Business Analyst II – Commodities

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Job ID#: 10870

BUSINESS ANALYST – Commodities Trading/Right Angle (Houston, TX Hybrid 2 days/week in-Office)

(Immediate Contract consulting role through 12/2022 w/Perm Conversion possible)

The purpose of this job is to analyze front, mid, and back-office Right Angle and related systems IT projects and IT product requests (e.g., custom software development, third party product implementations), by defining the business need, understanding the cause, and devising a solution(s) in collaboration with key stakeholder including product owners, business sponsors, development and quality assurance teams, scrum masters and project managers throughout the project and/or product lifecycle.

Core Responsibilities:

• Conduct scope discovery meetings to elicit detailed requirements (e.g., user stories and acceptance criteria) from product owners, business sponsors, development managers and project managers
• Facilitate discussions and assist business units with producing specific project documentation for governance review
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks for projects and determine how to mitigate them
• Work with product owners to organize and prioritize the backlog of requests
• Participate in Scrum summary meetings, serve as Scrum Master if needed on applicable projects and help facilitate any additional meetings
• Assist project managers with compiling project updates to present to senior leadership and perform project management responsibilities as needed
• Support the quality assurance team and product users during testing and validation
• Develop plans and strategies for ongoing communication with company leadership and stakeholders to help direct and manage business expectations throughout project lifecycles
• Work with vendor and third-party business analysts to maintain requirement integrity and ensure the company retains all relevant knowledge
• Participate in and contribute to the company Business Analyst team share community
• Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level
• Ensure all activities are in compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Complete other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or relevant work experience required
• Minimum three years’ business analysis work experience required
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment preferred
• Agile Analyst and/or Scrum Master certification preferred
• Training in business process modeling preferred

Specialized Knowledge

• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Visio, Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Familiarity and experience with Atlassian tools, specifically JIRA, Confluence, Tempo
• Knowledge of the software development process
• In-depth understanding of Agile Scrum and Kanban development frameworks
• Capability to create and understand complex system architecture and network diagrams
• Understanding of project management process

Competencies

• Excellent written, verbal and public speaking communication skills
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand highly complex systems that cross multiple functions and business units
• Ability to apply in-depth knowledge for evaluation, modification, implementation and optimization of new or enhanced systems and business processes
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships, manage stakeholder expectations, collaborate and build consensus within a team
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Excellent organizational skills with acute attention to detail
• Ability to communicate with and make presentations to large and small groups from various levels of the organization
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, meet goals and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Up to 5% Travel required

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