Lead Business Analyst - Waterloo, Canada - Ansys

Ansys

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation.

For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation.

From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

Take a leap of certaintywith Ansys.

Summary / Role Purpose

The Lead Business Analyst acts as a facilitator and a liaison between the functional business teams, product supplier and IT for all aspects of business and products changes.

This position requires a broad understanding of business, technology, and requirements gathering/documenting concepts.

Business solution analyst works hand in hand with PMO, Application, Infrastructure and Business Relationship Manager groups and plays a significant role in the project execution process driving the creation and documentation of business processes, requirements, and user acceptance testing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key business stakeholders & team members
Gains understanding of business strategies and business value of key initiatives.
Assists with quantifying business benefit and Preproject business solution design
Represents IT functional area in crossfunctional meetings and business partner meetings
Develop common processes & standards
Document user and functional requirements / use cases aligned with the requirements and scope defined in the Project's Charter or Agile Story Document
Conduct business process modeling and document As-IS and TO-BE models
Responsible for discovering, gathering, documenting and vetting business and functional requirements for new projects. Perform research and writing tasks on basic and complex projects to create product or process requirements documents, functional specifications, manuals, webbased documents, and tutorials.
Support testing, training and implementation of project including review of test plans and implementation plans.
Participate in Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis and High-Risk reviews

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

Bachelor's Degree
Minimum 10 years of business analysis experience in IT, HR or Finance
Minimum 10 years developing Functional Specifications, Process Flows, Use Cases & other SDLC deliverables
Minimum 7 years of experience conducting requirement analysis, solving business problems, assessing technical capabilities and documenting solutions
Expertise in the use and administration of the SAP SuccessFactors modules and functionality is required.
Minimum 6 years' experience with the SuccessFactors suite (including but not limited to EC, RCM, RMK, ONB 2.0, PMGM, Compensation, LMS)
Experience running SCRUM and Agile teams desired
Experience with the design, implementation, and support of enterprise systems such as HR Information Systems, ERP or CRM

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

PMP, Agile, Six Sigma, Change Management training and certification desired
Experience supporting system implementation, process reengineering is desired
Able to work independently with mínimal supervision
Proactively plans for managing and mitigating project risks
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills
Must be able to think creatively and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
Proven track record of consistently meeting goals and objectives
Experience working with information technology vendors / suppliers
Experience designing Business Analysis processes, developing templates and training users
Able to communicate both functional and technical issues to a diverse audience

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other.

We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential in the knowledge that every day is an opportunity to observe, teach, inspire, and be inspired.

Together as One Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.

Our Commitments:

Amaze with innovative products and solutions
Make our customers incredibly successful
Act with integrity
Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

We commit to audacious goals
We work seamlessly as a team
We demonstrate mastery
We deliver outstanding results

OUR ONE ANSYS CULTURE HAS INCLUSION AT ITS CORE
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background