Sr. Business Systems Analyst

ROLE:                                Sr. Business Systems Analyst

DURATION:                     12mo (Start date November)

Location:                           Hybrid – occasional travel to Los Angeles, CA

                                                                (LOCAL CANDIDATES PREFERRED)   

Status:                              c2c

Domain:                           Automotive/manufacturing

Rate:                                  YOUR BEST RATE (DO NOT ASK FOR RATE)      

MOI:                                     TEAMS + F2F

SKILLS MATRIX:

 JOB DESCRIPTION

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop a deep understanding of the existing business processes and cross department interactions and document that understanding using MS Project, Visio or other appropriate tools.
• Work with business leads and SMEs to understand and document current state, the challenges that exist within the operational infrastructure, including identification of business and technical gaps. 
• Prepare comprehensive future state documentation for business processes.
• Elicit and document business requirements and visual models that communicate what must occur to realize future state. 
• Review and approve functional design definitions such as Application Requirements (AR) deliverables to ensure business requirements are being met.
• Prepare for, lead and/or participate in Requirements Elicitation or Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions as required for the project.
• Participate in vendor selection or evaluation processes where applicable; including preparing RFI/RFP deliverables, coordinating demonstrations, coordinating feedback and results prepare resulting documentation, etc.
• Act as primary point of contact for the project team during development to clarify business requirements, resolve issues, and make recommendations as needed where business impacts may arise.
• Support user acceptance testing via test planning and developing and executing test scenarios and/or test scripts.
• Support user training and rollout as necessary to ensure effective adoption and utilization of the solution.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of six years of full life cycle business analysis experience including working independently on large, complex projects that deliver or enhance production software systems.
• Able to analyze complex business system requirements in a wide range of functional areas and to work with others to develop solutions.
• Exceptionally strong ability to communicate in writing and verbally on both business and technical subjects with all levels of management; possesses strong interview and meeting facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to earn the respect and confidence of others.  Able to function as team lead on almost any project, regardless of size or complexity.  Able to mentor other less experienced business analysts.
• Able to independently coordinate many diverse and complex activities to accomplish a goal.  Able to develop new formats as needed, for presenting data to drive understanding and decision making.
• Has thorough understanding of system development life cycle and is capable of backing up project manager as needed.
• Ability to follow Company policies and safety guidelines.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science or related field with specialized education in

tools & techniques of business process analysis, re-engineering, business systems analysis, or quality assurance. A minimum of six (6) years of full life cycle business analysis experience working independently and in a project team environment is highly desired.