Agile Business Analyst jobs in Agency, IA

Description

Business analysts identify, define and document business processes and software requirements to be developed as software or best practice business processes. They serve as a liaison between business and IT teams by facilitating communication and determining software objectives that align with stated and unstated business needs. They manage complex projects where change management and technology come together to drive strategic business initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Obtain a deep understanding of relevant business area(s) to be able to recommend solutions and build high-quality requirements.
• Use a variety of techniques to understand business requirements, such as interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, and storyboards.
• Shape business requirements by making recommendations and suggesting alternatives to proposed solutions.
• Understand technical options, limitations, costs, and risks. Communicate tradeoffs to business partners and work with them to shape requirements accordingly.
• Work with business and delivery teams to prioritize requirements.
• Help resolve competing priorities between stakeholder groups by facilitating stakeholder discussions and escalate issues where appropriate.
• Create artifacts as appropriate, including business case documentation, scope documentation, and process flows.
• Support delivery teams (internal and external) as they develop, test, and deploy solutions.
• Review delivery team output to ensure requirements are correctly interpreted; define and execute test cases.
• Identify and assist in prioritizing opportunities to streamline business processes.
• Project Manager for strategic projects where technology and/or process changes are required to ensure all stakeholders are held accountable from both IT and the business unit.

Skills and Competencies

• Experience determining the explicit and implicit needs and requirements of various stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly learn the objectives, structures, operations and policies of a new business area.
• Strong problem resolution, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage both developers and business partners to achieve target outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills to manage complex projects
• Proven interpersonal skills and an ability to influence senior leaders and peers.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Experience creating documentation such as business case documentation or business requirements summaries.
• Experience with Vista by Viewpoint, B2W, and Microsoft Project a plus.
• Adaptability and a willingness to learn new skills.

Experience, Education and Skill Requirements:

• 4-year Degree (preferred) Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field
• Minimum 4-5 years in a business environment or leadership role
• Introductory levels of leadership, people, and culture.
• Previous experience with the company and knowledge of Viewpoint preferred.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• PTO
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Wellness Program
• Flex Plan
• Paid Holidays