United Wholesale Mortgage is hiring: Business Analyst II in Pontiac
United Wholesale Mortgage, Pontiac, MI, United States
The Business Analyst (BA) for the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Team will be responsible for bridging the gap between IT operational needs and technical solutions. Specifically, the IDP BA will collaborate closely with IT stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements. This will result in execution of product roadmap initiatives.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Requirements Gathering and Analysis:
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Engage with key IT stakeholders to understand initiatives needs and requirements
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Conduct requirement gathering meetings with the development team
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Document and communicate requirements in the form of business requirements
Communication and Collaboration
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Serve as a liaison between IT stakeholders and IDP team to facilitate clear understanding of next steps
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Frequently conduct meetings to provide status updates on the initiative in flight, gather additional requirements, and potentially clear roadblocks or impediments
Project Management Support
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Assist the Team Leader and Product Manager in defining project scope, key objectives, and deliverables.
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Monitor timelines, velocity, and team capacity to ensure the current initiative stays on track.
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Assist with the mitigation and identification of potential initiative risk.
Process Improvement
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Evaluate existing IT operations to identify areas where the platform can enablement the developer experience.
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Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency.
Data Analysis and Reporting
- Perform data analysis to determine trend and bring insight which can inform future product decisions.
- Create or maintain reporting, dashboards, and visualization to communicate observations to IT stakeholders.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Required:
- Computer-related degree or equivalent
- Five years or more of business analysis experience
- Ability to manage tasks and deliverables effectively
- Ability to quickly become an expert in various business domains
- Critical thinking, emotional intelligence and situational awareness
- Ability to work well under pressure in a challenging, changing, fast-paced environment
- Negotiation skills between application development team and business partners
- Work with a diverse group of stakeholders including executives, leaders, direct reports, and subject matter experts
- Deep understanding of BA role in an Agile environment
- Understand the BA role within the Software Development Lifecycle
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
- Comfortable in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to multitask and adapt
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Onsite, full-time attendance
Preferred:
- Mortgage or financial experience
- Experience working with C-Level or other senior leaders
- BPMN
- Relational database knowledge; SQL
- Vendor integrations and API management
THE PLACE & THE PERKS
Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.
It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.
From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.
More reasons you’ll love working here include:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
- Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
- Adoption reimbursement program
- Paid volunteer hours
- Paid training and career development
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Mortgage discount and area business discounts
- Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
- Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
- Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
- Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
- In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
- Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi