Senior Business Analyst
BC Forward

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Senior Business AnalystBCforward is seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst - Minneapolis, MN. Job Title: Senior Business AnalystLocation: Minneapolis, MNDuration: Full TimeDescription:Job Summary:The Senior Business Analysts needs to have both functional and technical product expertise along with delivery implementation within a retail system to design and deliver software solutions! You will set the course for business requirements and processes that are foundational for creating client deliverables and end-software modifications/systems to retail clients. Based on this work, the Senior Business Analyst may also define, analyze and document current and future business processes and the client business functions to help design software functionality critical to a client's success.Experience, Education and Other Skills:

• 5-7 years of business analysis experience ideally with client exposure
• Previous experience gathering and documenting business requirements, business processes, functional design and / or user interface design information
• Previous experience working with various levels of management and external clients
• Previous experience working with offshore and remote teams is preferred
• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience
• Candidate should have experience solving business problems with technology / software
• Candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Some travel may be required based on client requirements and will adhere to travel guidelines/restrictions related to current COVID conditions
• Previous experience working in Retail industry is a plus

Essential Functions:

• Serves as a lead team member to prioritize, delegate, and disseminate the work on the project delivery team and / or across multiple projects.
• Serves as a primary point of contact in the requirements definition phase of projects. This involves research and application of best practices to the client situation with respect to business and operational processes, technologies, and industry trends. May be required to be the internal and / or external point of contact on specific projects.
• Operates in conjunction with the lead members of the project to establish solution approach and organizes communications and expectations to supporting members of the team.
• Participates in cross-pollination and domain discussions with external clients, internal staff, and offshore teams.
• Possesses strong communication and analysis skills with ability to mentor other business analysts or coach and lead resources who operate in similar roles; dedicated to helping other team members develop.
• Maps out and documents "as is" and "to be" process models, defines associated business requirements, and performs gap analysis between process models, technology, and people.
• Works with key people (internally or externally) to identify specific needs that may be necessary for the project.
• Partners with the development team to ensure requirements and functionality are being met. Able to explain business focused concepts to the rest of the development and client teams to ensure software meets expectations.
• Creates requirement and functional design documents and can present them to internal team members and clients. Follows up with action items and ensures the completion of each phase of the methodology and SDLC.
• Educates the client with respect to technology terminology, best practices, and business analysis project phases.
• Effectively plans, estimates, and documents core project dependencies to project leadership and sponsors.
• Prepares accurate and detailed requirement specifications documents, user interface guides, functional specification documents, and related test documents.
• Plans, documents, and executes the test scenarios and scripts. May be involved in supporting client-based testing and issue remediation.
• Identifies and assists in managing any defects, change requests, or new functionality related to the project and current work efforts.
• Drives and insures deliverable completion.
• Directly supports the Project Manager with project decisions regarding all things functional.
• May perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Contact Name: Hari Vembadi How to Apply: To apply for this posting please send your resume to About BCforwardBCforward began as an IT business solution and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers' needs into a full-service personnel solution's organization. BCForward's headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates delivery centers in 17 locations in North America as well as Hyderabad, India, and Puerto Rico. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm headquartered in Indiana. With 14+ years of uninterrupted growth, the addition of two brands (Stafforward and PMforward) and a team of more than 1400 resources our teams deliver services for multiple industries from both public and private sectors. BCForward's team of dedicated staffing professionals has placed thousands of talented people over the past decade, with retention rates that are consistently higher than the industry average. www.bcforward.com
Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 136979 when responding to this ad.

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