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Sr. Business Analyst Infor Global Solutions, Inc.
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Job Title
Sr. Business Analyst
Department
Development
Requisition Number
NA-2418
Country
United States
Location
USA, Novato,7250 Redwood Blvd,S109
Date Posted
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Job Profile
Infor is the third largest provider of enterprise applications and services, helping 70,000 customers in 194 countries improve operations, drive growth and quickly adapt to changes in business demands. Infor offers deep industry-specific applications and suites, engineered for speed, using ground-breaking technology that delivers a rich user experience, and flexible deployment options that give customers a choice to run their businesses in the cloud, on-premises or both. For additional information, visit
JOB POSITION: Senior Business Analyst
JOB LOCATION: Novato
JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for gathering, analyzing and communicating business requirements and designing solutions for assigned product support or development project activities for the Infor HCM product. As a member of the development team, the Senior Business Analyst is responsible for supporting the realization of these designs through the product development lifecycle, and maintaining close involvement during implementation to ensure successful adoption. The position involves close interaction with product management, customers, product architects, developers, quality assurance and technical writers. The Senior Business Analyst is expected to possess a deep, hands-on understanding of the functionality and needs of users of Infor HCM solutions. .
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
* (40%) Identifies and documents requirements including:
o Breaks down high-level business/user requirements into a functional product design, specified in an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by those who must base their work on it.
o Participates in requirements prioritization.
o Liason among Customer Delivery, Product Management, and Research & Development teams.
o Responsible to provide designs and input on coding, quality, and implementation considerations throughout the development lifecycle. These features and programs are usually parts of significant projects with Infor HCM.
o Serves as subject matter expert (SME)
* (40%) Identifies and documents designs and specifications including:
o Participates in design reviews and other work product documents derived from requirements specifications to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctly.
o Ensures that product designs successfully fulfill the needs that are defined in the business requirements.
o Identifies potential technical problems or design flaws so that preventive action can be taken.
o Identifies usage patterns/entity relationships and abstracts them to common, reusable components.
o Strong advocate of Infor HCM best practices
o Leads cross-functional teams throughout the product development cycle, ensuring delivery of complete, market-ready solutions
* (20%) Other tasks assigned including:
o Provides domain knowledge/product knowledge to development and QA teams and as a subject matter expert on products to support groups such as marketing, documentation, training, support, field services and clients. This includes being an expert on the business processes, designs and specifications that area within their respective are to senior management with Infor HCM.
o Present designs/product features to customers (internal and external). Specifically, present at trade shows, client meetings and training.
o Works with other members of the software development team to plan projects that will require specifications, and designs.
o Evaluates, incorporates and documents product change orders throughout the software development life cycle.
o Exhibits innovation in the development of new/improved methods or approaches to problems.
o Creates and deliver presentations to various internal/external user communities with varying levels of product knowledge. Leads/participates in customer meetings. Specifically, focus group and lead adopter meetings, CUE sessions, beta consulting/training and strategic client meetings
o Leads/participates in customer meetings. Specifically, focus group and lead adopter meetings, CUE sessions, beta consulting/training and strategic client meetings
o Develops training materials and trains Customer Delivery team.
o Identifies and implements resolution to problems with design processes so as to ensure software quality.
o Works with Product Management to identify and implement processes that facilitate the transformation of business requirements into successful product designs.
o Participates in the evolution/implementation of product development processes and tools.
o Participates in formulation of project plans.
o Communicates regularly with project management regarding project deadlines and progress; escalating issues as needed.
o Leads/participates in customer meetings. Specifically, focus group and lead adopter meetings, CUE sessions, beta consulting/training and strategic client meetings
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work/education experience.
* 5 Years of relevant experience
REQUIRED SKILLS:
* Proficient problem solving, interviewing and fact finding skills.
* Strong analytical and technical skills.
* Team work and organizational skills.
* Self-motivation and discipline, ability to multi-task.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Strong consultative, analytical and decision making skills
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Exposure to and understanding of key business processes associated with application domain.
* Understands requirements analysis, specification, and verification practices and the ability to apply them in practice.
* Knowledge of how enterprise software products are positioned and developed.
* Ability to work independently
* Knowledge of product management concepts and how enterprise software products are positioned and developed.
* Application domain knowledge.
* Analytical Thinking
PREFERRED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
* Application experience specific to relevant business domain.
* Technical knowledge or familiarity with one or more of the following: web-based business applications, relational databases, and client server architecture.
* Experience in the design and/or use of enterprise business software applications.
* Strong knowledge with one or more of the following: web-based business applications, relational databases, and client server architecture.
* Knowledge of source code management and configuration management.
* Expert in one or more of the following: web-based business applications, relational databases, and client server architecture.
Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law applicable to the state in which you work.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), should you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a currently open position with Infor, please call (678) 319-8000
| Location: | Novato, CA United States |
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Infor Global Solutions, Inc.
Investors: Summit PartnersAll Jobs: at Infor Global Solutions, Inc.
| Web Site: | www.infor.com |
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| Headquarters: | 00000 United States |
| Industry: | Software |
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