Met Council Business Analyst 25P29425P297

Saint Paul, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

MNSITE 2.0 Request for a Staff Augmentation Event Tasks

Business & Systems Analysis

Assist QA leads in the creation and maintenance of Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) artifacts to ensure test coverage and alignment with requirements.
Create Business Requirements Specification (BRS) documentation to clearly define functional and non-functional requirements.
Facilitate requirement gathering sessions with stakeholders and end users.
Develop and refine wireframes to support solution design and requirements gathering.
Create current state process flow documentation and future state process maps.
Act as a bridge between business users operations and IT to define requirements and translate them into system solutions.
Analyze assess and recommend improvements to existing business systems and procedures.
Perform cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to support system decisions.
Identify redundancies inefficiencies and process gaps; recommend and implement process improvements.
Support contract renewals and vendor relationship management for enterprise systems.
Develop and write user documentation training materials manuals and system guides.

Agile / Product Ownership

Work within an Agile environment collaborating closely with development and QA teams.
Support and if necessary own Product Owner tasks including defining features creating and refining user stories and managing backlogs.
Participate in sprint planning daily standups retrospectives and other Agile ceremonies.
Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize work and ensure delivery of business value.
Serve as a subject matter expert and advocate for users and stakeholders during the development lifecycle.

System Maintenance & Enhancements

Review test and implement vendor-delivered system enhancements and upgrades.
Maintain foundation tables security and permission structures.
Support the creation validation execution and documentation of test scripts and system modifications.
Ensure proper system integration with related applications.
Troubleshoot and resolve system issues post-implementation.

Reporting & Data Management

Extract manipulate and analyze system data to support reporting and decision-making.
Create and maintain custom queries and data sets for analysis.
Integrate data with reporting tools to automate and improve reporting processes.
Provide guidance and training to users of reporting and data tools.

Leadership & Collaboration

Provide expertise and guidance to stakeholders project teams and junior analysts.
Lead and coordinate interdepartmental initiatives and cross-functional projects.
Prepare and manage project plans budgets schedules and deliverables.
Collaborate with consultants and vendors; review deliverables and monitor quality.
Train and support staff on system usage updates and enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance MIS or Economics
Five (5) years experience as Business Analyst or Systems Analyst
Two (2) years experience performing configurations modifications or enhancements within enterprise business applications
Masters degree in business administration Finance MIS or Economics may substitute for two years experience

Desired Skills

Experience with large complex SaaS vendor implementations
Experience with large transit initiatives
Experience with large transformation initiatives
Exceptional soft skills and emotional intelligence to navigate at multiple levels across the organization
IIBA Certification
Experience creating and maintaining dashboards in Power BI to support reporting and analytics.
Experience with Miro Mural Microsoft Whiteboard and other collaboration tools.
Experience working in waterfall agile and hybrid delivery environments.
Strong knowledge of enterprise systems (e.g. HRIS PeopleSoft Financials or equivalent).
Understanding of interdepartmental processes such as budgeting procurement HR and finance.
Proficiency in business process improvement workflow optimization and change management.
Experience working in Agile environments and supporting Product Owner responsibilities.
Advanced analytical skills including process mapping data analysis and metrics reporting.
Strong technical skills including proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables charts) Word PowerPoint Access and database management.
Experience with SQL queries or similar reporting tools preferred.
Ability to develop and deliver clear documentation training and presentations.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across all organizational levels.
Strong problem-solving negotiation and decision-making abilities in complex ambiguous situations.
Ability to foster teamwork and promote an inclusive respectful workplace culture.
Local to the Twin Cities area

MNSITE 2.0 Request for a Staff Augmentation Event Tasks Business & Systems Analysis Assist QA leads in the creation and maintenance of Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) artifacts to ensure test coverage and alignment with requirements. Create Business Requirements Specification (BRS) documenta...