Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business AnalystWe need a senior business analyst with asset management experience, great communication, and solutioning mindset. Must have 15+ years of experience.Typical business analyst responsibilities include:Strong experience in querying, mapping and documenting dataExperience leading and directing others to achieve measurable resultsDemonstrated ability to articulate customized solutions to meet business requirementsAdvanced experience working with Agile/Kanban software development processesAdvanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Excel and Visio/LucidAbility to work comfortably with ambiguity and to be flexible in a dynamic environmentAbility to thrive in a matrixed organizationUnderstanding of analysis and documentation goals throughout the project lifecycleAbility to facilitate decision making through workshopsAbility to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlinesAbility to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlinesAbility to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teamsFinancial services is a must, specifically asset management background, preferably fixed income.The candidate must be an independent contractor (IC) who can work independently. The team does not have a presence in Seattle, so the candidate must be able to take initiative in a new area with not a lot of documentation. The candidate must know what their 30/60/90 looks like and cannot be afraid to get their hands dirty, identify problems, come up with solutions, and bring the right people to the table.Stakeholder management is very important, as well as working knowledge within Jira. The candidate should have some technical lingo to work with technical teams and strong data analysis within different databases, including SQL (simple SQL). Strong solutioning experience is required, where the candidate can take a large initiative and come up with an entire solution and delegate tasks to the team.Plus:Previous decommissioning or re-architecture initiativesD2D:Current initiative: Data center decommissioningPlenty of applications on that data center that are being refined (refining new homes for the functionality)Work with business to understand what the current business looks like, document the user journeys, work with tech to understand the system flow, work with other members of the team to identify solutions / understand where these solutions will move toAbility to draw out user journeysWork with the business to write user storiesMisc:15+ years of experience -- this is a Sr. role. This candidate must be able to work independentlyHM wants to know candidates have worked in environments like this one