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    "We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business" -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder


    Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

    18,000 trained professionals
    350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
    Fortune 500
    Globally unified systems

    Job Description

    Global logistics is complex. Accurate and timely accounting of services we purchase or provide is essential to our company's success. Expeditors' ongoing growth and success relies on providing exceptional customer service and reducing financial risk.

    We are looking for strong and driven candidates who want to help design and develop highly available, responsive, secure, and robust systems supporting our accounting and finance business functions.

    You will be part of an Agile Team to ensure our systems support our users, and ultimately shareholders by creating accounting transactions the right way, the first time.

    You will have a direct role in driving a shared understanding of business goals, objectives between Business and IT in delivering quality systems that meet business needs, with a reputation of on-time delivery and with a commitment to complete and accurate financial data.

    By employing a variety of business, process, data, and system analysis techniques, the Business Analyst aligns stakeholders, reduces ambiguity and risk, and defines solutions that meet defined goals and objectives.

    The successful Business Analyst in Accounting & Data Governance group is passionate about solving complex business problems, aligning stakeholders to solutions, and modeling data and processes.


    Responsibilities:
    Collaborate with Product Manager(s) in building and prioritizing team backlog.
    Take ownership of defining and driving the analysis process while proactively collaborate with the team.
    Elicit and analyze functional and non-functional requirements. Craft meaningful requirements and specifications that align stakeholder needs to system capabilities. Clearly define user stories.
    Lead requirements, specification reviews and backlog grooming sessions to achieve shared understanding.

    Collaborate to design high-value and sensible IS solutions, making sure both functional and non-functional requirements are addressed in the design and the testing early on.

    Assist the team in achieving team goals, e.g., assisting with testing activities when needed.
    Proactively and continuously improve business and system knowledge and improve processes.

    This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
    Downtown Seattle
    Federal Way
    Lynnwood
    Bellevue (Factoria)

    Qualifications


    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science or a closely related field of study (such as Management Information Systems).

    3+ years of business, process, data, and system analysis experience in software development.
    Aptitude for business analysis demonstrated through applied skills and knowledge.
    Effective at navigating ambiguity and driving diverse teams towards clarity and consensus.
    Effective at eliciting, analyzing, and crafting meaningful stakeholder requirements and specifications.
    Effective at researching and resolving issues.
    Ability to simplify the complex business and technical needs.
    Ability to clearly communicate details and concepts to a broad range of audiences.
    Ability to compose concepts, ideas, and designs into actionable, measurable deliverables.
    Broad knowledge of database structures, data relationships, and data modeling.
    Experience working with Reference Data, Data Governance products.
    Effective at managing multiple and competing priorities.
    Excellent time management and organization skills.
    Demonstrated leadership.
    Proven interpersonal skills and outstanding verbal, written communication
    Customer service mindset.
    Proficiency with the system development lifecycle, including agile techniques.


    DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
    Understanding of the transportation / logistics industry.

    Working knowledge of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) with the ability to effectively communicate business requirements through Business Object Models, State Diagrams, and other UML diagrams.

    Knowledge of Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
    SAFe familiarity and/or certification.

    Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

    Additional Information

    Expected base salary:
    $72,000 to $137,000

    May be eligible for bonus following first year of continuous employment in position.


    Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
    Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days)
    Holidays (10)
    Flexible Days (2)
    Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
    401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
    Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
    Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
    Health Savings Account (HSA)
    Life and Disability Insurance
    Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
    Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
    Commuter Benefit
    Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    Training and Personnel Development Program
    Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
    Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
    Business professional dress code

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.
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