Join a thriving team dedicated to empowering our insurance client in St. Paul, MN! We are seeking a passionate and results-oriented Business Analyst. In this exciting position, you will be at the forefront of delivering exceptional client experiences by ensuring that business needs are accurately translated into innovative and effective solutions. You will work closely with cross functional teams to understand their unique challenges and translate their business objectives into clear and actionable requirements. This is an opportunity to make a real impact by directly contributing to the success of the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Requirements Gathering:
- Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements through various techniques (e.g., interviews, workshops, document analysis).
- Ensure requirements are clear, concise, unambiguous, testable, and traceable.
- Work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements effectively based on business value, risks, and constraints.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate closely with business users, project managers, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to build strong relationships and ensure alignment.
- Effectively communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proactively identify and resolve conflicts and issues related to requirements.
- Obtain and document stakeholder approval for all requirements.
- Project Lifecycle Support:
- Contribute to project planning, estimation, and resource allocation.
- Support the development and execution of test plans and participate in defect resolution.
- Manage requirement traceability and changes throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitor project progress and identify potential roadblocks.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Stay abreast of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and Workday product updates.
- Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the requirements gathering process.
- Embrace feedback and actively seek opportunities for professional development.
Qualifications:
- Required:
- 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst supporting Workday HCM and/or Workday Adaptive Insights (Workforce Planning).
- Proven experience in eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and managing complex business requirements.
- Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies and techniques (e.g., user stories, use cases, process modeling).
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and creatively.
- Proficiency in requirements gathering and documentation tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Visio).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Preferred:
- Experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
- Experience with data analysis and reporting.
- Knowledge of integration best practices.
Client Description
About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
