Senior Erp Business AnalystThe Senior Erp Business Analyst performs analysis activities that support the decision making regarding matching technology solutions (package selection, configuration, development) with business, user, and functional needs from stakeholders. This involves conducting market research, functional comparisons, and staying abreast of what is being done at other companies. The Senior Erp Business Analyst partners with the appropriate business stakeholders and the Program Manager to prioritize and create a project roadmap for their assigned area, in this case Knowledge Management, Information Management, and Research. With the business and IT teams, they maintain a set of institutional knowledge of what is working well within the program and what needs improvement.Duties and Responsibilities:Partner with business stakeholders to understand and prioritize their needs, creating a roadmap of projects for their assigned area.Seek input of user experience and business analysts to determine potential improvements to their assigned products.Stay abreast of best practices being done at other companies, and technology developments that may impact the area. Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and the Program Manager to influence the technology decisions for the area based on this knowledge.Analyze and consolidate all perspectives on the project – business needs, user experience, security, training, risk, time, cost, technology architecture, procurement/vendor management, operational considerations, etc. – to help the company reach the best technology decisions.Manage the lifecycle of their assigned products, from inception to implementation, throughout production until retirement / upgrade.Gathers business requirements from stakeholders to further define the goals and objectives.Drives projects and business teams toward achieving intended business results within a specified time and budgetPerforms risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path issuesPreparation and analysis of program/project related dataReview and reporting of program/project statusPreparation of materials for briefings and presentations to large size groups of key decision makers at the executive levelRequirements:Bachelor's DegreeA minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst working on various ERPs or 3rd party vendor applications.
Experience as a BA only with home-grown applications will not sufficeExperience with Knowledge Management systems is a plus, but not required