Business Analyst (Hybrid Onsite)

Job Title

Business Analyst (Hybrid Onsite)

Location

Plano, TX

Duration

5 Months

Interview Type

Virtual & In-Person

Description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team in Dallas. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and a solid understanding of Agile -Scrum methodologies. You will drive the gathering of requirements, facilitate process improvements, and ensure successful project delivery.

Mandatory Skills:

• Agile Experience: Demonstrated experience working within Agile frameworks (Scrum), with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.

• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of software development processes and experience with system integrations. Proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL is a plus.

• Tools Proficiency: Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence for project management and documentation. Experience with Microsoft tools for reporting and data visualization.

• Analytical Skills: Proven ability to analyze complex business problems and conduct thorough gap and impact analyses.

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences.

• Detail-Oriented: Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring all project deliverables meet or exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering: Lead workshops and meetings with stakeholders to gather, refine, and document business and technical requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Business Process Analysis: Analyze current business processes (as-is) and design improved processes (to-be), identifying inefficiencies and gaps, and recommending actionable improvements.

• User Mapping: Develop user personas and journey maps to understand user needs and experiences throughout business processes.

• Collaboration: Partner with development teams and solution architects to transform business needs into functional specifications, including user interfaces, business rules, and data requirements.

• Documentation & Design: Create clear, detailed documentation such as functional design specifications, user stories, and process flow diagrams, ensuring they are accessible to both technical and non-technical team members.

• Assistance in Planning: Experience assisting Product Owners in project planning, roadmap development, and estimations to ensure alignment with business goals and timelines.

• Agile Methodology: Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, to support iterative development and continuous improvement.

• Testing & Validation: Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) efforts, ensuring that all solutions meet business requirements and quality standards, and facilitate the resolution of any identified issues.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a key point of contact between business users and technical teams, fostering effective communication and ensuring requirements are well understood and executed.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization and contribute to the development of best practices that promote efficiency and effectiveness across projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting meetings with business users and subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather requirements.

• Proven track record of collaborating with product owners to refine and prioritize the product backlog and manage scope effectively.

• Familiarity with business process management and cloud technologies. 

• Previous experience in the automobile industry is preferred

• Relevant certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) are a plus

Top Skills

-Process Flows

-Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

-Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility

-Participate in data conversion and data maintenance

-Provide best practice and industry specific solutions

-Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions

-Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.

-Participate as a team member of the functional team

-Perform other duties as assigned.

Recruiter

Contact: Praveen - - Eight three two - Nine Nine Zero - Two four two seven