Business Analyst

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Job description

Job Details

Level
Experienced

Job Location
Corporate Office - Tacoma, WA

Remote Type
N/A

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Salary Range
Undisclosed

Travel Percentage
Negligible

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Strategy - Planning

Description

**$1,500 Sign-On Bonus**

Sound is looking for...

A Business Analyst! Your primary responsibilities as a Business Analyst (BA) is to review, analyze, design, and support implementation of enterprise-wide projects, processes, and program changes that support organizational goals and follow project management best practices. You will participate in and at times lead cross-functional project teams through successful implementation of new systems and system changes from project inception to close.

At Sound you will experience...

• Our purpose which is "to stand with you through all waves of life". Every day, our employees help us to live this purpose. We believe in empowering our employees to do the right thing.
• A diverse workforce with an inclusive and supportive environment.
• Besides competitive pay, we offer career growth, and we hold a benefits package that's consistent with our purpose, personalities, and values.
• Teams that are living out the credit union philosophy of "people helping people".
• Fellow employees who are dependable, genuine, inclusive, and resourceful.
• Leaders of Sound Credit Union who embrace our Brand Purpose. At Sound, we recognize our actions strongly impact our Brand-led culture. Therefore, we commit to consistently serve as Brand Advocates by modeling desired behaviors to inspire others through being Supportive, Open, Unified, iNclusive, and by Doing the right thing.
• Here is what a day at this job will look like!

As a Business Analyst you will...

• Collaborate with internal teams to understand, define, and document end-user and business requirements for new and existing processes, systems and solution
• translate business requirements into technology project specifications and use the established requirements and use cases to drive requests for information and requests for proposals and product design and selection.
• Support the delivery of solutions that meet project objectives and business requirements as defined by stakeholders and users.
• Develop and leading testing for projects and follow Sound's testing methodology.
• Manage vendor evaluation, vendor selection and 3rd parties; responsible for vendor due diligence as related to projects. Create and adhere to project budget.
• Document as-is processes and help design to-be processes as part of the initial analysis when scoping out projects. Optimize and transform business processes and enterprise-wide programs.
• Lead internal teams through process review; develop and document a holistic view of programs and processes with global process maps for the current state and desired state; create lean procedures and processes that work well for end users, product owners and product managers.
• Identify and define the purpose and scope of new projects. Develop Objectives and Key Results (OKR's) to understand, define and measure the success criteria of the new or modified change.
• Identify and assess impacts to personnel, systems, or processes and address these throughout the project. Identify risks to projects and plan mitigations.
• Develop flexible implementation plans to allow for prototyping and incremental improvements.
• Work with escalation resources including vendors to resolve issues or bugs that arise during implementation and user acceptance testing. Create test scripts and guide users through User Acceptance Testing for any new systems or modifications being implemented.
• Facilitate communication amongst project teams and effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and cross-functional training to support staff as new products and systems become operationalized. Help transition new systems to System Administrators or Business System Analysts.
• Communicate changes to all levels of the organization; as changes are completed, lead the transition of ownership and ongoing support from project team to product/process managers.
• Partner with Training and Development staff and other key stakeholders to develop and provide Develop and deliver training to staff in conjunction with the Human Resources department on new systems and enhancements to existing systems.

Our Enterprise Project Management Office team is close knit, positive, and supportive. In this role you will collaborate with many areas of the organization to discover impacts, define scope, gather requirements determine objectives and success criteria, and help select solutions that fulfill business and technology requirements.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will bring to the team...

• Three or more years of experience in a Business Analyst or Data Analyst role required.
• Financial institution/services experience a plus.
• Business Analyst Certification (CBAP or CCBA) is a plus.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Organizational Management, Information Technology or related field preferred.
• This position requires physical, in-person, face-to-face interaction.
• Employer sponsorship to secure or maintain employment authorization not available.

As a team member of Sound you will benefit from...

• A $1,500 Sign-On Bonus!!
• In support of a true work/life balance you will receive these benefits:
  • Full Medical, dental, vision, and disability for the employee [yourself] with premiums paid by Sound!
  • 401K w/ 4% match - Plus discretionary profit share of up to 5% of annual salary!
  • 3 weeks PTO
  • Employee bonus program
  • Paid Federal holidays
  • Gym/lifestyle reimbursement
  • Tuition Assistance
  • ORCA pass
• Bonuses available for multilingual speakers

Your compensation:

$66,000.00 - $82,500.00 Annually - Depending on experience and a $1,500 Sign-On Bonus!!

At Sound Credit Union we believe in paying our employees a fair and living wage. Individual offers are made dependent upon a candidate's prior experience and education level as it pertains their role. This strategy promotes a talented and empowering work environment that we hope you will be a part of!

Your hours:

Monday - Friday, occasional weekends as needed

About Sound Credit Union...

Sound Credit Union (Sound) was founded in 1940 and is one of Washington State's largest credit unions. We have 27 full-service branches located throughout the Puget Sound region. At Sound, we pride ourselves on making connections with our members, employees, and community. We'd love to share more about why Sound is somewhere you want to be, apply now, and visit our website at: .

The future is in our hands...

Sound Credit Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, age or any other protected status.

People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.