What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Business Analyst position at The Panther Group?
The Panther Group is seeking a Direct Hire, Senior Technical Business Analyst (7 years of experience) with one of our partners, an investment firm. Must have a financial background. Must have experience with SQL and Excel. No Visas or sponsorship are permitted at this time.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to align IT business objectives.
- Review, analyze, and evaluate existing business systems and operational needs to identify areas for improvement.
- Document detailed business requirements and define project scope and objectives in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Assist with vendor relationships, including but not limited to their support process, managed services relationship, budget, and prioritize product enhancements.
- Perform comprehensive requirements analysis and continuous monitoring of processes to drive enhancements; and conduct user acceptance testing to validate system changes and ensure they meet stakeholders' needs.
Qualifications:
- Ability to support proposed IT strategies and process improvements.
- Strong resourcefulness and problem-solving skills to propose scalable solutions.
- Experience in testing and mapping business processes and protocols.
- Ability to leverage technology for effective data gathering and analysis.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology or related field is preferred.
Technical Skills
- Skilled in Excel – pivot tables, formulas, etc.
- SQL and the ability to pull data out of a database
- Data Analysis
Additional Notes Regarding Position
- This individual will be customer-facing: the customer is the internal team, Heads of Departments, Legal, HR, Investment Team members etc.
- They will be working with the customers and then working on assessment and providing feedback to the appropriate team to support the work/execution
- Looking for someone who will drive delivery for customer, go through the testing results and adjustments
- Also, have “technology thoughts” – listen, understand what someone wants but also understand can or cannot be done.
- Experience preferred: 7 years as a BA
- Needs to take data and understand it fully.
- As far as industry, ideally, looking for someone who is in finance, just so they understand what a return is and the finance concepts. Understanding fixed income and understanding the people and the subject matter in general, and specialty insurance can also work as well.
- Soft skills are super important, really need someone who cares: someone who is good with talking to people and has patience. The combination of soft skills and technical skills will be important.
Salary : $165,000 - $170,000
