Senior Associate, Business Systems Analysis

Senior Associate, Business Systems Analysis What You'll Do

OCC is seeking an individual who will discover, synthesize, and analyze information from internal and external sources, including tools, processes, documentation, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a change agent who can solve complex problems with logical, digestible solutions that deliver value to stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

Key capabilities include: communication, analytical thinking, problem solving, process modeling, facilitation, elicitation, scope management, leadership, and an agile mindset.

• Act as a partner to both the business and the technology teams
• Identify scope gaps and missing requirements by gaining an in-depth understanding of the current state (legacy systems) and the future state
• Identify product team dependencies and plan for resolution
• Work cross-functionally to analyze and define key stakeholder business needs
• Perform requirements analysis, story decomposition, system integration analysis, and data flow design
• Regularly engage in agile activities including sprint planning and backlog grooming
• Act as an advisor to the Product Owner regarding next steps and approvals
• Build high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria; work with the scrum team to refine user stories
• Provide requirements and design support to the scrum team
• Support development of user interface requirements and design by collaborating with UI/UX tools and teams
• Support or develop test plans and test cases; participate in test results verification
• Assist in building cross-team collaboration and define acceptance criteria for integrated components
• Adhere to analysis best practices for epics and user stories
• Assist in developing and maintaining policies, standards, guidelines and documentation to ensure a consistent framework across the enterprise

• Experience in Agile and software development
• 3+ years of experience in business system analysis or related experience
• Preferred business experience in clearinghouse activities
• Flexibility working with remote teams in alternate time zones
• Self-motivated and self-starting; able to work with little supervision
• Experience using Confluence and Jira
• Experience with process modeling tools such as Visio

• Knowledge of event-driven applications, streaming and batch analytics technologies
• Knowledge of cloud technologies (preferably AWS)
• Knowledge of data management and visualization tools (SQL, Figma, Tableau, Business Objects, etc.)
• Knowledge of analytics supported by Python and R
• Knowledge of Business Analysis best practices including requirements elicitation, solution evaluation, requirements analysis, gap analysis, and requirements decomposition
• Knowledge of fundamentals of virtual and physical infrastructure provisioning, networking, and data storage management

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience
• Preferred MBA/MS degree

• Preferred CCBA, CBAP, AAC, and/or related certification

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• Hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Technology stipend for remote work
• Generous PTO and parental leave
• 401k employer match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision

• Salary range: $76,900.00 - $
• Incentive range: 6% to 10%
• Discretionary bonuses may apply based on performance

• All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus

OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer