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IT Business Analyst

Employer
Baird
Location
Milwaukee
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Technology
Role
Business Analyst
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

Independently elicit requirements by the use of interviews, workflow analysis, requirements workshops, and surveys to provide business process descriptions, business requirements, use cases, and user stories.
Collaborate with project team members (developers, architects, product owners) to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
Perform analysis of potential solutions against business requirements and financial impact to identify the best solution for the business.
Actively engages with the client community (internal and external) throughout all stages of project lifecycle, including business requirement elicitation through implementation.
Partner with internal business units to define information requirements and translate them into appropriate data solutions
Perform data analysis to gain a solid understanding of the business data in order to collaborate effectively with the business users, business analysts, and data owners.
Develop and validate source to target mappings and transformation logic required to support business needs. Understand the importance of capturing data lineage.

Test and Troubleshoot - focus on quality!

Supports quality assurance through test plan and/or script creation, QA team collaboration, and project team validation.
Act as a facilitator for UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with the client, third party vendors or other testers that use the product, leveraging acceptance criteria defined with the business partner.

Collaborate - build relationships!

Consult and develop relationships with all client personnel that foster closer ties between the business and Information Technology department.
Continually seeks opportunities to increase client satisfaction and deepen client relationships.

Project Execution - get it done!

Assists project managers in defining project milestones, based on business need, requirements, and defined solution.
As needed, facilitates project management role on small projects, ensuring the right capabilities are encompassed in the project team and scope.

What makes this opportunity great:

Ability to work on critical projects with a variety of teams and leaders, proving your ability to influence and make business impact through providing technology solutions
Information technology is a core part of Baird's business strategy and plays a critical role in the growth and transformation of the firm
Computer World Best Company to Work For with collaborative culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership
Team of associates passionate about achieving great results for clients and give back to the communities where we live and work

What we look for:

A minimum of seven (7) years of prior IT experience, including at least three (5) years related BA experience.
A college degree, ideally a B.S. in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred, or equivalent experience.
Experience, comfort level and success working in agile environment
Strong experience with writing business requirements, use cases and user stories
Previous experience with data analysis including writing SQL queries and interpreting results to help answer business questions, troubleshoot and support client data needs
Experience working on projects related to the creation, support and enhancement of web applications.
Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, ability to influence without authority.
Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, time management, and problem solving skills.
Motivated by small quick wins and process improvement

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