Business Analyst with Six Sigma

Business Analyst with Six Sigma

Location : Kansas City, MO

Contract

Responsible for understanding and documenting business needs, analyzing processes, and translating requirements into actionable recommendations.

Working with users to define and document system requirements for new implementations and enhancements. Other responsibilities will include leading requirements gathering and design sessions, reviewing design documentation with users and developers, preparing process and data models, prioritizing system functionality based on requirements, coordinating pilot and test activities, and designing screens and reports.

The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to identity opportunities for improvement, facilitating communication between business and technical teams, and ensuring successful project outcomes.

JOB DUTIES

• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, document, and analyze business requirements. Conduct interviews, workshops and surveys to gather detailed information about processes, systems, and user needs.
• Analyze existing business processes to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and areas for improvement. Propose solutions that enhance productivity, reduce costs, and align with strategic goals.
• Use in-depth understanding of system to draft reports for users and / or clients from system(s) which aid in business decision making.
• Develop and conduct user training on system(s) functionality.
• Work with field, internal users, and senior management to understand needs and develop plans for meeting those needs.
• Lead activities during analysis, design, construction and testing phases of large scope projects.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications. Validate proposed solutions against business needs and requirements, ensuring they meet desired outcomes.
• Create clear and comprehensive requirement documents, including functional specifications, use cases, user stories, and process flows.

Ensure requirements are well-defined, actionable, and understandable by technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Prioritize system and data functionality requirements based on user needs, business analysis, and project constraints.
• Work with users, senior management, and technical team to produce project charters, scope documents and conceptual design charts.
• Coordinate pilot and rollout planning, user enhancement requests and defect tracking for large scope projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstratable Six Sigma Expert experience with a Black Belt Certification.
• Practical experience with Six Sigma concepts. Be able to identify areas of waste, process time, lead time and be able to identify areas for automation, and elimination.
• C-Level Presentation Experience.
• Recognized as a SME in systems supported.
• Experience in data and process modeling of business requirements and use of process modeling tools.
• Knowledge of the systems development life cycle.
• Exposure to client / server, web and / or mobile development.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated decision making, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective time management and organization skills with the ability to successfully handle multiple large projects.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Experience using software applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Visio.
• Business Analyst plays a crucial role in ensuring that technology solutions align with business goals and deliver tangible value to the organization.

The role requires a combination of technical understanding, business acumen, and effective communication skills.

• Nice to have experience working with data analytics tools , reports, and dashboards.
23 days ago