Business Analyst II - IT Project Management

Grand River Dam Authority•Tulsa, OK

4h•Onsite

About The Position

We deliver affordable, reliable ELECTRICITY, with a focus on EFFICIENCY and a commitment to ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. We are dedicated to ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, providing resources and supporting economic growth. Our EMPLOYEES are our greatest asset in meeting our mission to be an Oklahoma Agency of Excellence. Position Overview The Business Analyst role serves as a liaison between multiple business units and technology teams to define processes, identify process improvement opportunities, and implement new functionality. This position will document stakeholder requirements, measure/monitor process efficiency, and develop and manage small departmental projects. They will coordinate implementation, testing, training, and communication efforts with vendors and multiple business groups. This is a business-facing and technology-facing role, requiring excellent communication and organizational skills to create alignment amongst multiple sponsors. Essential job functions include, but are not limited to: Partner effectively with business stakeholders and subject matter experts in a collaborative manner, building constructive and effective relationships. Partner with the business and technology delivery teams to ensure business processes are understood, documented, and fit the needs of the organization. Map processes from current to future state, define business and tech requirements and scope, and proactively champion change to business stakeholders and development teams. Ensure process documentation is created, stored in a shared environment, and remains current. Support technology teams in translating business requirements to detailed stories/tasks for development teams to deliver business functionality. Assist business stakeholders with testing of system changes and analyze data flows for process improvement opportunities. Partner with Product Owner on product vision, requirements definition, and capability mapping to ensure requirements align with business unit processes and needs. Partner with business stakeholders in the development of business cases and project charters. Advocate process changes to improve and support business activities in designing future state of new products and platforms. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts.
Proven ability to facilitate requirement workshops / training sessions with large groups of business users and leadership.
Ability and proven experience to translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications that can be used for development, breaking down technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by business units and end users.
Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and phases of project life cycle (requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, training, and measuring effectiveness.)
Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Intermediate in Visio, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in information systems management, computer science, business related filed, or equivalent work experience.
Two years’ experience as a business analyst.
Familiar with developing, maintaining, and executing a change management strategy.
Valid Oklahoma driver’s license, or the ability to convert within 30 days for those with an out of state driver’s license that are an Oklahoma resident.

Responsibilities

Partner effectively with business stakeholders and subject matter experts in a collaborative manner, building constructive and effective relationships.
Partner with the business and technology delivery teams to ensure business processes are understood, documented, and fit the needs of the organization.
Map processes from current to future state, define business and tech requirements and scope, and proactively champion change to business stakeholders and development teams.
Ensure process documentation is created, stored in a shared environment, and remains current.
Support technology teams in translating business requirements to detailed stories/tasks for development teams to deliver business functionality.
Assist business stakeholders with testing of system changes and analyze data flows for process improvement opportunities.
Partner with Product Owner on product vision, requirements definition, and capability mapping to ensure requirements align with business unit processes and needs.
Partner with business stakeholders in the development of business cases and project charters.
Advocate process changes to improve and support business activities in designing future state of new products and platforms.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.