Senior Business Analyst Data Analyst

Client Name: SANS

End Client Name: Morgan Stanley

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst/Data Analyst

Location: Seattle, WA / New York, NY / Boston, MA / Alpharetta, GA (Local Only)

Work Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

Job Type: Contract

Rate: $70-75/hour C2C/1099

Notes: Any VISA status: USC, GC, H4-EAD | 2 rounds of interviews (1 online, 1 in-person) | 2 openings (1 Data Warehousing focus, 1 Client Reporting focus)


LinkedIn is MUST

Sr Business Analyst/Data Analyst all experience must be in INVESTMENT BANKING

Need MATURE candidates with 10+ years (where 5-7 in this role at investment banks, investment managers, financial market data companies) of experience in USA and SQL and working in data warehouse environment.

End-to-end reporting experience. Equities, Fixed Income, Investment Management, Portfolio Management exposure.

Must be able to write clear and detailed BRD (business requirement documents) and FRD (functional requirements documents)

Must be able to talk to business partners.

Must get to me formatted and ready by noon or the 3 slots will be filled by my co-workers.

Looking for 2 positions total to fill
1 Data Warehousing focus
1 Client Reporting focus


GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Senior Business Analyst will work with the business and technology teams on building technical products from inception through ongoing maintenance. This position will lead business and functional requirements gathering, analysis and documentation, including workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mapping, data flows, assistance with user testing and where applicable, processes and procedures.


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Communicate effectively - both verbally and written - to peers and business partners to include strong questioning and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.
Interview business counterparts to effectively draw out and articulate the business need/problem/ opportunity to be addressed. Provide scaled options for implementation based on the business need.
Gather and analyze requirements. Organize and document business needs to enable design and development, including elicitation and documentation of current state and future state workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mapping and UI wireframes.
Lead and influence cross-functional teams.
Facilitate and derive consensus towards the target operating model and data/business related policies
Provide consultation to development team and product owner for business facing application enhancements.


JOB REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree required
A minimum of 7 years of experience, and minimum of 5 years experience in Business Analysis
Strong experience in querying, mapping and documenting data
Demonstrated ability to articulate customized solutions to meet business requirements
Experience working with Agile/Lean/Kanban software development processes
Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Excel and Lucid
Understanding of analysis and documentation goals throughout the project lifecycle
Ability to facilitate decision making through workshops
Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines
Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines
Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams
Strong experience with SQL, Excel, Lucid, Jira, Tableau, Agile