Senior Business Analyst

Sr. Business Analyst | Long-Term Contract | Hybrid: Dallas, Texas

Optomi, in partnership with a leading client, is seeking an experienced Sr. Business Analyst for a hybrid opportunity in Dallas, Texas! This candidate will offer 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst and working experience with Azure DevOps and Jira. This Business Analyst will also offer extensive experience in company-wide transformations, leading with projects with a customer centric approach. This candidate will be able to stay up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.

Experience of the right candidate:

• Bachelor's Degree required (Computer Science/Engineering/MIS/Finance Highly Preferred/MBA Preferred).
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience.
• Experienced leading custom development for enterprise products.
• 5+ years working in a Lead Business Analyst role/prior consulting experience is preferred.
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Extensive experience conducting discovery phase workshops.
• Extensive experience on Business Process Re-engineering, Business Process Management.
• Strong organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Must possess excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• A track record of following through on commitments.
• Self- Starter, Creative and innovative.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skill.
• Team player and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced technical skills.
• Working experience with AZURE Dev Ops and Jira.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Industry experience in Leasing\ Maintenance\Supply chain (Preferred).
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification (Preferred).
• BPM Certification (AIIM BPM Certificate, Certification (Preferred).
• from BPMInstitute.org, ABPMP’s Certified Business Process Professional (CBPP®) (Preferred).
• BA Certification (CBAP/CCBA, BCS BA Certification, PMI-PBA, etc) (Preferred).
• SQL query experience (Preferred).

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• Building strong relationships with Business, Delivery Team based on trust/confidence.
• Planning and Conducting Discovery Phase workshops with all levels of the organization.
• Eliciting requirements, conducting requirements gathering sessions and documenting requirements in US format (JIRA).
• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and coming up with 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 detailed requirements analysis by identifying all possible use cases and impacts.
• Documenting and communicating the requirements and results from analysis of requirements.
• Effectively communicating requirements, insights and analysis results to cross-functional team members and management.
• Building mock-ups/wire frames to illustrate and communicate the system interactions.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful outputs.
• Working closely with SMEs, Business Users, Delivery Team (Development, QA and Delivery Manager), and managerial staff.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Conducting cost/benefit analysis to evaluate the ROI.
• Facilitate focus sessions, showcase sessions and conduct User Acceptance Testing.
• Assist Business PMO team in building training material.