Lead Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with data stakeholders and subject matter experts as a means to elicit solution change requirements, both business and functional.
• Perform analysis of new data for inclusion into a data product/enterprise data platform, and ad-hoc analysis of data to support the requirements process.
• Take primary ownership for accurate requirements specifications and acceptance criteria for Solution changes, updates, and maintenance.
• Take direction from project management regarding schedule, scope, and cost tradeoffs.
• Assist with solution testing utilizing business validation techniques.
• Lead solution user acceptance testing.
• Update and maintain solution documentation including Requirements, data flows, business glossary, data catalog, data lineage, data models, etc.
• Serve as the Functional point of contact for the solution, working through data and design questions/issues as they arise
• Maintain the solution in production, working with end users, and facilitating change requests with the broader team using a defined change management process.
• Work remotely with globally distributed colleagues and clients with the associated schedule flexibility required due to multiple time zones.
  
• Contribute to the development of dentsus reusable assets, frameworks and best practices.
• Mentor team members

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 10+ years of technology implementation experience in the field of master data management and enterprise data management including data mastering, data integration, data transformation, system integration, and data analytics.
• 10+ years experience documenting requirements for the purposes of scope management, design, development and testing enablement through traceability
• 10+ years experience working with various methodologies including Agile
• Knowledge of master data management and enterprise data management concepts
• Hands on experience with relational design concepts [e.g., table design, table relationships, primary and foreign key designations].
• Experience with user acceptance testing
• SQL skills
• Strong customer service orientation; consistently meet internal and external client commitments; demonstrated desire to exceed expectations
• Strong client management skills; manage through challenging situations resulting in positive outcomes for Clients and Merkle
• Effective communication skills: ability to simplify and structure complex concepts to streamline interactions and highlight key points
• Effective presentation skills
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving, planning and organizational skills
• Ability to adapt to various conditions and situations; ability to tolerate stressful situations and remain focused under pressure
• Ability to thrive in a complex environment consisting of geographically dispersed and highly matrixed teams
• Ability to interact with senior level resources effectively and confidently, both internally and with the stakeholders to ensure desired outcomes.
• Qualified individuals possess the desired attributes such as smart, curious, committed to vision, passionate, fun and pleasant, an achiever and having a sense of urgency.
• Willingness to travel when necessary