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Job title: Senior IT Business Analyst
Company: Pearson
Job description: Senior IT Business Analyst – ( 2111344 )
Description
We are the world’s learning company with more than 21,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes, so do people.
This Sr. IT Business Analyst role reports into Pearson’s technology organization in support of the Global Clinical Assessments business.
The Sr. IT Business Analyst is an active participant in all phases of technology solution creation, working closely with cross-functional business and technology team stakeholders. The role is primarily responsible for gathering, clarifying, and documenting business requirements from stakeholders as well as translating them into actionable technical development artifacts including user stories, process diagrams, functional design documents, UI wireframes and prototypes, UI specification documents and other SDLC and project lifecycle documentation. The Sr. IT Business Analyst also facilitates communications between the business and technology teams, serving as an advocate for business objectives and needs, including ongoing continuous improvement after the launch of new technology solutions and enhancements.
Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:
Maintaining active communication with business users and key stakeholders to manage expectations regarding changes to systems and/or business requests
Organizing, leading and facilitating business requirements and design collaboration sessions, finalizing and documenting resulting decisions
Transforming business requirements and business scenarios/rules into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
Working on a daily basis with the software engineering development team to ensure requirements are clear and taking the lead on filling in requirement gaps.
Participating in agile grooming and planning sessions to organize and prioritize epics, stories, and tasks that align with business expectation and desired outcomes
Assisting cross-functional teams in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and testing of new system functionality
Assisting with preparation of project initiation documents including timelines, resource requirements and project risks
Supporting ad-hoc analysis around business strategies and company KPIs
Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends
Support, promote and align to the corporate enterprise IT strategy
The anticipated starting salary range for Colorado-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $80-85k. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.
Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at: https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Education and experience:
Bachelor’s degree in technology-related field and/or appropriate combination of other education and significant experience in business analysis.
Demonstrated acumen in business technology solution ideation, requirements elicitation, planning and a proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills that non-technical end users can understand
Strong ability to present ideas and information in group settings with the ability to persuade, negotiate, and facilitate conflict resolution
Strong portfolio of web applications design projects
Ability to effectively manage work demands, time and stress in order to perform in a consistent manner
Expertise in translating business requirements into technical/software requirements, process modeling, developing UI wireframes, prototypes and UI specifications.
Proficient in JIRA or similar work management tool.
Experience with Scrum process and ceremonies.
Familiar with human interaction design and information architecture
Experience with business process improvement techniques and methodologies
Primary Location : US-RE-Remote
Other Locations : US-TX-San Antonio
Work Locations :
US-Remote
Remote
Job : Technology
Organization : Assessments Clinical
Employee Status : Regular Employee
Job Type : Standard
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Aug 9, 2021
Job Unposting : Ongoing
Schedule: : Full-time Regular
Req ID: 2111344
Expected salary: $80000 – 85000 per year
Location: Albany, NY
Job date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:23 GMT
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