Dur:- 6 M+

Rate:- Open

Role:- Senior Business Analyst

Location: Portland, OR

Job Description

Project Scope:

• The ideal candidate will have experience around Software Development in the SDLC.
  
• Needs to be comfortable working in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
  
• The Senior BA acts as a leader in the BA Team, providing mentorship to business analysts and promoting excellence and continuous improvement within the team.
• They ensure that team business analysis practices align with industry standards and work outputs support organizational goals.
• The Senior BA plans, supervises or leads the work of others on large projects or work efforts, as required.
• The Senior Business Analyst acts as a liaison between teams inside the organization including product managers, software developers, educational researchers, content producers, and customer support representatives by translating customer and business needs into requirements.
  
• The Senior Business Analyst works closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand their vision for the product, to elaborate the requirements for that vision, and to deliver outputs that inform the solutions created by the technical teams
  

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years experience in a business analyst role.
  
• Must have proven ability to quickly grasp company processes and apply business analyst skills and knowledge in a fast-paced environment, with minimal supervision.
  
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  
• Demonstrates a high level of personal organization for assigned analysis projects.
  
• Ability to remain confident and â??cool under pressureâ?? to perform in situations that are filled with more ambiguity than clarity.
  
• Strong oral and written communications; ability to build relationships across the organization.
  
• Demonstrates advanced negotiation skills, and applies different negotiation styles to influence decision-making.
  
• Able to work effectively across multiple and different-sized projects and teams concurrently.
  
• Proficiency working within a Microsoft-based environment (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint).
  
• Needs to be comfortable in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  
• Personal or professional experience in the educational industry is a plus
  
• Bachelors degree in the field of business analysis, accounting, business administration, management information systems or computer science is preferred; equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered in lieu of four-year degree.