Business Analyst

Vizient•Chicago, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves . We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. The Organization We help society’s foundational institutions—healthcare and higher education—to achieve their full potential in service to others. We are our clients’ trusted partners in ever-changing times. For nearly 40 years, Kaufman Hall, a Vizient Company has provided independent, objective insights grounded in sound data and analysis to help clients fulfill their missions, achieve their goals, and tackle their toughest problems. Kaufman Hall provides world-class management consulting in Strategy & Business Transformation, Financial Planning & Data Analytics, Treasury & Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Revenue & Operations Improvement (previously Performance Improvement). At Kaufman Hall, we believe that sustained success is never an accident. It is the result of sound decision making, based on data-driven analysis and disciplined thinking, and guided by the fundamental principles of corporate finance. The Position Kaufman Hall is seeking a Business Analyst to help support the development of our software products. Our products help our clients improve operational and billing processes, driving incremental financial benefit, and demonstrate high quality of care. In support of ongoing product development, this individual would be responsible for supporting the development process by building, maintaining, and managing a workstream-specific software development backlog in collaboration with product team leaders and other stakeholders.

Requirements

BS/BA in computer science, business, or related field.
2-5 years’ experience in the software development field including prior hands-on experience as a business analyst.
Experience with requirements gathering and product management.
Experience working with customer-facing web applications.
Experience using Azure DevOps.
Familiarity working with applications using the following frameworks, languages, and tooling: SQL, .NET/C#, Angular/Typescript, MS Power Apps, MS Power Automate, MS Power BI.
Familiarity with the Agile software development life cycle, testing cycles, and dev ops processes.
Understanding of web application standards and usage patterns.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Organized, detail oriented, responsive, and able to prioritize several tasks.
Self-motivated, works well independently and with others.
Applicants for employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kaufman Hall (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Responsibilities

Work with product leaders and subject-matter experts to identify workflows, document detailed requirements, maintain product backlogs, and build sprint/iteration plans in coordination with other product team members.
Define functional and non-functional requirements for software development, identifying common workflows, constraints, assumptions, and dependencies.
Work with engineering to document technical requirements.
Communicate, translate, and simplify business requirements to ensure buy-in from all stakeholders.
Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions.
Gather feedback from clients, internal and external, to determine ongoing opportunities for improving our software solutions.
Act as the key point of contact for all UAT aspects of releases, providing UAT services and coordinating feedback.
Partner with QA to explain application functionality, desired outcomes, and collaborate on effective test plans.
Communicate promptly and professionally with colleagues throughout the organization to ensure that work is processed in a timely manner.
Actively participate in all Agile ceremonies.