Business Analyst

Our Client, a Research, Recruiting, Licensing, Education, Entrepreneurship company, is looking for a Business Analyst for their Remote location.

Responsibilities:

• Business Analysis & Requirements Management
• Partner with Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and other university stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and operational needs.
• Elicit, document, analyze, and validate business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Develop business process flows, use cases, user stories, functional specifications, and other project documentation.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and requirements-gathering sessions.
• Ensure requirements are clearly communicated and understood by technical teams.
• Translate complex business needs into actionable configuration and enhancement requirements.
• Collaborate with data and analytics teams to define reporting requirements.
• Process Improvement & Solution Design:
• Analyze current-state and future-state business processes.
• Conduct gap analyses and recommend innovative solutions that improve efficiency, user experience, and data quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across HR operations and technology platforms.
• Develop recommendations that align with university policies, compliance requirements, and strategic goals.
• Project & Change Support:
• Participate in and lead business analysis activities for projects and enhancements.
• Collaborate with project managers, system administrators, and technical teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), test planning, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Build effective working relationships with HR leaders, business partners, IT teams, and external vendors.
• Act as a trusted advisor by delivering data-driven insights and solution-oriented recommendations.
• Workday Functional Support:
• Support Workday business processes, integrations, reporting, security, and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams to evaluate system capabilities and recommend improvements.
• Assist with Workday releases by assessing impacts, testing functionality, and supporting implementation activities.
• Identify opportunities to optimize business processes using delivered Workday functionality and best practices.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in business analysis methodologies and frameworks.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience with business process modeling tools and requirements management software.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, or comparable tools is preferred.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities