Role: Business Analyst
Client: Bank
Location: Hybrid 3x a wk onsite in Charlotte
Duration: 12mo+ contract
Must-Have:
- Proficiency in Agile tools (Jira)
Position Summary: We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Business Analyst to act as the primary interface with business partners, solution architects, and cross-organizational technology teams. In this role, you will analyze current processes and systems, assess the business model and its integration with technology, and work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, analyze problems, and capture their requirements. You will then collaborate with the Development Team to refine these requirements into executable specifications. As part of an Agile Scrum team, you will work alongside the Product Owner to evaluate features, write effective user stories, document business rules, and review technical designs with the Developers, identifying enablers and dependencies.
Required Skills:
- Excellent analytical skills with at least 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst
- Experience working closely with business partners to elicit requirements, document process flows, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and define technical solution strategies
- Proficiency in documenting detailed functional and technical requirements
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with developers to ensure that user story acceptance criteria are understood and applied
- Support UAT and SIT testers in clarifying requirements and determining if a defect is a new requirement or an actual defect
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with testers to ensure test plans and scripts satisfy the requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to facilitate discussions
- Self-motivated with minimal supervision required
- Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to analyze existing capabilities and identify gaps and opportunities
- Working knowledge of Agile tools such as Jira
- Experience with Agile methodologies, feature writing, story grooming, and sprint planning
- Experience in capital markets is needed
Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary interface with business partners, solution architects, and cross-organizational technology teams
- Analyze current processes and systems, and assess the business model's integration with technology
- Work with stakeholders to understand their needs, analyze problems, and capture requirements
- Collaborate with the Development Team to refine requirements into executable specifications
- Participate in an Agile Scrum team, working with the Product Owner to evaluate features, write user stories, document business rules, and review technical designs
- Support UAT and SIT testers in clarifying requirements and determining defects
- Communicate and work with testers to ensure test plans and scripts meet requirements
- Identify risks, document process flows, and participate in defining technical solution strategies
- Facilitate discussions and ensure effective communication throughout the change process