Sr. Business Analyst, Production & Studio Technology Services Job at Sony Pictur

The Production & Studio Technology Services (PSTS) Team is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our IT Production Finance group. This position requires a combination of strong information technology background and a production services business acumen to effectively manage relationships between the Business and IT, as well as support the day-to-day operations and delivery of IT products and services. The Senior BA role serves as the conduit for business users with the primary goal of understanding the business processes, workflows, and information requirements of the users and sharing them with the development teams. The role is also expected to interact with stakeholders from various business units, including Production Finance, Corporate Finance, Studio Operations, Information Security, and Procurement in support of current and future efforts.

The Senior Business Analyst will perform requirements analysis, create functional design specifications, develop mockups, build wireframes, document workflows, and ensure that releases are tested successfully. The candidate will also manage support requests, incident resolutions, and application outages to avoid interruptions of day-to-day business operations.

The Senior Business Analyst should be well versed and experienced utilizing the Agile development and project management methodologies. The candidate must be hands on, detailed-oriented, have strong communication and listening skills, and have the ability to effectively prioritize their work. Some technical development skills would also be beneficial but not required.

The Senior Business Analyst should have the ability to assist in driving projects and be hands-on in the system development lifecycle, including project planning / scoping, requirements gathering, system design and system testing. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who approaches work with enthusiasm, passion and is committed to delivering value for our business customers while positively influencing those around them.

General BA Requirements :

• Serve as a trusted partner to other teams in planning, coordination, development and deployment of PSTS projects and products.
• Apply analytical skills to effectively identify and solve problems.
• Effectively collaborate and manage other resources (even if not direct reports) to resolve issues and complete tasks.
• Distill and succinctly present complex issues in a concise manner to management to facilitate / influence decision making.
• Lead client facing meetings without supervision.
• Independently identify areas of opportunity and proactively collaborate across teams to improve application and process performance.
• Assist in shaping the business analysis standards, optimal processes and best practice templates for the department.
• Proactively reach out to colleagues and stakeholders for opportunities to support their initiatives.
• Ensure that Sony's Global Information Security Policies and other company controls are observed and applied to all applications in the portfolio.
• Create status reports and other ad hoc reports to effectively communicate status / issues / attention needed.
• Operate with high degrees of trust, integrity, and compassion for others.
• Have the courage to ask difficult questions and provide / receive constructive feedback in spirit of continuous improvement.
• Participate in compliance audits and uphold adherence to approved policies and procedures.
• Align working hours to include global stakeholders and dev resources. Examples - attend early morning (Monday - Friday) or evening calls (Monday - Thursday) with off-shore development.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation.
• Strive to make work light for others by identifying new and efficient ways of working.

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The anticipated base salary for this position is $82,000-$125,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and / or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.