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Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Dimensional Strategies Inc.Vancouver, BC, Canada
6 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

About the Company - [Provide a brief introduction to the company, its mission, and culture.]

About the Role - This is an analysis role, working closely with the technical teams to assist with desk check-ins and then help with testing. SQL knowledge may help, but not a priority. Our client is ideally in need of someone who can speak to the business and write up the requirements from that conversation and gap analysis documents.

Responsibilities -

  • Analyze business needs, elicit requirements, and design IT business solutions that enable the business unit to achieve its objectives.
  • Execute complex and critical analytical and business design activities and business unit automation projects.
  • Develop and present recommendations for advanced product solutions to improve business efficiency, productivity, and enhancement of customer experience.
  • Consult with business units to identify, define, analyze, and document business objectives and system needs, challenges, and requirements.
  • Elicit, evaluate, and document solution requirements and scope of work.
  • Design innovative technology solutions and effective project plans to enable the business unit to achieve its objectives.
  • Execute complex and critical analytical and business design activities. Act as a business analyst leader in support of automation projects.
  • Assist leadership with the evaluation, planning, and implementation of solutions that enable departments to partner with external clients and vendors.
  • Develop and test business continuity and disaster recovery plans to account for changing business needs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications -

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or related field
  • 5+ years' of experience in related industry
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • 5+ years with user stories, flow charts, process flows, gap analysis and requirements gathering.
  • Prior experience working with shipping, ports, or logistics would be an asset.

    • Required Skills

  • Fundamental understanding of database-driven applications and open tools / languages.
  • Ability to create complex process flow diagrams or flowcharts that demonstrate business or system process flow.
  • Ability to gather requirements effectively; document requirements and confirm observations with business owners.
  • Ability to perform fit / gap analysis based on requirements.
  • Ability to create detailed and thorough test plans for major initiatives.
  • Proven ability to design solutions encompassing dimensional models.
  • Analytical skills used to evaluate, understand, and interpret data from internal and client perspectives.
  • Ability to conceptualize and design new reports.
  • Demonstrated superior ability to recognize and define problems, understand business and system processes, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to communicate ideas and analysis results effectively both verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to formulate and communicate questions to gather the necessary missing information to resolve a problem.
  • General knowledge of databases and proficiency in SQL Queries helpful, but not a must.
  • Strong interpersonal relationship skills with demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others.
  • Demonstrated intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Visio, Excel with PowerPivot, Word, Outlook
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of time to U.S. locations.

    • Preferred Skills

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