Business Analyst III-Strategy & Delivery

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Non-Manager

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: The Business Consulting Management department within IT is looking for a Business Analyst III to join our team. Our department focuses on delivering projects and programs to the areas we support.&nbsp; The Business Analyst III will be supporting our projects collaborating with multiple business teams to design and implement technical solutions.<br /><strong>Serve as a liaison between the business area and the IT organization to provide technical solutions required for the achievement of business goals. Collect, analyze, develop, document, and communicate business requirement.&nbsp; Support one or more highly complex business processes, requiring design or integration of technical solutions that may cross multiple function of the business.&nbsp; Serve in a lead role.</strong>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li> <div>Conduct data gathering and analysis to understand business strategy requirements.&nbsp; Lead and provide direction for short and long-term planning sessions and provide direction to ensure understanding of business goals and direction. Provide input from a business and IT perspective. Lead the assessment of client needs utilizing a structured requirements process (gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing changes) to prioritize immediate business needs and recommend options, risks and cost vs. benefits.&nbsp;</div> </li> <li> <div>Analyze customer&rsquo;s operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities for improvements.</div> </li> <li> <div>Conduct feasibility studies and draft proposals for evaluation by appropriate users and managers.Develop and assist in the presentation of businesses cases.</div> </li> <li> <div>Develop user test cases and system integration testing and validate test results during testing.&nbsp; Review and approve test plans and monitor testing process to ensure that business results are adequately tested with minimal risk, as needed.</div> </li> <li> <div>Review and approve test plans and monitors testing process to ensure that business results are adequately tested with minimal risk.</div> </li> <li> <div>Investigate, resolve and escalate problems.&nbsp; Procure technical assistance to help in problem resolution.</div> </li> <li> <div>Monitor and analyze performance metrics to ensure customer satisfaction.&nbsp; Keeps customers informed of problems, issues, and status.&nbsp; Manage customers&rsquo; expectations.&nbsp; Ensure IT solutions meet customers&rsquo; needs.</div> </li> <li> <div>Coach and transfer knowledge to less experienced team members. Other duties may be assigned.</div> </li> </ul>
Requirements: <strong>Qualifications</strong> <p><strong>EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.</li> <li>Five (5) years of relevant technical or business work experience required.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leadership skills, experience/in-depth knowledge of business operations and systems requirement processes.</li> <li>Display innovation in identifying, proposing, and overseeing the execution of business solutions.</li> <li>Written and verbal communication skills interpersonal skills.</li> <li>Ability to work independently, or within a team environment.</li> <li>Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>Departmental Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology</li> <li>Previous experience working with Jira software</li> <li>Ability to work with business partners to define and communicate detailed business requirements</li> <li>Strong organizational, presentation and administrative skills</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li> <li>Strong background in Microsoft Office (Visio, Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint)</li> <li>Ability to organize complex thoughts &amp; processes</li> <li>Manage multiple components of work &amp; thrive in ambiguity paving new ground &amp; processes</li> <li>Support the business in defining business problems &amp; use cases</li> <li>Strong attention to detail and quality product development</li> <li>Ability to move quickly, leveraging and building relationships to deliver work products</li> </ul>