Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Apply NowCompany: GATE Insight, Inc.
Location: Alpharetta, GA 30022
Description:
Job Description:
The Senior Business Systems Analyst performs functions on highly complex projects and provides guidance to a team of Business Systems Analysts (BSAs) on cross-functional projects. He/She serves as a liaison between the business community and Information Services (I.S.). This position elicits and analyzes business needs for highly complex projects and validates that solutions fit within the long-term strategic vision. The Senior Business Systems Analyst determines the impact and integration of solutions to business processes and systems. He/She ensures Business Systems Analysis (BSA) work products conform to quality and content standards. This position stays current on industry best practices, standards, trends, tools, and techniques. He/She collaborates with organizational stakeholders and senior management to establish and implement processes that enhance efficiency, and improve work products for the enterprise. This individual will be working very closely with senior management to establish project scope of high-profile projects.
Communicates Complex Business Needs
o Elicits information and gains consensus from project stakeholders to ensure common goals are established and achieved.
o Manages stakeholder concerns and addresses barriers by identifying, anticipating, and mitigating risks and potential issues to prevent project delays.
o Facilitates collaboration (e.g., stakeholders, team members, architects, etc.) to address issues, support decision-making, and ensure common understanding.
o Conveys business systems analysis information (e.g., presentations, documentation, etc.) to stakeholders and senior management to ensure consistent understanding of problems, opportunities, and solutions.
o Develops business and functional requirements and corresponding work products for highly complex projects to ensure stakeholders' understanding
Elicits and Analyzes Complex Business Needs
o Elicits and analyzes business problems and opportunities to drive optimal, cost-effective business solutions.
o Facilitates meetings to gather relevant information and to ensure understanding of the audience's knowledge and the stage of project life cycle.
o Applies appropriate level of details, based on the audience and stage of project life cycles, to ensure mapped solutions satisfy business problems and opportunities.
o Breaks down highly complex concepts into smaller, comprehensible concepts for analysis to ensure appropriate level of communication and understanding for the project stakeholders.
o Develops business and functional requirements and corresponding work products for highly complex projects to ensure stakeholders' understanding
Implements and Applies Business Systems Analysis Processes
o Creates and validates project work plans to ensure accuracy, effectiveness, thoroughness, and consistency.
o Coordinates cross-functional participation in the business systems analysis process to ensure consistency and adherence with standards and best practices.
o Serves as a subject matter expert and performs functions for urgent, high visibility, high profile, and strategic projects to ensure accuracy and completeness while meeting challenging deadlines.
Validates Solutions for Complex Business Needs
o Validates and recommends solutions for cross-functional and highly complex projects to ensure the approach fits into the long-term business strategy.
o Conducts peer reviews of BSA deliverables to ensure completeness, accuracy, and adherence to quality and work product standards.
o Participates in peer reviews of architecture, design, and quality assurance work products to identify conflicts and ensure consistent implementation of business and functional requirements.
Mandatory Skills:
Project Planning, Solicits and Gathers Information, Knowledge and Experience in Scaled Agile Framework, Hosting Work Session
The Senior Business Systems Analyst performs functions on highly complex projects and provides guidance to a team of Business Systems Analysts (BSAs) on cross-functional projects. He/She serves as a liaison between the business community and Information Services (I.S.). This position elicits and analyzes business needs for highly complex projects and validates that solutions fit within the long-term strategic vision. The Senior Business Systems Analyst determines the impact and integration of solutions to business processes and systems. He/She ensures Business Systems Analysis (BSA) work products conform to quality and content standards. This position stays current on industry best practices, standards, trends, tools, and techniques. He/She collaborates with organizational stakeholders and senior management to establish and implement processes that enhance efficiency, and improve work products for the enterprise. This individual will be working very closely with senior management to establish project scope of high-profile projects.
Communicates Complex Business Needs
o Elicits information and gains consensus from project stakeholders to ensure common goals are established and achieved.
o Manages stakeholder concerns and addresses barriers by identifying, anticipating, and mitigating risks and potential issues to prevent project delays.
o Facilitates collaboration (e.g., stakeholders, team members, architects, etc.) to address issues, support decision-making, and ensure common understanding.
o Conveys business systems analysis information (e.g., presentations, documentation, etc.) to stakeholders and senior management to ensure consistent understanding of problems, opportunities, and solutions.
o Develops business and functional requirements and corresponding work products for highly complex projects to ensure stakeholders' understanding
Elicits and Analyzes Complex Business Needs
o Elicits and analyzes business problems and opportunities to drive optimal, cost-effective business solutions.
o Facilitates meetings to gather relevant information and to ensure understanding of the audience's knowledge and the stage of project life cycle.
o Applies appropriate level of details, based on the audience and stage of project life cycles, to ensure mapped solutions satisfy business problems and opportunities.
o Breaks down highly complex concepts into smaller, comprehensible concepts for analysis to ensure appropriate level of communication and understanding for the project stakeholders.
o Develops business and functional requirements and corresponding work products for highly complex projects to ensure stakeholders' understanding
Implements and Applies Business Systems Analysis Processes
o Creates and validates project work plans to ensure accuracy, effectiveness, thoroughness, and consistency.
o Coordinates cross-functional participation in the business systems analysis process to ensure consistency and adherence with standards and best practices.
o Serves as a subject matter expert and performs functions for urgent, high visibility, high profile, and strategic projects to ensure accuracy and completeness while meeting challenging deadlines.
Validates Solutions for Complex Business Needs
o Validates and recommends solutions for cross-functional and highly complex projects to ensure the approach fits into the long-term business strategy.
o Conducts peer reviews of BSA deliverables to ensure completeness, accuracy, and adherence to quality and work product standards.
o Participates in peer reviews of architecture, design, and quality assurance work products to identify conflicts and ensure consistent implementation of business and functional requirements.
Mandatory Skills:
Project Planning, Solicits and Gathers Information, Knowledge and Experience in Scaled Agile Framework, Hosting Work Session