Job Title: Business Analyst
Duration: contract is 4-6 months
Location: Dallas TX ( REMOTE )
REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field preferred
- 5+ years of experience in a Business Analyst role
- CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification or comparable certification preferred
- Knowledge and applied use of a range of techniques to elicit business and system requirements
- Knowledge and applied use of a range of workflow/documentation techniques (e.g. Swim lane diagrams), and the flexibility to apply the best method to the needs of each assignment/project
- Experience working across a variety of tech platforms and systems
- Knowledge of and experience with both waterfall and agile methodologies preferred
- Ability to communicate ideas confidently and effectively- both technical and conceptual; verbally and written
- Ability to multi-task with good decision-making, analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to learn the intricacies of a new industry and move through new topics at a rapid pace
- Acute attention to detail
- Self-Starter Mentality with proven ability to succeed in a fast paced, evolving environment
- Strong capability with MS Visio, PPT, Excel and Word
- Ability to operate independently and set priorities amongst multiple task assignments.
- Ability to facilitate meetings and workshops in person and remotely
Thrives in a fast-paced collaborative work environment with the ability to deal with ambiguity
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Partner with Business to understand the business strategy and service models and create process flows and documentation accordingly
- Organize, lead, and facilitate cross-entity enterprise-wide initiatives that will encompass an end-to-end analysis
- Uses appropriate techniques to gather and document business, user, and systems requirements
- Document data requirements or data flow and conducts data analysis for system integration
- Responsible for all communication, requirements gathering and documentation of assigned projects
- Document functional requirements to include all information needed by the developers by translating business requirements into detailed system/IT requirements, user stories, business use cases, process workflows, personas, journey maps, wireframes and user guides
- Develop and execute end user verification test plans. Facilitates end user testing sessions.
- Develop metrics that provide data for process management indicators for future improvement opportunities.
- Provide input to the Project Manager and Product Manager in the creation of project plans, estimates and schedules.
- Conducts gap analysis between feature/workflow requirements and existing application/solution functionality
- Collaborates and assists product managers, software developers, quality assurance testers, data science, and project managers to plan and develop product enhancements
Mentor staff and junior business analysts