Baird · 21 hours ago
Sr. IT Business Analyst
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expBaird is a company that values creativity, curiosity, and collaboration, seeking a Senior IT Business Analyst to support their Operations department. The role involves gathering requirements, conducting systems analysis, managing relationships, and leading solution delivery in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced setting, focusing on improving business processes and delivering impactful results.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Independently elicits functional & nonfunctional requirements using interviews, workflow analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, etc. to provide business process descriptions, business requirements, use cases, and user stories
Assesses situations and appropriately applies advanced BA approaches and techniques to capture clear requirements
Develops analysis approach for medium to large/complex efforts
Leads and facilitates efforts to gather data requirements for projects, by partnering with business end-users as well as experts on our Data team. (SQL experience preferred.)
Quickly develops an understanding of value streams and end-to-end processes, while looking for opportunities for improvement
Connects day-to-day work, for self and team, to strategic outcomes and goals of the firm
Able to work in ambiguous situations, with minimal guidance, and create an actionable plan
Collaborates with project team members (developers, architects, QA, PM and product owners) to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
Independently and with the team develops visualizations and diagrams in support of analysis approach to aid stakeholders in understanding business and technical approach
Leads execution in partnership with Sr. team members and may mentor others
Quickly develops an end-to-end knowledge of technology environment and partners to understand business impacts
Builds trusting relationships and represents IT in strategic conversations between business partners and CRG leaders, with minimal guidance
Identifies and resolves conflicting objectives/expectations between senior leaders, with minimal guidance
Leads interactions with associates at all levels of the organization, including COOs and senior business leaders, with minimal guidance
Navigates organizational complexities to drive decisions and achieve outcomes
Quickly establishes a network throughout Baird and can leverage it to navigate complex situations
Recognizes the strategic business needs and leads the team, IT- and business- leadership to deliver business-impactful results
Leads large and/or complex initiatives and helps coordinate organizational changes
Effectively challenges and drives continuous improvement on immediate team and across the portfolio
Effectively manages stakeholder expectations
Leads and executes work using a variety of project methodologies (lean, agile, waterfall, iterative) based on project need with minimal guidance
Identifies and manages project risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones in accordance with project need
Collaborates with supported business units to define project milestones, requirements, and solutions
Performs analysis of potential solutions against business requirements and financial impact to identify the best solution for the business
Facilitates project management role on small to medium size projects, ensuring the right capabilities are encompassed in the project team and scope
Supports quality assurance through collaboration with QA and project team validation
Acts as a facilitator for User Acceptance Testing with the client, third party vendors, or other testers that use the product, leveraging acceptance criteria defined with the business partner
Qualification
Required
At least 7 years IT related experience including a minimum of 5 years Business Analysis experience
Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills, ability to influence without authority including with senior business leaders
Demonstrated success working in agile environments
Proven ability to write clear business requirements, use cases, and user stories
Able to work and grow in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Preferred
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred
Two years serving as a Business Analyst in the financial industry is preferred
SQL experience preferred
Experience with Microsoft products including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, CoPilot and Office 365 is desired
Understanding of data structures, data integration, and data warehousing is a plus but not required
Company
Baird
Since 1919, Baird has guided families, businesses, communities and institutions toward their financial goals.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Ross W. Williams
Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Banking
Adam W. Czaia
Managing Director
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