Senior Business Analyst
Senior Business Analyst Location:
Lewiston, ME/Hybrid Duration:
6 months with possible contract to hire/ possible extension Description:
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Global Anti Money Laundering US Operations Systems and Support Team (OSS). This is an exciting time to join the growing OSS operations in the US as we embark on several initiatives to improve our systems and services. Additionally, we have a pipeline of projects in support of our stakeholders in the business. If you are a change champion and someone who enjoys working with stakeholders then we want to talk with you. The Sr Business Analyst plans, manages, leads and oversees the end-to-end delivery of requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project in alignment with the business and/or enterprise needs and strategies. Provides leadership and works collaboratively with stakeholders including business, technology and finance partners to support project benefits and changes to business processes, policies and systems across single or multiple Lines of Business (LoB). Depth & Scope:
Leads Requirements Management / work packages for Tier 3-4, low to moderate risk and regulatory projects with multiple stakeholders and across multiple LoB Advanced to expert knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project life-cycle Gains/acquires sound to advanced understanding of business and user interaction with technology throughout project delivery Works independently as the senior or lead business analyst and coaches and guides members within area of expertise Identifies and leads problem resolution for complex issues at all levels Contributes to the communication and change management activities across multiple stakeholders Education &
Experience:
Undergraduate degree required Business Analysis Accreditation is an asset 5
years related business analysis experience required Customer Accountabilities:
Leads a diverse range of stakeholders; communicates effectively by adapting style and technique to a diverse audience Analyzes impacts to customers, stakeholders, employees, process, technology solutions to achieve business results Understands and clarifies work packages of each assigned initiative/project inclusive of constraints (time, cost, people resources) and maintain a customer-centric approach Provides recommendations and direction based on the end to end customer experience when making decisions Leads and owns the project deliverables related to business requirements to meet the needs of the customer, employee, and business Assesses and ensures that customer and employee experience / stakeholder impacts are appropriately managed Engages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage required outcomes of projects for the business Provides on-going communication to key stakeholders, including the project sponsor, business project owner, project / program / portfolio manager to ensure they are aware of significant changes which impact requirements delivery against the overall project Responds to inquiries and escalate concerns from stakeholders and partners at all levels in the organization Identifies and leads problem resolution to ensure customer needs are met Contributes to the application of change management best practices (e.g. stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, change planning, etc.) Collaborates with the project manager and business sponsor to identify and ensure required resources are assigned to the project for successful delivery of requirements Ensures timely notification and escalation of possible issues/problems while assessing options and recommendations for prompt resolution Shareholder Accountabilities:
Leads requirements management on project(s) which are based on complexity, size and budget as defined by the project governance levels Provides leadership / guidance and support in defining the business need or problem statement based on strategic drivers and identifying potential solutions Identifies scope changes and complete analysis to determine impact to project benefits and risks Facilitates and follows a structured approach to plan, elicit, analyze, document, communicate, and manage business requirements with stakeholders by applying a variety of elicitation techniques to probe, challenge and understand requirements according to the requirements management discipline Identifies, documents and validates current state processes and work with the business and stakeholders to design the desired future state Establishes and maintains full requirements traceability and work with the business to prioritize requirements and scope changes to ensure business needs are met Collaborates with technology partners and provide recommendations to support development of:
system requirements and design, testing plans, artifacts/deliverables to ensure business needs are met Ensures project issues and concerns are addressed for clear articulation of business requirements (e.g. Business Systems Analyst) Proactively identifies and tracks requirements risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, constraints and anticipate and effectively manage risks related to requirements. Align decisions to Client s risk appetite Develops mitigation plans or lead/contribute to the completion of necessary compliance/new process assessment templates Contributes to Quality Assurance activities by supporting the development of test scripts and testing of developed solutions, including communication of issues and resolution Adheres to Enterprise project governance controls to ensure projects meet all performance, quality and compliance standards and conforms to appropriate disciplines Contributes to the development of the project plan and high-level work breakout session (WBS), identify and manage key risks and decisions Owns and completes relevant work packages through collaboration with multiple stakeholders to prepare for operational readiness, managing deadlines and adjusting to changing work priorities Takes ownership and communicate progress on work packages, including requirements management, in a concise and timely manner, escalating issues to project manager, partners and manager where appropriate Assesses project change requests and their impacts on requirements, checking for alignment to project benefits at all phases Develops efficient and effective solutions through analytical problem solving Supports implementation / post implementation activities as defined in the project plan Owns the delivery of high level requirements that drives successful cost estimation for the project and requirements changes due to any project change requests Forecasts, defines and manages the requirements effort including cost and timeline Supports the Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) with vendors if required Contributes to the development of the seed funding request by ensuring project scope and benefits are clearly articulated and risks are identified Identifies risks or issues with technology solution or design which may impact realization of project benefits and provide guidance and support to stakeholders in making good decisions to pro-actively resolve or mitigate potential risks/delays to the project Ensures accuracy of the business requirements documentation to mitigate against project changes and reduce/manage cost to the project Critiques and analyzes requirement change requests to challenge impact to original business need as defined by project charter Solidifies business needs including problem statements, business objectives and strategic alignment to ensure accurate delivery of business requirements in support of the business case Delivers detailed level requirements to support downstream estimates and delivery of business case anchored to business requirements May contribute with business owner to define measures of success as defined in the project charter Employee Accountabilities:
Contributes to team development of skills and capability through mentorship of junior/peer Business Analysts by sharing knowledge and experiences, leveraging best practices Continuously enhances knowledge/expertise in business analysis to provide advice and guidance to business partners and project team regarding best practices Leads, motivates and develops relationships with the business, stakeholders, and technology partners to develop productive working relationships Engages, enables and leads stakeholders to agreement /consensus on the business requirements Prioritizes and manages work load and capacity to deliver on project milestone dates Participates in regular coaching and performance review sessions, employee surveys and action plans Owns development plan including activities related to training, relationship building and on-the-job experiences that continually enhance individual business analysis capabilities to achieve career goals Fosters a collaborative team environment by participating in team meetings and reward & recognition programs Supports, mentors and provides guidance to junior level Business Analysts and peers Contributes to a positive work environment by embracing diversity in the workplace and supporting and proudly representing Client in the community CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:
Degree/Certifications Required:
4 year degree Years of
Experience:
8 years experience % Interaction with Stakeholders:
100% internal stakeholders, frequency outside of team is about 50%. Project Scope:
Not a particular project. Team Size:
6 FTE, plus 3 contractors Selling Points of Position:
Opportunity to join a growing and collaborative team. Best Vs Average Candidate:
Need a senior level business systems analyst to be able to quickly learn and understand our core applications and represent our applications in support of segment projects to define, document and execute test plans and test cases. Additionally, there would be small enhancement changes to make in some of the systems. Lastly, there are operational control activities that I distribute among the team, so this candidate would be assigned some of that. A demonstrated history of learning and testing as well as supporting multiple systems are key. Also worth highlighting is the fact that the person has to be used to supporting technology projects as the business test lead; we support business and technology projects as part of our support for the GAML applications. How will performance be measured:
Verbal, deliverables How quickly do they engage and learning with stakeholders without being pushed Self-starters, team doesn t have time to give a soft landing. Manager/team will be there for support, answering all questions. Need to able to dive in quickly. Needs to be up to speed within a few weeks. Need to be quick learners Summary Of Day To Day
Responsibilities:
Mix supporting projects in the business for GAML applications, working w/ technology partners to perform assessment and technology projects effects on systems. Develop and document test plans and cases and impact. Process that goes with that, archive, document. Some operational activities as well that are distributed amongst the team. Some tedious manual processes. Senior level business systems analyst must be able to quickly learn and understand our core applications and represent our applications in support of segment projects to define, document and execute test plans and test cases. Must Have:
AML/Banking applications exp (SAS, Oracle, netreveal ) Functional use of various applications and system configuration Deep testing experience, they don t do complex testing, needs to be thorough and documented well. Regulatory activity Self- Starter Nice To Have Anybody strong data mining and excel, would be beneficial to the team. GAML is strongly desired Skills SAS
Experience:
Yes IT BSA
Experience:
8 years Self starter, motivated and able to work independently:
Yes Testing
Experience:
8 years Advanced Excel:
5 years Data Mining
Experience:
5 years GAML experience/exposure:
Yes Recommended Skills Adaptability Anti Money Laundering Business Analysis Business Planning Business Processes Business Requirements Apply to this job. Think you're the perfect candidate? Apply Now $(document).ready( function() $(#ads-desktop-placeholder).html(
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Lewiston, ME/Hybrid Duration:
6 months with possible contract to hire/ possible extension Description:
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Global Anti Money Laundering US Operations Systems and Support Team (OSS). This is an exciting time to join the growing OSS operations in the US as we embark on several initiatives to improve our systems and services. Additionally, we have a pipeline of projects in support of our stakeholders in the business. If you are a change champion and someone who enjoys working with stakeholders then we want to talk with you. The Sr Business Analyst plans, manages, leads and oversees the end-to-end delivery of requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project in alignment with the business and/or enterprise needs and strategies. Provides leadership and works collaboratively with stakeholders including business, technology and finance partners to support project benefits and changes to business processes, policies and systems across single or multiple Lines of Business (LoB). Depth & Scope:
Leads Requirements Management / work packages for Tier 3-4, low to moderate risk and regulatory projects with multiple stakeholders and across multiple LoB Advanced to expert knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project life-cycle Gains/acquires sound to advanced understanding of business and user interaction with technology throughout project delivery Works independently as the senior or lead business analyst and coaches and guides members within area of expertise Identifies and leads problem resolution for complex issues at all levels Contributes to the communication and change management activities across multiple stakeholders Education &
Experience:
Undergraduate degree required Business Analysis Accreditation is an asset 5
years related business analysis experience required Customer Accountabilities:
Leads a diverse range of stakeholders; communicates effectively by adapting style and technique to a diverse audience Analyzes impacts to customers, stakeholders, employees, process, technology solutions to achieve business results Understands and clarifies work packages of each assigned initiative/project inclusive of constraints (time, cost, people resources) and maintain a customer-centric approach Provides recommendations and direction based on the end to end customer experience when making decisions Leads and owns the project deliverables related to business requirements to meet the needs of the customer, employee, and business Assesses and ensures that customer and employee experience / stakeholder impacts are appropriately managed Engages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage required outcomes of projects for the business Provides on-going communication to key stakeholders, including the project sponsor, business project owner, project / program / portfolio manager to ensure they are aware of significant changes which impact requirements delivery against the overall project Responds to inquiries and escalate concerns from stakeholders and partners at all levels in the organization Identifies and leads problem resolution to ensure customer needs are met Contributes to the application of change management best practices (e.g. stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, change planning, etc.) Collaborates with the project manager and business sponsor to identify and ensure required resources are assigned to the project for successful delivery of requirements Ensures timely notification and escalation of possible issues/problems while assessing options and recommendations for prompt resolution Shareholder Accountabilities:
Leads requirements management on project(s) which are based on complexity, size and budget as defined by the project governance levels Provides leadership / guidance and support in defining the business need or problem statement based on strategic drivers and identifying potential solutions Identifies scope changes and complete analysis to determine impact to project benefits and risks Facilitates and follows a structured approach to plan, elicit, analyze, document, communicate, and manage business requirements with stakeholders by applying a variety of elicitation techniques to probe, challenge and understand requirements according to the requirements management discipline Identifies, documents and validates current state processes and work with the business and stakeholders to design the desired future state Establishes and maintains full requirements traceability and work with the business to prioritize requirements and scope changes to ensure business needs are met Collaborates with technology partners and provide recommendations to support development of:
system requirements and design, testing plans, artifacts/deliverables to ensure business needs are met Ensures project issues and concerns are addressed for clear articulation of business requirements (e.g. Business Systems Analyst) Proactively identifies and tracks requirements risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, constraints and anticipate and effectively manage risks related to requirements. Align decisions to Client s risk appetite Develops mitigation plans or lead/contribute to the completion of necessary compliance/new process assessment templates Contributes to Quality Assurance activities by supporting the development of test scripts and testing of developed solutions, including communication of issues and resolution Adheres to Enterprise project governance controls to ensure projects meet all performance, quality and compliance standards and conforms to appropriate disciplines Contributes to the development of the project plan and high-level work breakout session (WBS), identify and manage key risks and decisions Owns and completes relevant work packages through collaboration with multiple stakeholders to prepare for operational readiness, managing deadlines and adjusting to changing work priorities Takes ownership and communicate progress on work packages, including requirements management, in a concise and timely manner, escalating issues to project manager, partners and manager where appropriate Assesses project change requests and their impacts on requirements, checking for alignment to project benefits at all phases Develops efficient and effective solutions through analytical problem solving Supports implementation / post implementation activities as defined in the project plan Owns the delivery of high level requirements that drives successful cost estimation for the project and requirements changes due to any project change requests Forecasts, defines and manages the requirements effort including cost and timeline Supports the Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) with vendors if required Contributes to the development of the seed funding request by ensuring project scope and benefits are clearly articulated and risks are identified Identifies risks or issues with technology solution or design which may impact realization of project benefits and provide guidance and support to stakeholders in making good decisions to pro-actively resolve or mitigate potential risks/delays to the project Ensures accuracy of the business requirements documentation to mitigate against project changes and reduce/manage cost to the project Critiques and analyzes requirement change requests to challenge impact to original business need as defined by project charter Solidifies business needs including problem statements, business objectives and strategic alignment to ensure accurate delivery of business requirements in support of the business case Delivers detailed level requirements to support downstream estimates and delivery of business case anchored to business requirements May contribute with business owner to define measures of success as defined in the project charter Employee Accountabilities:
Contributes to team development of skills and capability through mentorship of junior/peer Business Analysts by sharing knowledge and experiences, leveraging best practices Continuously enhances knowledge/expertise in business analysis to provide advice and guidance to business partners and project team regarding best practices Leads, motivates and develops relationships with the business, stakeholders, and technology partners to develop productive working relationships Engages, enables and leads stakeholders to agreement /consensus on the business requirements Prioritizes and manages work load and capacity to deliver on project milestone dates Participates in regular coaching and performance review sessions, employee surveys and action plans Owns development plan including activities related to training, relationship building and on-the-job experiences that continually enhance individual business analysis capabilities to achieve career goals Fosters a collaborative team environment by participating in team meetings and reward & recognition programs Supports, mentors and provides guidance to junior level Business Analysts and peers Contributes to a positive work environment by embracing diversity in the workplace and supporting and proudly representing Client in the community CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:
Degree/Certifications Required:
4 year degree Years of
Experience:
8 years experience % Interaction with Stakeholders:
100% internal stakeholders, frequency outside of team is about 50%. Project Scope:
Not a particular project. Team Size:
6 FTE, plus 3 contractors Selling Points of Position:
Opportunity to join a growing and collaborative team. Best Vs Average Candidate:
Need a senior level business systems analyst to be able to quickly learn and understand our core applications and represent our applications in support of segment projects to define, document and execute test plans and test cases. Additionally, there would be small enhancement changes to make in some of the systems. Lastly, there are operational control activities that I distribute among the team, so this candidate would be assigned some of that. A demonstrated history of learning and testing as well as supporting multiple systems are key. Also worth highlighting is the fact that the person has to be used to supporting technology projects as the business test lead; we support business and technology projects as part of our support for the GAML applications. How will performance be measured:
Verbal, deliverables How quickly do they engage and learning with stakeholders without being pushed Self-starters, team doesn t have time to give a soft landing. Manager/team will be there for support, answering all questions. Need to able to dive in quickly. Needs to be up to speed within a few weeks. Need to be quick learners Summary Of Day To Day
Responsibilities:
Mix supporting projects in the business for GAML applications, working w/ technology partners to perform assessment and technology projects effects on systems. Develop and document test plans and cases and impact. Process that goes with that, archive, document. Some operational activities as well that are distributed amongst the team. Some tedious manual processes. Senior level business systems analyst must be able to quickly learn and understand our core applications and represent our applications in support of segment projects to define, document and execute test plans and test cases. Must Have:
AML/Banking applications exp (SAS, Oracle, netreveal ) Functional use of various applications and system configuration Deep testing experience, they don t do complex testing, needs to be thorough and documented well. Regulatory activity Self- Starter Nice To Have Anybody strong data mining and excel, would be beneficial to the team. GAML is strongly desired Skills SAS
Experience:
Yes IT BSA
Experience:
8 years Self starter, motivated and able to work independently:
Yes Testing
Experience:
8 years Advanced Excel:
5 years Data Mining
Experience:
5 years GAML experience/exposure:
Yes Recommended Skills Adaptability Anti Money Laundering Business Analysis Business Planning Business Processes Business Requirements Apply to this job. Think you're the perfect candidate? Apply Now $(document).ready( function() $(#ads-desktop-placeholder).html(
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