Business Analyst
Location: Kansas City, MO
Setting: Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite
Contract: 7 Months+ (Contract to Hire)
Pay rate: $31-$50/hr
Key Responsibilities:
* Build and nurture relationships with all layers of the organization
* Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities, create technology visions, product roadmaps and business cases
* Assess feasibility for internal product or automation opportunities
* Define and prioritize product features, functionality, and user experience to ensure a compelling product that drives business value
* Draft user stories, business process workflow diagrams and procedural documentation
* Lead working sessions with product developers to iteratively build product
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements are met, and delivery timelines are achieved
* Support stakeholders and track product performance and make recommendations for improvement
* Stay up-to-date on the latest trends with the Microsoft Power Platform
Education and Experience Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Analytics, or a related field
* 3+ years of experience in product management or similar roles, including experience with building new applications, automating business processes, agile delivery, change management and product support
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required
* Inquisitive, comfortable with ambiguity, and proactive in identifying improvement opportunities aligned with business objectives and strategic plans
* Communicates and facilitates effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues
* Familiarity with agile methodologies and product development frameworks
* Practiced in continuous improvement, lean methodologies, process reengineering or design thinking
* Experience with advanced analytics and data-driven decision making
* Strong debugging, problem solving and analytical skills with ability to extract key themes and determine root causes
* Perseverance to handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure on individual and team related basis
* Experience with the Microsoft PowerPlatform or other low-code and RPA tools
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