Agile Business Analyst Wealthscape, Broker dealer, and Books and Records

Agile Business Analyst

Location:

Must be local to MN - Hybrid 1-2 days a week in office in Plymouth

Goals & Objectives
The Agile Business Analyst is responsible for investigating, documenting, and delivering process and technology solutions to complex business problems as part of an agile development team. You will evaluate technologies, create documentation based on conversations with stakeholders, and interface with development to clarify requirements. This opportunity will help create long-term value through frictionless service.

Job Functions
1. Business Analysis - Drive frictionless service via thoughtful deployment of technology
2. Gather, analyze, document, and validate process and technology requirements from business stakeholders
3. Serve as conduit between business and technology team members to facilitate efficient communication and delivery
4. Consult with the business and product owners to prioritize and shape the product backlog, using Agile practices for prioritization around business value; assist with JIRA administration to enable Agile across the firm
5. Provide subject matter expertise in specific functional areas related to the product team
6. Agile product team - Lead and support proactive adoption of agile process
7. Help lead agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, scrum, demos, and retrospectives
8. Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset
9. Evaluate and provide feedback on agile adoption within the team and organization
10. Facilitate cross-functional communication to eliminate knowledge gaps
11. Mentor Business Analysts from other product teams as Agile is adopted firm-wide

12. Subject Matter Expertise - Build expertise working with one of various product teams
13. Put past experience to use working on a team that matches interests
14. Work with many areas of the business to understand how each is intertwined and create a backlog of user stories to support seamless processes
15. Support change management with effective communication to end users and the centralized training team
16. Work with newly acquired firms to understand and document their needs within the broader context of the transitioning to our technology platform

Education/Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in business; finance, economics, technology or related

• 2 years in Financial Services or equivalent experience

• 2 years BA, Development, or other related technology experience preferred

• Experience with Agile development preferred

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

• Familiarity with Salesforce, Orion, Tamarac

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