Local to MN preferred
Business Analyst with 10 + years of experience.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Responsible for leading activities in planning, gathering, defining, analyzing, categorizing and documenting business, user and functional requirements for work process automation, continuous improvement programs, new functionality and enhancements to existing systems
· Provide second level support for application and information related requests supporting manufacturing and general business processes
· Models current and future state of business systems and processes to identify and analyze gaps, redundancies and problem areas. Advises project managers on feasibility of enhancements and recommends solutions and process automation improvements
· Facilitates requirements gathering sessions. Converts business requirements into appropriate system development lifecycle documents that meet corporate documentation standards and techniques
· Develops test plans and coordinates identification, development and documentation of test cases. Ensures there is traceability of test plans and test cases back to requirements and design specifications
· Coordinates execution of test scripts; prioritizes, monitors and reports on status of problems to project team; and ensures problems are resolved in a timely manner. May coach and lead testers in the development and/or execution of test scripts
· Creates requirements plan and provides estimation of work for requirements analysis and documentation, testing, quality assurance and other responsibilities assigned as a Business Analyst
· Participates in or facilitates project meetings, feasibility studies, and prioritization of technology service requests and initiatives with business partners
· Advises and supports business in preparation of procedural documentation based on systems
· Identifies requirements risks, project risks and critical issues and conducts analysis to resolve or provide recommendation for resolution
· Executes project activities within the project management delivery workflow from project submission, through initiation, planning, execution, training, post-implementation support and project closeout. Liaises with internal and external business partners throughout the project
· Uses statistical methods and data mining techniques to analyze data and generate business trends and efficiency with master data sets.
· Other duties, as assigned
