What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business System Analyst position at Sharp Decisions?
A client of Sharp Decisions Inc. is looking for a Business System Analyst IT to be based in Torrance, CA. The position is an on-site contract role with a possible extension.
*W2 and local candidates only.
Title: Business System Analyst IT (Digital Transformation projects)
Daily Tasks Performed:
Business system Analysis for Enterprise-wide digital transformation projects involving a large set of stake-holders & dependencies
1) System Analysis for Assigned Projects & Enhancements to new or existing systems Following Honda's SDLC methodology(Agile & Waterfall) and deliverables
2) Workshop facilitation(e.g. JAD Sessions), data analysis, business process and workflow analysis
3)Gather, refine, and validate complex business requirements and combine into a clear and prioritized backlog.
4)Occasionally manage project plan, staff tasks and progress & report status
5)Co-ordinate, schedule and chair meetings with multiple stakeholders & distribute meeting minutes
6)Supporting Production Systems as needed
7)Creating & executing test cases (Whitebox & blackbox) that involve complex batch and online processing
8)Create presentation & communication material relevant to a variety of stake holders 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
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 requirement and corporate priorities
- Basic ability to gather/refine complex business requirements, recommend or make decisions on business requirements/interdependencies
- 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 architectures
- Basic ability to assess corporate impacts of changes and recommend strategies to senior management
MUSTS
1)Experience delivering consumer facing websites, digital platforms or services that involve complex data, transactions & integrations
2)Strong hands on experience with Agile & Waterfall Delivery models
3)Experience with Workstop facilitation (e.g. JAD Sessions.empathy mapping etc.), data analysis,business process and workflow analysis/creation
4)Clear communication skills and ability to communicate and negotiate with stakeholders
5)Abiliity to collaborate well with a diverse set of team members (team player)
6)Technical background to clearly understand complex business requirements and benefits of assigned projects
7)Familiarity with Jira/Confluence tools to manage project artifacts, user stories, test cases etc.
8)Ability to innovate and multi-task with minimal oversight
PREFERRED
1)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
Salary : $50 - $53
