Sr Business Analyst

ABOUT NCM:

We are the country’s largest, most innovative cinema advertising platform whose mission is to unite brands with our young, diverse audience through the power of movies and pop culture.  Hundreds of millions of moviegoers watch The Noovie Show each year, which airs in movie theaters nationwide prior to the trailers and feature film.  NCM offers advertisers incredible reach with unrivaled engagement, making cinema a premium destination for advertisers.  We’re a dynamic, fast-moving company focused on enhancing the moviegoing experience while developing creative ways for brands to connect with our hard-to-reach audience. 

We’re committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and strive to create a culture that leans into innovation, collaboration, accountability, honor, and perseverance.  We’re obsessed with the movies, client solutions, and having fun while we work.  If that sounds like a great sequel to your career’s story, check us out at NCM.com/careers.

POSITION SUMMARY:   

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for driving enhancements and optimizing the programmatic and advertising product ecosystem.  This position is key in shaping product development by effectively managing the requirement/user story process, building domain expertise, and acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure alignment of business needs with technical solutions. This role contributes to creating value through product improvements, driving efficiency, and fostering a collaborative environment. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve gaps in business processes and systems, and ensure the delivered product meets the agreed-upon requirements and KPIs. 
• Oversee and manage the requirement/user story process including the product backlog. 
• Elicit, analyze, and document the business needs, project requirements and acceptance criteria that result in new systems or enhancements to existing systems and/or business processes.  
• Conduct requirement review sessions to validate requirements and acceptance criteria with project stakeholders. 
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation that supports product and process enhancements, including but not limited to: 
• Functional Documentation: User Stories, Requirements, Acceptance Criteria, Use Case Scenarios, and Acceptance Tests (e.g., BDD or ATDD). 
• Process Documentation: Business Process Diagrams, Flow Diagrams, and Process Mapping. 
• User and Stakeholder Communications: Release Notes, One-sheets, "What’s New" bulletins, and other relevant communications to ensure transparency. 
• Training Documentation and Materials: Create and maintain user guides, training documentation, video tutorials, and other resources as needed for end-users and internal teams. 
• Collaboration with Business and Delivery Teams: Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure that user documentation for systems supporting the company’s value streams is accurate, complete, and up to date. 
• Ongoing Documentation Review and Updates: Regularly assess the effectiveness of documentation and make necessary updates to ensure clarity and alignment with current business processes. 
• Identify and manage issues (process and system) and risks, and work with business stakeholders, delivery teams and vendors to resolve and implement solutions. 
• Support the overall testing lifecycle, including defining and executing test plans, coordinating and facilitating User Acceptance Testing, and ensuring defects are captured and addressed in a timely manner. 
• Identify new opportunities and services to enhance the systems platform(s) and drive more productivity and efficiency. 
• Perform process mapping and modelling as required by the business to gain further understanding of pain points and current state and to propose the new future state.   
• Host business process and system demonstrations for user community. 
• Develop and track relevant KPIs to measure product success ensuring that data-driven insights inform ongoing improvements. 
• Identify and research potential configuration solutions within a system to meet a business need when appropriate. 
• Actively strive to stay current on the latest process and tools to automate and modernize systems and assist the business in assessing the impact and opportunity of new technologies to enable new capabilities. 
• Continuously improve the Business Analysis Standard Work/Process and Procedures. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

• Strategic and Collaborative Thinker: Able to bridge the gap between business and technical needs to deliver complex, high-impact solutions. 
• Proficient in Business Analysis Methodologies: Expertise in Agile frameworks, with hands-on experience in requirements gathering, management tools, and driving efficient processes. 
• Effective Leader and Negotiator: Skilled at leading discussions and navigating conflicting priorities across diverse business units to align on goals and deliverables. 
• Expert in Communicating Complex Concepts: Ability to analyze and simplify complex business needs, clearly explaining them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 
• Exceptional Writing and Documentation Skills: Adept at creating clear, concise artifacts, such as Requirements, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Use Cases, Business Process Diagrams, and Training Documentation that are accessible to both business and delivery teams. 
• Strong Empathy and Communication: Ability to build rapport with all stakeholders, from business to delivery teams, ensuring communication is tailored to each audience’s needs and fosters understanding. 
• Analytical Problem-Solver: Approaches challenges methodically, with a resourceful mindset to identify root causes and deliver practical solutions. 
• Every team member of NCM is expected to understand and consistently demonstrate our following core values: 
  
  • Integrity 
  • Collaboration 
  • Accountability 
  • Honor 
  • Perseverance 

Experience and Training:  

Experience: 

• Any combination of the following experience and training (designated as required and/or preferred) that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.   
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in SDLC Business Analysis, with strong expertise in requirements management using methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or Iterative Development required. 
• Proficiency with Business Analysis Tools required: Hands-on experience with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira or similar platforms for requirements tracking, test case and defect management, and collaboration. 
• Experience in the Media Industry is preferred, with an understanding of industry-specific challenges and needs. 
• Business Process Management (BPM) experience is preferred, particularly in optimizing and streamlining business operations. 

Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology field  
• Desired Licensure / Certification:  
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis), IIB (International Institute of Business Analysis), or Certified Product Owner  

WORKING CONDITIONS 

Work Conditions:  

This job operates in a professional office environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. 

Physical Conditions:  

The role may require extended periods of sitting or working on a computer. 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at (303) 792-8899 or email: HR@ncm.com. 

****Out-of-market applicants are welcome. Please be advised that NCM does not pay any relocation expenses****  

SALARY RANGE & BENEFIT OPTIONS FOR COLORADO APPLICANTS: 

Salary Range: Base Salary of approximately $115,000 - $130,000 annually plus bonus - compensation is commensurate with skills & experience. 

Benefits Options: 

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave (parental, vacation, personal days and sick)
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance

This information is provided as the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. 

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA APPLICANTS: For details about the Personal Information We may receive in connection with your application with and/or employment with National CineMedia and your rights regarding that Personal Information, please see our Employee / Officer / Director / Owner / Applicant / Independent Contractor Privacy Policy For California Residents at www.noovie.com/privacy.

Salary : $115,000 - $130,000