IT Business Analyst at Implus

Essential Job Function:      

• Facilitate business process reviews and requirement elicitation sessions to define stakeholder requirements for data analytics, reporting or process automation needs within the business 
• Translates requirements into visual and/or technical specifications as needed 
• Collaborates with the development team to build the required data sets and deliver finished products 
• Creates and executes testing scenarios to verify requirements are met prior to implementation 
• Coordinates and communicates with business partners on the status of projects and/or requests 
• Manages the BI development queue, adding requests that come in via the ticketing system, email or verbal 
• Works with direct supervisor to prioritize the development queue and keep it updated, ensuring the development team is always focused on the highest priority tasks 
• Stays in extremely close contact with the development team and always has a pulse on activities 
• Partners with the development team to ensure data availability, quality and accuracy, and to drive adoption of data-driven decision making within the business 
• Becomes the subject matter expert on all data, reporting and tools within the BI domain and facilitates group and individual end-user training 
• Maintains and develops strong internal business relationships to influence successful project outcomes 
• Troubleshoots basic data quality and/or logic issues that arise

Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• 3+ years of experience in a business intelligence and/or business analyst role 
• Ability to influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization. This role requires strong technical skills, communication skills and a passion for using data to drive key business decisions. 
• Knowledge of BI concepts and tools, such as ETL, dimensional modeling, Sigma, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik 
• Experience with a cloud data warehouse platform, such as Snowflake
• Proven experience writing SQL queries and using Excel to analyze data – you love data and don’t mind getting in the details 
• Strong problem-solver, logical thinker, exceptionally organized, and process-driven 
• Experience designing insightful data visualizations and using a detail-oriented approach to ensure data quality 
• Fast learner who seeks to understand not only the data, but what the data means to the business 
• Strong business and technical acumen with the ability to explain technical concepts in simple ways 
• Self-driven with the ability to manage workload with minimal direction  
• Comfortable leading meetings, presentations and conducting training sessions  
• Demonstrated understanding and application of system development lifecycle 

Preferred Qualifications:     

• Prior experience creating datasets and reports in Sigma Computing or Power BI  
• Prior experience in Snowflake
• Prior project management experience a plus 
• Experience with Consumer Product Goods (CPG) or Retail industry experience preferred

Education & Experience:

A bachelor's degree in a related field of study OR a combination of education & experience will be considered.
 

Relevant Working Conditions & Physical Demands:                 

• Observe/Identify: The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Hearing: Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, customers and vendors.
• Operate: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Stationary position: Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50- 75% of the time.
• Mobility: Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, attend meetings, etc.
• Communicate: Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.  Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Move/Transport: Ability to occasionally move boxes weighing up to 25 lbs. across office for various needs with or without accommodations
• Exposed: Standard climate-controlled office setting