Business Analyst - New York, United States - DBI Staffing

Description

The primary responsibility of this function is:

• To elicit, analyze, document and validate business requirements to meet business needs;
• To help clearly define purpose and scope of projects and to manage stakeholder expectations;
• To identify and/or develop optimal solutions for the business needs;
• To ensure project awareness within the Firm to achieve better synergies;
• To ensure the delivery of projects output to customer, quality control and transition to operational mode.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements, including local office requirements (g., policies, and statutory requirements ) and translate the high-level requirements into detailed specifications
• Define business cases and evaluate business, financial and technical feasibility of each option
• Perform market analysis for potential solutions and interact with potential vendors
• Identify and propose possible solutions that meet business requirements
• Analyze existing or new documentation
• Provide project teams with a clear understanding of business needs, requirements and specifications
• Work with the QA team in assisting them in building testcases to ensure they are accurate
• Prepare UAT scripts and assist with UAT process
• Conduct regular status meetings and deliver status reports to management and stakeholders
• Liaise with steering committees and stakeholders as well as participants in the project in order to ensure control of scope, risks, changes (if applicable) and communication
• Provide support and guidance to staff on the best usage of existing and/or new software
• Create general awareness of the IT technology-software and services market
• Gather pre-project documentation and ensure documentation is formatted according to Firms guidelines and best practices
• Ensure post-project documentation for continuous improvement of processes
• Build and maintain documentation in areas of expertise (e.g., processes, guidelines, best practices) that can be used for reference and training purposes
• Ensure the business has a good understanding of the business analysis processes
• Ensure defined business analysis processes are followed within the Firm
• Regularly review and improve business analysis processes in cooperation with the business analysis team
• Collaborate in Jira and Confluence on the tasks as they pertain to business analysis.
• Travel occasionally for project-related work

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and minimum 4-6 years experience in a software development, business analysis, project management, preferably in a professional services environment, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Law firm experience is a plus
• Good documentation skills
• Experience in Jira and Confluence
• Proven experience with development methodologies (g., Agile, Waterfall) and software design and development
• Fluent in English and any other European language is a plus
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in various settings (g., video conference; audio)
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment with diverse personalities at all levels of the Firm.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and to work under pressure- manage multiple responsibilities amid competing priorities, tight deadlines, and changing business demands and opportunities
• Professional ethic and manner must demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the Firms internal and personnel affairs
• Must be a self-starter
• Pro-active work attitude, results-oriented, reliable, and flexible
• Ability to take a structured approach to problem-solving and decision-making by analyzing, thinking ahead and planning
• Ability to work on own initiative and in team-based environment
• Ability to find creative solutions and to think out of the box
• Exhibits good judgment and accountability
• Flexibility regarding working hours and willingness to work some overtime (will be working with global offices)
• Willingness to occasionally travel