Business Analyst

Job description

Role Description

·  Reviews evaluations of business models, processes and operations to develop a comprehensive understanding of business needs and requirements, and maintains an understanding of the technical implications of risks, assumptions and dependencies.
·  Translates complex business requirements into technical requirements and specifications, contributing to system architectural design and development.
·  Forms relationships with business stakeholders and SMEs to gather, understand, document and analyze business requirements and supports the business to envision future state and what they need to change to support it.
·  Provides insights and recommendations from different data sources to help verify the solution / technology is meeting business requirements, identifying new projects and opportunities for additional services.​

Responsibilities

·  Leads meetings and facilitates workshops with business stakeholders to understand and gather business / functional requirements and translates these into complex technical requirements, building strong relationships with business stakeholders as well as the wider team
·  Reviews and oversees the production of technical specifications to guide system architectural design and development  and  reviews quality assurance tasks to ensure completeness of requirements.
·  Provides technical expertise to maximize value from current applications, solutions, infrastructure and emerging technologies and seeks to continuously improve the use of system and technical components to align to business requirements
·  Identifies processes and information technology required to introduce solutions and recommends modifications to systems and processes for efficiency, scale, and performance
·  Maintains an understanding of risks, assumptions, and dependencies associated with the business and technical requirements, identifies any blockers and flags as appropriate , and assists with scope management activities including the identification and impact assessment of change
·  Leads the design and review of test cases to ensure tests adequately meet the requirements
·  Reviews insights on whether solutions and technologies being implemented are meeting business requirements and provides recommendations on how to improve current processes
·  Manages the delivery of business case development and RFP responses, seeking new data sources to assist with the delivery ​

People Capabilities

·  Expert experience gathering and interpreting business requirements
·  Expert experience developing technical requirements and specifications, including knowledge of software engineering methodologies, reporting tools, modelling and testing​.
·  Expert understanding of Lean Six Sigma and Business Process Modelling and Notation

Experience

·  Strong relevant experience in either an internal or external business analysis role, or similar, evidenced by adding significant business value through research, challenging the status quo where appropriate, contributing material improvement ideas and developing/presenting full business cases​
·  Strong technical knowledge and experience in delivering IT solutions, providing comprehensive technical advice and understanding user requirements
·  Proven stakeholder management experience​