Job Description
Lead a team of Business Analysts to ensure collective work is of consistent high quality and delivers on leadership's strategic intentions. Bring subject matter expertise in asset management business process and technology to the leadership and coaching of business analysts. Provide effective people leadership through effective coaching, feedback, and sound performance management practices. Act as champion for the team and intervene on matters that create roadblocks to individual or organizational success.
Nurture best practices: business case development; workshopping and stakeholder management; process volume and quality analytics; as-is and future-state business process mapping; operating model documentation and design; requirements collection and synthesis, feature and story development, documenting data requirements; release planning and road mapping; agile practices and software development methods; process automation design; customer and employee experience design; user testing and quality management; change management and adoption planning; analytical tools.
Analyze complex business issues requiring transformation and change by incorporating company and Asset Management industry knowledge with sound analytical processes. Support subject matter experts (SMEs) in capturing current-state operational analysis to enable decision making in support of the firm's business transformation initiatives. Gathering and documenting requirements from functional / workstream leads and end users. Analyzing demand / case for business change and documenting business impact assessments.
Define business analysis approach to projects, lead the execution of the analysis, manage expectations and risks, and ensure post-implementation benefits are measured. Documentation of solution design, current and future states and gap analysis. Present results of analysis and/or recommendations to business leaders, stakeholders, and at time external parties. Communicate action plans and priorities to appropriate partners.
Build relationships with business leaders to understand business objectives and priorities, drive large/complex business process improvements that support operational excellence, productivity enhancements, growth, and other key initiatives. Partner with business architecture to align designs in the enterprise. Support the delivery of project objectives by ensuring that delivery is aligned to standards and processes, with provision of strong estimates and risk management.
Support the business in understanding complex ideas and solutions through the provision of high-quality documentation and stakeholder communication. Manage multiple relationships across the organization, including senior level leaders, and at times with external parties and clients.
Act as a liaison among business leaders and stakeholders (Solutions and Data Architects, business and commercial leaders) to gather information and share best practices, and to ensure initiatives are executed appropriately. Liaison/information sharing with technical teams (analysis, build, infrastructure).
Maintain knowledge of new developments in business analysis, including learning from other market leaders and industries. Educate team on changes in the industry and organization and contribute to best practices of the team.
Skills and Requirements
8+ years of experience as a business analyst
Experience managing full lifecycle of a complex change project
Asset management experience
Experience with business process modeling
A go getter that can communicate with executive leadership - Experience in an IT background nullWe are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].