Business Analyst Manager

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The Opportunity:
The Business Analyst Manager will serve as a Lead requirements analyst on assigned projects
and provide management and mentorship to business analyst staff at Yahara. The Business
Analyst Manager is focused on leading requirements analysis activities for multiple projects of
any size. This role works in strong collaboration with the software engineering roles on projects
to efficiently understand define and translate business to actionable software requirements and
specifications. This position is involved in initial software discovery and definition and ongoing
development and maintenance efforts to ensure accurate implementation. This role includes
direct management responsibilities for Business Analysts and Lead Business Analysts.

Important Notes:

• This is a remote or hybrid position for candidates local to the Madison WI area.
  
• Yahara Software is unable to provide sponsorship.

What Youll Do:
Business Analysis
Create comprehensive product roadmaps based on client organizational vision.
Collaborate on discovery projects and provide guidance to software requirements analysts
and client teams leading the corresponding implementation projects.
Conduct requirements-gathering sessions with numerous stakeholders
at numerous business levels for future-state solutions.
Analyze complex business problems and identify value-driven systems and solutions that
can be leveraged.
Formulate and define stakeholder objectives into a recommendation of potential
solutions.
Research clients market competitive advantages and disadvantages and
external pressures; incorporating them into the overall solution design.
Organize the requirements into feature-sets and prioritize into mandatory versus desired
buckets.
Build functionality proposals in collaboration with engineering.
Convert requirements and solutions into actionable work units that support activities such
as estimating development and testing.
Utilize rapid prototyping tools such as JustinMind Sketch or Zephyr.
Consult with Yaharas technical teams to identify architectural dependencies; document
and communicate dependencies as tasks for execution.
Collaborate with technical team to break large product goals into smaller Epics features
and stories or similar work items.
Identify project risks that arise from product development and escalate to
project manager.
Work as liaison between Yahara and clients to facilitate encourage motivate User
Acceptance Testing gather testing feedback prioritizing bug fixes and negotiating
acceptance from the client.
Leadership
Manage mentor and develop software requirements analyst staff including conducting
performance reviews and career development planning.
Collaborate with project coordinators to lead scrum cadences as PCs develop such as
stand ups backlog grooming and estimation sprint planning and sprint close demos.
Lead scrum meetings in the absence of a PC.
Foster a collaborative team environment and ensure knowledge sharing among software
requirements analyst staff.
Represent Requirement Analysts with other department leads as we improve project team
cohesion.
Serve in a multifaceted leadership role with potential oversight of Quality Assurance
processes and team members
Other
Collaborate with engineering teams to establish and refine software requirements analyst
methodologies processes and best practices.
Actively participate in leadership team meetings and contribute to strategic organizational
decisions.
Stay up to date and incorporate learnings from industry standard entities for software
development best practices.
Facilitate the adoption and refinement of effective new processes
to maintain our industry leading software development processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.

What Youll Bring:

Bachelor degree in Business Administration Information Technology or related field.
2 years demonstrated leadership and development of technical and process-oriented team
members.
8 years Software requirements analyst experience with at least 2 of these
years exhibiting experience with multiple large sized projects with high complexity.
2 years experience in Agile Project Management and process improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated enthusiasm for mentoring team members and leading collaborative
initiatives while maintaining direct involvement in project execution
Proven track record of developing and implementing innovative solutions that challenge
conventional methods and deliver measurable competitive advantages.
Strong analysis problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle and customer-facing consulting
practices.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first attitude.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
managing multiple complex priorities.
Preferred
Strong preference for prior experience working with systems in the biotech Health IT or
scientific realm
Previous experience leading quality assurance processes is a plus
Certified ScrumMaster or Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO);
Certified Agile Leadership - Organization (CAL-O)

Company Benefits & Perks:
Over 20 days of PTO accruable in the first year of employment!
Health insurance options to best fit you and your familys needs (Medical Dental and
Vision)
HMO (copay or high-deductible health plan)
PPO
Health Savings Account (HSA) option with annual employer contributions
Flexible Savings Account (FSA) availability
401(k) options (Both Traditional and Roth) with guaranteed company match
100% company paid short-term and long-term disability
100% company paid life insurance plans with option to increase coverage
On-site gym membership including basketball court
Fresh fruit healthy snacks and beverages provided in office daily
Hybrid and remote schedule availability for most positions with home office stipend
Company supported community outreach/team volunteer opportunities
Monthly and Quarterly Employee Recognition Awards with spot bonuses for outstanding
contributions
Bonus certification program for career development (Microsoft AWS PMP IIBA etc.)
Employee Assistance Program includes:
Professional counselling for emotional wellness and life coaching
Legal and financial consultation and services
100% company paid identity theft protection plan
Employee-run committee opportunity involvement
Collaborative and engaged company culture founded on realized values and incredible
people

**If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact Human
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Yahara Software LLC. Is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The current opening positions listedare full-time in-house salaried position with competitive
salary and benefits. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S on a permanent basis and can
work on-site in our office located in Madison Wisconsin.We are unable to provide any
sponsorship at this time.

Required Experience:

Manager