Senior Business Analyst
Description
Join Team CARFAX as a Senior Business Analyst!
Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.
We’re seeking a Senior Business Analyst to focus on gathering business and technical requirements and helping implement a diverse set of projects within the Business Technology organization. You’ll work hand in hand with a driven set of technologists, project managers and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise. You’ll thrive in a team environment where you are well supported and can help launch “BEST-IN-MARKET” products to our customers.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead the eliciting, analyzing, validating and managing of requirements, business processes and high-level solution designs in partnership with stakeholders, project managers and technical teams
- Identify system requirements; develop procedures and systems modifications to meet these specifications
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and project managers to define project scope, and prioritize the product backlog
- Create, refine and maintain user stories and associated deliverables such as process flows and test cases to meet stakeholder needs
- Work with the business to thoroughly understand business needs to be supported by the systems and technology
- Determine how project changes will affect business operations and systems
- Respond to inquiries and provide advice to the business regarding current and potential system inputs, processes, and outputs
- Perform detailed dependency analysis to engage the right technical teams for cross-functional solution building
- Act as a liaison facilitating communication between technology teams and/or outside vendors.
- Research, identify, and recommend software and applications that will improve the current state of systems
What we’re looking for:
- A minimum 10 years of relevant experience focusing on both technical and business analysis, or with considerable experience delivering technical IT projects
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in IS, IT, or a business area discipline (i.e. accounting, marketing,) or equivalent education/experience
- Demonstrated ability to execute on tasks that are sometimes vaguely defined using prior experience, analytical skills, and available research
- Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Effective communication and leadership skills
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience creating sequence, data flow, and process flow diagrams
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and project documentation and requirements tools (e.g., Atlassian)
- Familiarity with SQL-based relational databases including aggregating/extracting data from a SQL database and Business Intelligence Tools (e.g., Cognos)
- Process engineering expertise to design and optimize business processes for enhanced efficiency and alignment with organizational goals
- Understanding of Agile environments and experience writing user stories and conditions of satisfaction as part of the Agile / Scrum process
- PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) or IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
What’s in it for you:
- Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies
- 4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break
- 401(k) / DCPP matching
- Annual bonus program
- Great team and collaborative environment
- Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces
Don’t just take our word for it:
- 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
- 10X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
- 9X Washington Post Top Workplace
- 3X St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work
About CARFAX
CARFAX, part of S&P Global Mobility, helps millions of people every day confidently shop, buy, service and sell used cars with innovative solutions powered by CARFAX vehicle history information. The expert in vehicle history since 1984, CARFAX provides exclusive services like CARFAX Used Car Listings, CARFAX Car Care, CARFAX History-Based Value and the flagship CARFAX® Vehicle History Report™ to consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX owns the world’s largest vehicle history database and is nationally recognized as a top workplace by The Washington Post and Glassdoor.com. Shop, Buy, Service, Sell – Show me the CARFAX™. S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets.
US Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: CARFAX is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of CARFAX to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, CARFAX will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. We are a participant in E-Verify.
Canadian Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: CARFAX Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.
We’re committed to providing accommodations by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email [email protected].