Senior Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather requirements from the key stakeholders by using requirement elicitation techniques like brainstorming, requirement workshops and focus groups
• Validate requirements by cross-referencing them with other stakeholders and try to obtain a buy-in. Create and maintained RTM and User interface specification (UI specification)
• Analyze and interpret requirements for their viability against the business objective
• Serve as a key interface between the business and technical teams translating business processes and requirements into technical requirements and specifications
• Document requirements by creating use cases, functional and requirement specifications documents, categorize requirements as functional, non-functional and technical requirements
• Gain requirements sign-off from the key stakeholders
• Identify training needs by evaluating strengths and weaknesses
• Translate requirements into training needs that will close gaps with functional adoption
• Prepare end-user documentation/manuals
• Lead and manage QA and User Acceptance Testing from preparing comprehensive test plans and test scripts
• Ability to Create test scripts and perform System Testing and to verify product functionality
• Execute test scripts to perform Integrated System Testing and Acceptance testing
• Review detail design documents, test plans and test scripts to ensure system implementation meets requirements
• Apply a structured methodology and lead OCM activities required by a project or initiative. Design, Develop, Deliver and Manage all communication needs for IT Program / Projects
• Conducts change impact analyses, assess change readiness, identify key stakeholders and impacted user community for change management
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance
• Integrate change management activities into project plan
• Evaluate and ensure user readiness
• Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress

Key Skills:

• Analysis, Visualization, and prototyping skills
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of stakeholders
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
• Ability to work with Agile / Scrum team and traditional waterfall methodology project teams
• Ability to draft user stories by converting high level epics/features/scope
• Good command over spoken and written communication
• Elicitation and interviewing skills
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Facilitation and observational skills
• Business structure knowledge
• Process modeling skills

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in progressive Business Analysis/ Test Management/ IT Organizational Change Management roles