EMPOWER - Lead Analyst - Business System

- Lead Business Systems Analysts take a leadership role in steering the evaluation of an organization's business processes and systems.
- Leveraging their expertise, they identify and implement advanced solutions to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
- Leading collaboration with stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze complex data, and create comprehensive documentation outlining advanced system specifications.
- Lead analysts take a leadership role in facilitating communication between business users and IT teams, ensuring that high-level technology solutions align strategically with organizational goals.
Essential Functions:
- Lead cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to gather and document business requirements for software development projects.
- Mentor junior and mid-level analysts and provide technical guidance
- Analyze and translate business needs into clear and concise user stories, ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Orchestrate communication between business stakeholders and development teams to ensure a shared understanding of project requirements.

- Drive analysis of existing systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and efficiency gains.
- Partner with Quality Engineers and Software Engineers to review story requirements and validate system functionality-
- Spearhead troubleshooting issues, conducting impact analysis, and recommending solutions
- Demonstrate system enhancements with project stakeholders
- Create flow diagrams and document technical solutions
- Lead Agile Ceremonies such as Planning, Grooming, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and 3 Amigos
- Stay informed about industry best practices and emerging trends in business analysis and Agile methodologies.
Qualifications:
- 7+ experience as a Senior Business Systems Analyst or equivalent technology industry background
- In-depth knowledge and ability to analyze complex business processes and identify areas for improvement
- Extensive experience in identifying and solving business problems through innovative and practical solutions
- Advanced communication skills to convey technical information in a clear manner to all levels
- Proficient in collecting, documenting, and managing system requirements from stakeholders
- Detailed understanding of highly complex multi-platform applications and systems
- Effective communication and documentation skills to create comprehensive reports, manuals, workflows, and specifications
- Experience with assigning tasks and managing project timelines and project resources effectively to ensure successful project delivery.
- Ability to remain flexible and adaptable to shifts in project scope, requirements, or technological advancements, while also guiding the team through these transitions
- Financial Industry Experience preferred
- Prior production support and troubleshooting preferred
- Experience exceeding expectations in other roles on an Agile Development Team, such as Quality Engineer, Software Engineer, Product Owner, or Scrum Master preferred