g., conducting periodic refresher workshops), and improving the Data Office governance processes based on ever changing needs of the business and other partners. Provide Manager with solutions or best practices.
• Build deep content knowledge around how the business end-users use this foundational data to run the business
• Play an integral role in escalating requests that do not comply with the governance set by MDM

Mentorship

• Work and partner with Business Analyst on complex challenges as they arise.

Who You Are

• You can build working relationships and bring about cooperation from leadership and working teams
• You have the ability to adjust to changing work environments, priorities, and goals
• You have Thorough knowledge of business process documentation that includes prior experience with documenting Merchandising, IT, or Finance workflows, processes, and requirements
• You can follow established practices, policies, and procedures
• You have a strong understanding of productivity suite software (i.e., Microsoft Office)
• You can understand and apply instructions or suggest proven alternate methods to move projects or requests forward
• You have a Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Business, Economics, Finance, or Computer Science, or an equivalent diploma
• You have prior Data Governance and Administration experience or exposure preferred
• You have 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst (preferably in Retail or in an IT field), with a strong process, data, and systems understanding
• You can work with both business (non-technical) and IT (technical) with the ability to communicate/translate requirements easily and effectively between all parties
• You have Strong communication skills
• You have strong analytical skills

This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.
Perks And Benefits Of Joining Our Team
Our Associates are at the heart of everything we do and we're proud to offer a range of benefits that reflect how much we value their contributions. Here's a peek into what you can expect as an eligible Ross Associate:

• Parent support programs
• Employee stock purchase plan*
• Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation
• A broad range of affordable health insurance options*, 401(k) with employer match*, life insurance*
• Enhanced maternity and bonding leaves with 100% income replacement*
• Eligibility may vary based on level and tenure, subject to change
• And more....
• Ample PTO, paid holidays, and Summer Fridays, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional vacation*

At Ross & dd's we care about our Associates and the communities we serve. We are committed to building diverse teams and an inclusive culture that respects, values and celebrates the diversity of backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us.