Overview

Overview

eir business talent are seeking applications for a Senior Business Analyst, this is a 12month day rate contract, the client works a hybrid model of 2 days per week onsite in either Dublin or Shannon offices (depending on candidate preference)

 
Essential Functions

  • Be able to organise & run discovery sessions/workshops with senior stakeholders, resolve business process issues and disconnects across business lines, navigate silos and align to a company target operating model
  • Navigate complexity, work proactively and autonomously
  • Excellent at building and maintaining business relationships and managing expectations
  • Balance business requirements and overall product strategy
  • Strong analysis and requirements gathering skills
  • Develop a strong understanding of existing system and application landscape, as a building block for future solutions
  • Prepare accurate and detailed high-level estimates as part of programme planning
  • Communicate effectively with the business and delivery teams
  • Adhere to a well-defined SCRUM process
  • Coordinate with the business users who test and evaluate applications in conjunction with developers and testers where appropriate

 
 
Experience Required:

  • Experience working as a business analyst or product owner focused on requirements gathering, workshops, analysis and challenging existing processes for inefficiencies within a greenfield implementation
  • Must have experience of working in a large delivery programme
  • Must be a self-starter and exhibit intellectual curiosity
  • Must be able to take initiative and work independently while maintaining strong team relations
  • Excellent time and work management skills, able to prioritise competing demands from conflicting sources
  • Advanced skills with data analysis and problem solving?
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience of working with senior stakeholders including C-Suite members
  • Experience of working remotely with a diverse team across multiple locations and vendors
  • Experience of estimating effort and input into project planning
  • Experience in Application Support and Training
  • Educated to a degree level in Information Technology or Sciences

 
Technical/Functional

  • Process Modelling (e.g. BPMN)
  • Agile & SCRUM Methodologies
  • Critical thinking
  • UX design practices a distinct advantage
  • Experience throughout the entire software development life cycle
  • Good understanding of conceptual data modelling
  • Good understanding of Financial Services sector a distinct advantage

 
Client Relationships

  • Excellent English language skills (both written and verbal)
  • Well-developed stakeholder, vendor and partner management
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Positive, can-do attitude towards a very demanding internal customer base
  • Consistently and continuously delivering change and value to the business

 
 
Ref: EBT8116

Candidates must be eligible to work full time and long term in the location specified or currently hold a valid appropriate long term work Visa to apply.
  
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