Senior Business Analyst

at  Risk Solutions

Are you an experienced business analyst that thrives in collaborative environment?
Are you looking for an opportunity where you can use your experience to deliver top IT solutions and services?
About the Business:
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below,
https://risk.lexisnexis.com
About our Team:
Join a team of skilled Business Analysts in the Risk Professional Services organization who leverage industry leading fraud solutions to combat fraud globally. We collaborate with sales teams to craft solutions combating fraud and identity risks, empowering our clients to maximize transactional value.
About the Role: This position is a senior-level position that will work with one or more Business Units, supporting multiple complex assigned projects aimed at delivering IT solutions and services that meet company cost, quality, and strategic targets. The role will predominately focus on gathering and analyzing work group data, defining current processes and requirements, researching best practices, and identifying and documenting process improvements and Techno-functional specifications.
This is a hybrid role requiring team members to be in the Alpharetta, Georgia office 3 days a week

You will be responsible for:

• Recommend feasible product and platform improvements to enhance operational efficiency and meet business and customer needs
• Collaborate with architects and developers to design solutions that align with business goals and consider technical constraints
• Mentor junior team members and fulfill cross-functional initiatives on behalf of team
• Lead the development of workflows, templates and process documentation
• Analyze, define, and document complex requirements and business processes
• Develop complex systems specifications, process flow, and conversion strategies
• Create complex Process flows, technical and functional user documentation
• Contribute to the development of new tools, processes, and solutions to meet desired product needs
• Follow established business processes, protocols, and quality standards in the development and deployment of complex solutions
• Maintain stakeholder expectations and raise appropriate issues to project managers as necessary
• Develop “trusted advisor” relationship with senior stakeholders through effective communication and efficient, quality execution on projects
• Gather business requirements, perform gap-analysis and translate business requirements into user stories/techno-functional specifications
• Review Quality Assurance test cases and scenarios for completeness and support QC team throughout implementation
• Identify and document process improvements and functional specifications based on research of best practices and analysis of work group data
• Perform analysis on existing systems; identifying options for potential solutions and assess for both technical and business suitability
• Manage change and defect processes to ensure seamless project execution and quality assurance
• Lead stakeholder training sessions and deliver effective presentations.
• Work between remote development teams, internal IT, and business to ensure requirements are being met
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of IT business analyst experience
• BS/BA degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience required; ISEB-qualified Business Analyst preferred. Master’s Degree with Information Technology background preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Proven experience and technical knowledge of complex systems architecture, data models, APIs, API testing software, databases, data interchange formats and web-service related technologies (such as SOAP, REST, XSD, WSDL, XML, JSON etc.)
• Skilled in identifying key risks from system changes and collaborating to implement effective mitigation strategies
• Strong knowledge of conceptual data modeling, UML, data flows, data analysis, and data processing
• IT research, software analysis, and design skills
• Strong facilitation skills; ability to facilitate workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Expertise in gathering business requirements and translating them into user stories/techno-functional specifications on complex or large projects
• Proficient in an agile environment and using recognized software development methodology, e.g., Agile, SCRUM, and KANBAN to support business, development and QC teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Broad understanding of software development platforms, tools, and languages
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that allow for effective communication across all levels of the organization, including process documentation
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, having diverse employees with different perspectives is key to creating innovative new products for our global customers. We have 30 diversity employee networks globally and prioritize inclusive leadership and equitable processes as part of our culture. Our aim is for every employee to be the best version of themselves. We would actively welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups.
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form:
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• Recommend feasible product and platform improvements to enhance operational efficiency and meet business and customer needs
• Collaborate with architects and developers to design solutions that align with business goals and consider technical constraints
• Mentor junior team members and fulfill cross-functional initiatives on behalf of team
• Lead the development of workflows, templates and process documentation
• Analyze, define, and document complex requirements and business processes
• Develop complex systems specifications, process flow, and conversion strategies
• Create complex Process flows, technical and functional user documentation
• Contribute to the development of new tools, processes, and solutions to meet desired product needs
• Follow established business processes, protocols, and quality standards in the development and deployment of complex solutions
• Maintain stakeholder expectations and raise appropriate issues to project managers as necessary
• Develop “trusted advisor” relationship with senior stakeholders through effective communication and efficient, quality execution on projects
• Gather business requirements, perform gap-analysis and translate business requirements into user stories/techno-functional specifications
• Review Quality Assurance test cases and scenarios for completeness and support QC team throughout implementation
• Identify and document process improvements and functional specifications based on research of best practices and analysis of work group data
• Perform analysis on existing systems; identifying options for potential solutions and assess for both technical and business suitability
• Manage change and defect processes to ensure seamless project execution and quality assurance
• Lead stakeholder training sessions and deliver effective presentations.
• Work between remote development teams, internal IT, and business to ensure requirements are being met
• All other duties as assigne