Business Analyst

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Business Analyst for a contract assignment with one of our premier Investment Banking services clients in Seattle, WA . This role will be remote.

Responsibilities :
The Business Analyst will work with the business and technology teams on solutions from inception through ongoing maintenance. This position will play a pivotal role in providing analysis support from ideation to implementation of new technology and processes, including workflow, operational process, systems and data flow design for Parametric. This position will lead business and functional requirements gathering, analysis and documentation, including workflows, wireframes, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mapping, data flows, assistance with user testing and where applicable, processes and procedures documentation.

• Communicate effectively - both verbally and written - to peers and business partners to include strong questioning and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.
• Interview business counterparts to effectively draw out and articulate the business need/problem/ opportunity to be addressed. Provide scaled options for implementation based on the business need.
• Gather and analyze requirements. Organize and document business needs to enable design and development, including elicitation and documentation of current state and future state workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mapping and UI wireframes.
• Elicit and document processes and procedures, as well as prepare training and adoption materials
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams.
• Provide consultation to development team and product owner for business facing application enhancements.
• Create test cases, coordinate user acceptance testing and verify production completeness.

Required Skills :

• Bachelor's degree required.
• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Business Analysis.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, documentation and workflow diagramming.
• Experience leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate customized solutions to meet business requirements.
• Advanced experience working with Agile/Lean/Kanban software development processes.
• Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Excel, SQL and Visio
• Understanding of analysis and documentation goals throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong domain knowledge in finance/asset management.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams.
• Strong experience with SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau, Agile

Preferred Skills :

• Master's degree preferred.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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