HarperCollins Publishers · 1 day ago

Business Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $120K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders across business units to develop analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with various teams across the organization.

Identify areas where the organization can increase its efficiency and strengthen business processes.

Create artifacts, including Business Model Canvas (BMC) documents, to highlight the value proposition per business requests.

Develop a structured Business Requirements Document (BRD) describing the business case, expected outcomes and ROI.

Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate and deliver requirements and documentation as required.

Evaluate, analyze, and communicate business requirements on a continuing basis, and maintain systems processes with other IT teams to ensure delivery of projects and maintenance of systems where needed.

Develop meaningful and lasting relationships with partners for optimized business integration and respond to questions and concerns from managers and executives with supporting research and recommendations.

Utilize financial information statements, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other key metrics to develop the business case and value proposition.

Contribute to the prioritization of active projects based on business goals and objectives using the information compiled in key artifacts.

Collaborate with the Solutions and Engineering teams to align project goals and objectives ensuring business requirements are supported with Solution Design Document (SDD).

Provide regular status updates on Business Analysis activity and key deliverables.

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Required

Strong analytical and sense-making skills required.

Ability to employ a structured methodology on a consistent basis.

Excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to interact professionally with senior leadership, managers, and subject matter experts in the field.

5-7 years as a functional analyst in Information Technology.

Strong multi-tasking skill required.