Senior Enterprise Business Analyst

SAS•Cary, NC

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

SAS is seeking an experienced Enterprise Business Analyst for its Enterprise Technology organization within Cloud and Information Services. This highly visible role partners with leaders and stakeholders across SAS to identify opportunities, streamline processes, and deliver solutions that improve operational effectiveness and support enterprise initiatives. The analyst’s insights and recommendations will help shape strategic decisions and contribute to enterprise technology roadmaps. The role leads end-to-end process analysis and improvement across organizations and technologies. It includes identifying automation and efficiency opportunities, defining future-state capabilities, supporting organizational change, and connecting strategy to execution. The analyst serves as a trusted partner in business transformation and collaborates with business and technical teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

8 or more years of experience in business process analysis, systems documentation, and requirements elicitation.
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, preferably Information Systems or a related discipline; equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.
Ability to establish trusted partnerships and influence outcomes across cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Ability to communicate complex business and technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
Strong execution discipline and ability to drive multiple initiatives concurrently.
Ability to communicate complex topics visually and verbally to accelerate shared understanding and decision-making.
Ability to identify improvement opportunities and help the organization navigate transformation.

Nice To Haves

Ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements.
Experience working in or with Marketplace, Finance, Human Resources, and/or Consulting business units.
Experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Experience using Atlassian Jira for business requirement development and project management.
Experience with ServiceNow, Oracle Fusion, and Microsoft O365.
Experience acting as a trusted advisor on large, enterprise-scale projects.
Experience preparing and delivering executive communications for enterprise-scale projects.

Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of enterprise and organizational systems, processes, and workflows.
Serve as an internal consultant and liaison between business and technical communities, fostering collaboration, transparent communication, and trusted relationships.
Analyze and document current-state processes, identify improvement opportunities, and define future-state recommendations for the Enterprise Technologies product roadmap.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical solutions.
Use a variety of techniques and tools to capture business requirements in partnership with internal business units and support enterprise and organizational objectives.
Lead requirements-gathering sessions and workshops as part of the end-to-end project lifecycle for developing and implementing enterprise business applications and services.
Identify automation opportunities, drive operational efficiencies, define future-state capabilities, and guide organizational change.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
Medical plan options include a PPO with a low annual deductible and copays, and an HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS.
Free onsite health care center at headquarters for employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan.
Onsite pharmacy, with prescriptions shipped at no additional charge for those not local to headquarters.
Industry-leading 401(k) plan.
Tuition Assistance Program and development programs and resources.
Vacation time and a variety of paid holidays, including a U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off.
Parental leave.
Unlimited paid sick days.
Childcare benefits for full-time employees.