Business Analyst

Job title:

Business Analyst

Company

Morgan McKinley

Job description

Business AnalystFull Time PermanentRole is hybrid – flexible working between home and the officeAbout The RoleOur client is embarking on a new Transformation Programme based on the outcomes from their newly updated Target Operating Model design work. The programme is expected to have four main workstreams, some of which include Target Operating Model work, their new digital experience platform (DxP), the future of Education delivery & the creation of a Data Management office to support their new Data strategy. As they build their digital and technology capability, they are recruiting for a Business Analyst to lead one of the workstreams as mentioned above.Our client is looking for a Business Analyst with experience in supporting the development of business-critical front end applications and ideally the selection, design, and implementation of new digital solutions (DxP). The role will be working on a combination of existing technologies and new digital solutions being acquired to support their Transformation programme.This Business Analyst role will be a highly collaborative and business facing role covering the full software development lifecycle from lean canvas development, requirements gathering and elaboration through to UAT and go-live. They will collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organisation including suppliers, architecture, Web & IT development, and testing teams to ensure the solution delivers the agreed upon project requirements and meets expectations.Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate workshops with key stakeholders to create a lean canvas to identify the business need, the scope of the project, key stakeholders, key risks, and dependencies etc.

• Facilitate workshops with customers and end-users to collaborate on the design and testing of new solutions and/or processes.

• Gather and agree with end-users the functional and non-functional requirements aligning them towards industry best practice of your business process/software solution.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to agree and document detailed design and acceptance criteria for both functional and non-functional requirements and for project deliverables.

• Execute gap analysis against proposed technologies.

• Assume responsibility for planning the requirements gathering and management processes.

• Organise review and/or release of the documentation when required.

• Support the development teams by clarifying the requirements and design.

• Initiate the communication with members of other teams and across the business analysis team to ensure effective implementation of the proposed solution.

Required experience & skills:

• Experience in gathering requirements for a digital transformation.

• Experience ideally in collaborative design with customers and/or end-users.

• Strong facilitation skills

• Experience in writing user stories and product backlog.

• Can function as Product Owner for a development team.

• Experience with Business Process Re-Modelling & Notation (BPMN)

• Familiar with Scrum and Agile and ideally the ability to demonstrate thought leadership and coaching in these new ways of working.

• Industry knowledge in at least one of the following business processes: Collaboration, E-Commerce, Financial applications, Content Management, Customer Relationship Management

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong presentation skills

• Effective communication and writing skills.

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Strong user research skills

• Detail-oriented.

• Flexible to new situations and challenges

• Ability to work independently and in an ambiguous environment

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.BY APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR WHICH TOGETHER WITH OUR GOVERN YOUR USE OF MORGAN MCKINLEY SERVICES.

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:17:52 GMT

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