Business Analyst IT

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Business Analyst IT L2 Location: Torrance, CA

Daily Tasks Performed:

Business system Analysis for Enterprise-wide digital transformation projects involving a large set of stakeholders & dependencies

• System Analysis for Assigned Projects & Enhancements to new or existing systems Following client's SDLC methodology (Agile & Waterfall) and deliverables
• Workshop facilitation (e.g. JAD Sessions), data analysis, business process and workflow analysis
• Gather, refine, and validate complex business requirements and combine into a clear and prioritized backlog.
• Occasionally manage project plan, staff tasks and progress & report status
• Co-ordinate, schedule and chair meetings with multiple stakeholders & distribute meeting minutes
• Supporting Production Systems as needed
• Creating & executing test cases (Whitebox & Blackbox) that involve complex batch and online processing
• Create presentation & communication material relevant to a variety of stakeholders including business?
• Analyzes business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions
• Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology
• Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications
• Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation
• Works with business partners within one business function to align technology solutions with business strategies
• Supports several moderately complex business processes
• Assists Project Managers in development of project plans and use associated project planning tools as needed
• Assumes the Project Manager responsibilities in preparing and facilitating the project plan for smaller projects
• Conducts feasibility studies to assess cost/benefit, efficiency and technical viability of solutions to business problems
• Coaches less experience staff
  
  

Must Have Skills:

• Experience delivering consumer facing websites, digital platforms or services that involve complex data, transactions & integrations
• Strong hands on experience with Agile & Waterfall Delivery models
• Experience with Workstop facilitation(e.g. JAD Sessions. empathy mapping etc.), data analysis, business process and workflow analysis/creation
• Technical background to clearly understand complex business requirements and benefits of assigned projects and map them to architecture and system requirement
• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence tools to manage project artifacts, user stories, test cases etc.
  
  

Position Success Criteria (Desired) - 'WANTS':

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience.

The candidate must display the following technical competencies:

• Basic knowledge of business requirements and corporate priorities
• Basic ability to gather/refine complex business requirements, recommend or make decisions on business requirements/interdependence
• Basic ability to develop complex business cases
• Basic ability to create impact analysis to make recommendations
• Basic ability to present and defend complex positions and strategies for business decisions processes and plans
• Basic knowledge of compliance, governance structures and audit principles
• Basic understanding of the business architecture and its relationship to other architecture
• Basic ability to assess corporate impacts of changes and recommend strategies to senior management
  
  

MUSTS:

• Experience delivering consumer-facing websites, digital platforms or services that involve complex data, transactions & integrations
• Strong hands-on experience with Agile & Waterfall Delivery models
• Experience with Workstop facilitation (e.g. JAD Sessions. Empathy mapping etc.), data analysis, business process and workflow analysis/creation
• Clear communication skills and ability to communicate and negotiate with stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate well with a diverse set of team members (team player)
• Technical background to clearly understand complex business requirements and benefits of assigned projects
• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence tools to manage project artifacts, user stories, test cases etc.
• Ability to innovate and multi-task with minimal oversight
  
  

Preferred:

• Automotive industry background & business acumen, familiarity with Digital Retailing, lead management, vehicle sales, financing process and CRMs, OEM, Customer & Dealer Interaction models & related Business Processes
• 4 to 6 years of relevant technical or business work experience