Senior Innovation Analyst

Senior Innovation Analyst

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Position Summary

As a vital member of our Domain Cross-Functional Team, the Senior Innovation Analyst provides business and product expertise to support our "Innovation Led by Architecture" model – helping bridge the business-technology gap.

You will work in a dedicated partnership with Domain Architects, UX Designers, and Data & App Engineers to help discover and design strategic solutions. While Domain Architects provide the domain insights, you will be a key contributor, helping to translate those insights and stakeholder needs into actionable plans and contributing to the successful implementation of high-impact solutions and Proofs of Concept (POCs).

Supported by enterprise-level guidance from our Enterprise Architects, you will resolve product issues, foster strong partnerships, and ensure the solutions developed by the team align with broader business goals.

This role is perfect for a passionate analyst who thrives in a committed, cross-functional environment and is skilled at bridging the gap between strategic vision and tangible outcomes.

Major Responsibilities:

• Innovation Support & Discovery
• Assist in translating business/IT needs and strategic goals, identified in partnership with Domain Architects, into detailed functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Assist management in prioritization of work and tasks by providing data-driven insights on value, effort, and risk.
• Support operational adoption of innovation outputs by providing status, recommending solutions, and acting as a subject matter expert for reference architectures and validated prototypes.
• Participate in the strategic design and implementation of solutions in the innovation portfolio.
• Innovation Delivery & Stakeholder Management
• Support communication between business and technology, helping to clarify the business implications of technical decisions to stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Create, maintain, and update innovation documentation (including data analysis, functional requirements, and prototype validation plans), acting as an expert on the assigned innovations.
• Support the successful design, construction, and implementation of solutions to ensure they meet desired business outcomes.
• Contribute to the successful delivery and validation of working prototypes (POCs), ensuring they meet desired business/IT outcomes.
• ETA Domain Innovation Support
• Serve as a subject matter expert for domain technology and processes, helping innovate and solution with cross-functional team members.
• Communication/Documentation
• Responsible for communicating via multiple media, including but not limited to Web Ex conference calls, in-person participation, and via written documentation across audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at various levels within and outside the organization.
• Contribute to the documentation of discovery artifacts, user stories, and acceptance criteria necessary during the innovation lifecycle and discovery.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a team.
• Experience with change management policy and procedures.
• Experience working with diverse and complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and strengthening relationships.
• Detail-oriented and analytical with organization skills.
• Meets or exceeds project deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and tasks simultaneously and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong problem and issue resolution skills.
• Highly motivated and able to work independently with little supervision.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet changing priorities.
• Experience with business/functional requirement writing preferred.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct"…