ATech Placement
IT Business Systems Analyst
ATech Placement, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst who will join a team responsible for supporting technology. Our client strives to provide exceptional technology advisory, delivery, and optimized shared services to each of its brands. One of the most important requirements of this role is to drive visibility and collaboration across all of the brands for a specific system or business process / capability. A business systems analyst will understand each brand's implementation of system capabilities and strive to bring all brands together to share learnings, develop a unified system roadmap and technology priorities, and consolidate system needs into one voice, especially when working with key vendors or partners.
A business systems analyst is also responsible for meeting current operational requirements, with the sustainable use of current capabilities, and the development of future capabilities, to meet the sometimes competing strategic and current operational objectives across the brands. This role will provide technical and functional solutions by translating business processes into system configuration and solution requirements and scale new and current systems, processes, and procedures in a cost- effective manner.
Attributes Desired:
Excellent leadership and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitudeStrong communication with ability to convey complex technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partnersChampion of change and innovationAbility to capture and analyze complex business requirementsAbility to communicate business problems and priorities to technical audiencesStrong technical abilities to drive fairly deep into system solutions balanced with business process knowledgeResponsibilities:
Collaborate closely with the brands to understand their unique challenges and goals as it relates to a specific business capability and provide technology advisory services, resolve business systems problems, and identify potential improvementsFacilitate requirements gathering and process mapping workshops. Effectively use interviewing skills to elicit, identify, and document business requirementsDocument functional business requirements, process flow diagrams, and business casesDevelop and execute a comprehensive technology capability roadmap that aligns with the brands' objectivesLead the evaluation and recommendation of advanced technologies, tools, and methodologies to address brands' specific challenges for a business process or systemManage relationships with technology vendors, partners, and external service providersNegotiate contracts and agreements to secure the most suitable resources and servicesPerform hands-on solution design, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, process design and development tasks as required in support of current and new projectsAct as a liaison between technical teams, functional team, brands, and vendors to drive implementationsPerform gap analysis: as-is vs to-beAssess the risks of various solutionsClearly articulate the impact of business problems and benefits using business languageEducation & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field8+ years of IT experience in large or mid-size multinational company3+ years architecture/technical/functional/configuration experienceAbility to collaborate with business leads, understand business strategy/processes, look for innovative solutions to drive business enhancements for internal business users and external customersStrong influence and negotiating skillsExperience leading business relationships and integration
A business systems analyst is also responsible for meeting current operational requirements, with the sustainable use of current capabilities, and the development of future capabilities, to meet the sometimes competing strategic and current operational objectives across the brands. This role will provide technical and functional solutions by translating business processes into system configuration and solution requirements and scale new and current systems, processes, and procedures in a cost- effective manner.
Attributes Desired:
Excellent leadership and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitudeStrong communication with ability to convey complex technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partnersChampion of change and innovationAbility to capture and analyze complex business requirementsAbility to communicate business problems and priorities to technical audiencesStrong technical abilities to drive fairly deep into system solutions balanced with business process knowledgeResponsibilities:
Collaborate closely with the brands to understand their unique challenges and goals as it relates to a specific business capability and provide technology advisory services, resolve business systems problems, and identify potential improvementsFacilitate requirements gathering and process mapping workshops. Effectively use interviewing skills to elicit, identify, and document business requirementsDocument functional business requirements, process flow diagrams, and business casesDevelop and execute a comprehensive technology capability roadmap that aligns with the brands' objectivesLead the evaluation and recommendation of advanced technologies, tools, and methodologies to address brands' specific challenges for a business process or systemManage relationships with technology vendors, partners, and external service providersNegotiate contracts and agreements to secure the most suitable resources and servicesPerform hands-on solution design, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, process design and development tasks as required in support of current and new projectsAct as a liaison between technical teams, functional team, brands, and vendors to drive implementationsPerform gap analysis: as-is vs to-beAssess the risks of various solutionsClearly articulate the impact of business problems and benefits using business languageEducation & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field8+ years of IT experience in large or mid-size multinational company3+ years architecture/technical/functional/configuration experienceAbility to collaborate with business leads, understand business strategy/processes, look for innovative solutions to drive business enhancements for internal business users and external customersStrong influence and negotiating skillsExperience leading business relationships and integration