Senior Business Analyst

Reporting to the Senior Director, Product Management the Senior Business Analystwill collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams on product requirements, design, documentation and risk mitigation strategies. Participate in business case development, market research and competitive intelligence analysis. Develop business requirements and track and monitor the implementation of any new features.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:
Your deliverables as a Senior Business Analyst will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Creates recommendations and feature definitions to address market opportunities




• Gathers information from stakeholders to document functional, system and/or data requirements




• Collaborates with team members to create detailed functional specifications for complex development of new or modifications to existing applications or systems. May review requirements developed by other staff and provide input to improve requirement quality as necessary

• Assists in the analysis of results of unit and integration testing




• Provides overall direction for product enhancements and general product development requirements




• Collaborates with technical communications writer to develop proper and thorough documentation (internal and external) describing product changes as appropriate




• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details and distinguish defects from enhancement requests




• Provides direction to less skilled employees in business systems analysis concepts. May design and implement training plans

• Identifies continuous improvement opportunities for Product Management processes




• May act as a team lead for project work and facilitate meetings, webinars and focus groups




• Assist in release preparation duties including release notes, bulletins and/or supporting documentation

Required Experience:

• 3 years of business analysis or relevant experience




• Financial industry experience preferred, particularly in Syndicated Lending Operations




• Fusion Loan IQ experience or other Servicing software system knowledge preferable but not essential




• Strong analytical and development skills including the ability to provide solutions to a variety of business problems of complex scope




• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills required

• Ability to work independently or within a team environment and handle multiple project simultaneously




• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams




• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle




• Advanced knowledge of defining system and functional requirements