Sr BA - Data at Horizontal Talent in Golden Valley, Minnesota

Job Description:

This role is the liaison between key Business Stakeholders and IT in the analysis and delivery of system changes to support IT and Operational projects. Responsible for facilitation, assessment and documentation of project scope, business risks, business and technical requirements and the overall testing strategy with test cases. Facilitates requirements gathering sessions with key stakeholders and is responsible for business requirement documentation and traceability to technical requirements. Develops user acceptance and validation test plans. Leads execution of user acceptance testing and ensures business readiness. Creates user stories and acceptance criteria. Delivers demos of completed features and user stories. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the SDLC and PDLC, makes recommendations, and advocates for improvements as appropriate. Supports project timelines and stakeholder needs; a good communicator with intent to do good on behalf of stakeholders.

Types of projects to be analyzed can include legacy system decommissions, so technical expertise is appreciated.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead building the business case, outlining scope, identifying stakeholders, facilitating and documenting As Is, To Be flows including gap analysis

Elicit, analyze and document clear concise detailed business and technical requirements via user stories and acceptance criteria

Plan User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate the solution delivered meets the business needs.

Provide input into business readiness plans, including communication, training and production validation.

Ensure issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner

Ensure status is updated and tracked appropriately in the single source of truth.

Qualifications:

• 6-7 years Business Analyst Experience
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Strong technical acumen with ability to translate needs into clear, concise technical requirements
• Ability to facilitate requirement elicitation and approval sessions under limited supervision.
• Understand architectural and data needs and workflows required to complete tasks
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry
• Self-starter who can work independently
• Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work across delivery team, to coordinate delivery and implementation
• Experience with external vendors

Preferred:

• 8-10 years Business Analyst Experience

• Experience working on large data project implementations
• Strong leadership ability, with experience coaching other analysts
• Six Sigma, and/or Business Analyst training or certification a plus (CBAP, BABOK)
• Experience with the Agile framework (SAFe, Scrum, KanBan)
• Knowledge of Jira and/or Polarion (epics, user stories, tasks, subtasks)

Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers. We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $37 - $71 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Apply Now