IT Business Analyst (no C2C)

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Job description

We are seeking a Business Analyst to join our client's growing team. This is a 100% on site role in downtown Cleveland.

The Business Analyst will be responsible for managing the overall project pipeline for product and internal

projects. A successful Business Analyst will be able to monitor deliverable timelines, quality and

ensure alignment with commitments.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and recommending solutions.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Performing requirements analysis, including understanding, eliciting and documenting requirements.
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff
• Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff.
• Allocating resources and maintaining cost efficiency.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Performing user acceptance testing.
• Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
• Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.
• Facilitating prioritization of initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.
• Managing competing resources and priorities.
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects

Skills:

• Business process mapping
• Business situation evaluation
• Business process optimization/lean/six sigma (Green belt preferred)
• Project management basics
• Requirements gathering
• Business writing
• Business acumen
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Planning and monitoring
• Financial modeling
• Reporting
• Interacting with business stakeholders
• Conducting meetings to gather information, share ideas and communicate findings

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in business or related field or an MBA.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis, consulting, or related field
• 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 and process mapping 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.
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects.