Lead Business Analyst

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a need for a Lead Business Analyst to work in Spartansburg South Carolina. This is a direct hire opportunity and due to the project requires the person to be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities:

The Lead Information Technology Business Analyst will work closely with business owners to understand business processes, workflows, and their relationships to current and future software solutions. This role will create detailed business requirements, system documentation, and implement quality software solutions. The Lead Business Analyst will utilize multiple techniques to elicit, document, and validate requirements with all stakeholders. This role will also provide direction and mentor other business analysts. This person will be supporting all of the functions within the plant at Spartanburg. They will be our 'boots on the ground' and 'jack of all trades' person in our group. This includes but is not limited to supporting Materials, Purchasing, Operations, Finance, HR, and Logistics. While this sounds daunting, this person will be supported by the rest of my team - we will not let them fail. This person needs to be a good communicator and hungry to learn about all the systems these departments need to do their jobs. They will not have to know all the technical details but need to have a general understanding of each system and who to contact for something outside of their knowledge.

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead the process for identifying and gathering appropriate business requirements to create the necessary solution that satisfies business needs.
• Facilitate requirements gathering within one or more business functional areas to develop a comprehensive business requirements document.
• Oversee the creation of functional and technical specifications, changes to requirements, and impact of changes based on business requirements.
• Provide production support by supplying artifacts (data model, data maps, knowledge base articles, etc.) and educating the support team when applicable.
• Document and track current and future state business processes and requirements across multiple functional business area
• Participate and define test scenarios, plans, strategies, and creation of test scripts.
• Review project related policies, procedures, and end user training documentation.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) on business processes and systems within their functional area of expertise.
• Liaison for the functional area between IT application team and the business.
• Provide ongoing day-to-day support for the applications team in addition to project management responsibilities.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience in Business Analysis, Information Technology, or in a related area.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant industry recognized certifications (IIBA, ITIL, CBAP, CCAB)
• Knowledge of ITIL IT Service management and experience defining, deploying and managing ITSM Processes.
• Analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in business analytics and system design analysis.
• Attention to detail, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Advanced customer service skills
• Experience working independently and taking initiative.
• Experience and proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.
  
  

What you'll get:

• Healthcare (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Bonus potential
• 401(k) Program w/ company match
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation Time