Contract position for a Lending Business Analyst in San Francisco, CA
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Business Analyst is primarily responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and implementing solutions in order to improve efficiency, reduce risk and support the Lending Client Onboarding Project. The Analyst will also support technical and procedural enhancements to department systems as well as collaboratively work to plan and execute quality assurance evaluations for existing requirements and specifications. The Analyst will meet with leaders, stakeholders and subject matter experts from various departments and business units in order to create and implement universally accepted business goals for the Lending Electronic Content Management group. The ideal candidate, will, as needed, possess the ability to effectively manage projects end-to-end, including issue identification, timeline/milestone establishment, inter-departmental coordination and risk assessment/monitoring. The candidate should be a self-starter requiring minimal oversight, results-oriented and a team player.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
• 40% Conduct and accurately document business discovery with internal stakeholders to assess needs and design solutions strategies.
• 30% Utilize design, implementation, testing, and training to translate new and existing business process requirements into technical, applicable solutions.
• 20% Develop User Acceptance Test scripts and training material in order to execute defined solutions.
• 5% Create new business requirements documentation as well as functional specification documentation. Review and update current process documents as needed and obtain stakeholder sign-off.
POSITION DIMENSIONS:
Internal Contacts: Interaction required with individuals within the organization at all levels and functions and product lines
External Contacts: Includes verbal and written interaction with vendors in order to negotiate a successful resolution.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS, BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word/ MS Excel/ MS Visio/ MS PowerPoint/ MS Access.
• Knowledge of HTML, XML, java scripting, VB scripting, and OnBase a plus.
• Self-Starter requiring minimal oversight to achieve defined goals.
• Proactive individual able to operate efficiently in a fast paced environment.
• Quick learner and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Proven ability to translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Provides extraordinary service.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Deadline oriented.
• Able to deal with ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of experience in business analysis or project management.
• Preferred: 3-5 years in the loan origination/servicing and retail banking fields. Experience with development of BPM software and workflows. Familiarity with BPMN 2.0 and revision control software such as TFS.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Business Analyst is primarily responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and implementing solutions in order to improve efficiency, reduce risk and support the Lending Client Onboarding Project. The Analyst will also support technical and procedural enhancements to department systems as well as collaboratively work to plan and execute quality assurance evaluations for existing requirements and specifications. The Analyst will meet with leaders, stakeholders and subject matter experts from various departments and business units in order to create and implement universally accepted business goals for the Lending Electronic Content Management group. The ideal candidate, will, as needed, possess the ability to effectively manage projects end-to-end, including issue identification, timeline/milestone establishment, inter-departmental coordination and risk assessment/monitoring. The candidate should be a self-starter requiring minimal oversight, results-oriented and a team player.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
• 40% Conduct and accurately document business discovery with internal stakeholders to assess needs and design solutions strategies.
• 30% Utilize design, implementation, testing, and training to translate new and existing business process requirements into technical, applicable solutions.
• 20% Develop User Acceptance Test scripts and training material in order to execute defined solutions.
• 5% Create new business requirements documentation as well as functional specification documentation. Review and update current process documents as needed and obtain stakeholder sign-off.
POSITION DIMENSIONS:
Internal Contacts: Interaction required with individuals within the organization at all levels and functions and product lines
External Contacts: Includes verbal and written interaction with vendors in order to negotiate a successful resolution.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS, BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word/ MS Excel/ MS Visio/ MS PowerPoint/ MS Access.
• Knowledge of HTML, XML, java scripting, VB scripting, and OnBase a plus.
• Self-Starter requiring minimal oversight to achieve defined goals.
• Proactive individual able to operate efficiently in a fast paced environment.
• Quick learner and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Proven ability to translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Provides extraordinary service.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Deadline oriented.
• Able to deal with ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of experience in business analysis or project management.
• Preferred: 3-5 years in the loan origination/servicing and retail banking fields. Experience with development of BPM software and workflows. Familiarity with BPMN 2.0 and revision control software such as TFS.