Enterprise Business Analyst II (Atlanta, GA)

Enterprise Business Analyst II

Lewis James Professional is a woman-owned staff augmentation, project consulting and direct hire search and placement firm. We are currently seeking a Enterprise Business Analyst II for a contract opportunity with a financial services client.

Responsibilities:

• Works independently with business partners within the business function to align solutions with business strategies.
• Identifies and communicates business needs and translates these needs into understandable requirements.
• Determines if internal or external solutions exist or whether new solutions are needed.
• Works with key technology and/or department analysts to determine if these solutions impact existing work processes and systems.
• Partners with appropriate resources to accurately prioritize, analyze, and document business processes.
• Provides input surround buy vs. build decisions for possible solutions. Identifies opportunities for improvement/enhancement, and negotiate agreements and commitments between business partners and IT from requirements gathering to the final implementation.
• Responsible for the more complex work and assignments typically required of a business analyst.
• Acts as an expert in the business units supported, as well as, an understanding of the IT and Operations capabilities.
• Supports and contributes to development of business strategy as a subject-matter-expert.
• Educates the IT and Operations organization on the direction of the business.
• Analyzes business partner’s operations to understand strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to innovate and improve the customer experience.
• Understands and develops appropriate business models to represent business requirements and meet business needs.
• Develops business models to represent requirements, such as use cases, business process flows, and data flow diagrams.
• Obtains, captures, and validates needed information from stakeholders to form requirements through various analysis techniques.
• Responsible for requirements management, approval, change, and traceability.
• Participates in negotiation of agreements and commitments.
• Facilitates communication between business units and IT from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Maintains a current knowledge base and understanding of business industry trends.
• Leverages IT and VMO partnerships to bring solutions to business units supported and enhance the enterprise’s competitive edge.
• Works on multiple projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader.
• Evaluates and identifies project complexity, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies.
• Participates in planning sessions with business units to improve business processes.
• Understands, documents and contributes to continuous improvement of business/IT value streams.
• Acts as a value stream subject-matter-expert to IT and the business.

Qualifications:

• Financial Sector experience  Agile certifications (CSM, CSPO, SAFe) Certified Business Analysis professional or other relevant industry designation.
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on Economics, Finance, Communications, Computer Science, information Systems or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4 years of work related experience within the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of the industry’s standard business practices, products, and services.
• Advanced knowledge of project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Highly independent in thinking and framing problems.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Highly proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Visio.
• Ability to blend creativity, problem solving, and technical skills for refining existing theories or developing new approaches.
• Ability to present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding.
• Ability to communicate needs and schedules to IT and clients.

For immediate consideration, please click “Apply” and use Job Code BHJOB11837_4277. You may also send a copy of your resume to: resumes@lewisjamesprofessional.com and enter only the following job code in the subject line: BHJOB11837_4277. Lewis James Professional is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V