Senior Business Analyst

We continuously seek exceptional associates when recruiting new employees. We pride ourselves on having extensive experience working with clients in all major markets. Cognizant's delivery model is infused with a distinct culture of high customer satisfaction. We consistently deliver positive relationships, cost reductions and business results. At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will own the way tomorrow.

Senior Business Analyst

A minimum of 5-8 years experience in business analysis

Data analysis - Must have proficiency with SQL, Microsoft Excel

Agile and SDLC experience

Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.

Advanced technical skills.

Excellent documentation skills.

Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.

Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

A track record of following through on commitments.

Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.

Experience leading and developing top performing teams.

A history of leading and supporting successful projects.

Responsibilities

Partnering closely with the product and technical teams, develop detailed user stories, functional requirements and technical specification documentation and ensuring there is alignment between all teams on the solution.

Support and align efforts to meet customer and business needs

Manage customer relationships and expectations by developing a communication process to keep others up-to-date on project results

Stay current with customer needs and strategies; utilizing formal and informal written communication methods (for example, emails, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, executive updates, task lists, updates) to communicate updates and findings; and facilitating project meetings and presentations to all types of diverse audiences (for example, senior management, Customers, technical staff)

Lead or participate in multiple projects by completing and updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing customer and supplier relationships

Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating with others; articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers and others; identifying and initiating projects; managing resources; driving the resolution of issues; and holding self and team accountable for results

Identify, create and facilitate process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design at a complex level; focusing on quality improvement and data management; ensuring data is reliable and valid; developing process improvements or re-engineering and recommending elimination; integrating new systems and processes with existing ones; and partnering with internal and external customers to ensure systems provided meet the long-term business strategies

Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes and new responsibilities

Provide project level analysis - producing required project analysis documentation (business requirements, scope matrix, use cases, sequence diagrams, future state proposals, UAT plan)

Collaborate closely with developers to implement the requirements, provide necessary guidance to testers during QA process

Identify improvement opportunities (proactive and reactive)

Elicit and clearly document business and systems requirements

Assess business process and system inefficiencies

Identify ways to increase adoption and customer satisfaction

Demonstrated fluency in business processes and process differentiation

Ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes

Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders

Serve as a liaison between Operations and IT to assist or gather business requirements needed for system modifications, enhancement and implementations

Assist with and test implementation for all payer and vendor relationships to ensure data transfer collection, quality and reporting relationships are working appropriately down to the market level to ensure market team member and provider experience is appropriate

Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.

Create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle, providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions and resolving conflicts

Meet with project team regularly to review project deliverables and deadlines

Develop and execute test plans

Support system conversions, upgrades, enhancements

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

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