Sr. Business Analyst with HR systems development

This position is a part of Global Corporate Systems HR and Payroll Solutions team, which focuses on the business side of application and product development, and support. This position is part of Business Analysis Job Family. This individual will serve as the primary contact with business clients to elicit requirements and validate requirements and designs while developing and maintaining strong relationships, and keeping these clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle. This individual will also work closely with product management and with the application development teams to provide support for their work products and to act as an informed customer advocate within the development team. This individual will also be responsible for detailed, high-quality documentation which meets the needs of the various project stakeholders. This individual may work on both enhancements to existing systems as well as on new development either as the primary Business Analyst or collaborating with other Business Analysts. Specific responsibilities for the position may include: -Independently managing requirements- and design-related activities for complex projects that focus on a single system and have multiple stake-holder types. -Maintaining a strong understanding of business processes, strategies, market dynamics and competitive landscape as well as IT capabilities and capacity, and filtering and prioritizing by customer demand and business impact.Developing and maintaining strong relationships, and keeping clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle.Resolving any conflicts with requirements between business units or between business and technology. Supporting Business Requirements activities by providing end-to-end analysis for product and initiatives with respect to data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs within and across all systems. Authoring thorough, detailed, high-quality documentation of all aspects of the systems in question, including business requirements, use cases, and Business System Concept documents. Adding to/Updating existing logical data models. Independently creating highly usable new screens for existing applications. Managing technical appropriateness and/or feasibility of requirements and designs. Obtaining signoffs and manage requirements change.Scope/Supervision and Interaction: This position works as a liaison between the business groups, software developers, and service vendors. May interact with senior internal personnel. Qualifications :Minimum education and work experience required for this position include: -Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience 4 - 6 years of experience in various aspects of HR and Payroll systems development, including development, business analysis, UI design, information architecture, data modeling, etc., The key competencies for this position include: Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies and industry best practices. Self-directed, adaptable, flexible, and curious. -Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to author a range of high-quality deliverables. Intermediate skill level using SQL Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server environments.Experience in developing workflow and functional Use Cases. Proven track record of ability to identify and interpret business requirements into application requirements and IT solutions Proven ability to articulate complex application requirements and functionality to IT peers. Broad knowledge of HR, Benefits, and Payroll processes. Demonstrated ability to manage large numbers of different and often conflicting objectives/activities at one time. Experience in quickly and effectively adjusting priorities and goals in changing circumstances. Proven customer service skills required in order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships.