Prin IT Business Analyst

Prin IT Business Analyst

Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Prin IT Business Analyst for a contract position in Fridley, MN. The opportunity will be six months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: Looking for a business analyst to help with early engagement with the Neuromodulation business. Help to understand the business problem, look at solutions to solve the problem, and define the value to the business. Define business requirements for the solutions. Work with corporate IT to review existing solutions and vendors for fit to business requirements. Develop solution options and approaches for implementation.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Engages with business leaders to understand how strategies and data-driven changes can improve efficiencies and add value. Work with data sets to define use cases to improve products, processes and/or services. Collaborates with Business Partner (BP), business stakeholders and IT Product Owners / Managers to develop business requirements for product or system changes. Determine and document business problems and identify solutions internally and externally to solve business problems. Develop plan and technical resources necessary to implement solution. Work with others to finalize timeline to implement. Functional Skills: Ability to analyze data and trends in order to develop software recommendations to solve business problems, develop a plan to implement solutions. Additional Skills: Problem Solving, Detail Oriented, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Service, Process Improvement, Communication. Technology: Understanding of systems, software and technological concepts, Familiarity with data analysis tools.
• PECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.
• DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.
• Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area. Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.
• Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems. Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making. Leadership and Talent Management:

Qualifications:

• Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.
• Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have broad knowledge of project management.
• Requires 7+ years of experience with a Bachelor''s Degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree or 12+ years of experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Business analysis or Solution Architecture experience
• Taking an undefined business problem through to a solution
• Researching technology options and fitting them to business needs.