Business Analyst II
Middleton, WI  / Madison, WI  / Milwaukee, WI 
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Posted 30 days ago
Job Description
Position Summary:
Employee Benefits Corporation is hiring for a Business Analyst II. The Business Analyst II has the primary responsibility to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the real needs of the project stakeholders, including customers and end users. The Business Analyst II serves as the conduit between the customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow.
 
The Business Analyst II is involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline, the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements set and verifying their satisfaction through business requirements, criteria, use cases, and business rules.
 
This person may work in our Middleton, WI office, fully remote (Wisconsin locations only), or a combination of the two depending on availability. Must be available for one day of onsite training and onboarding in person at our Middleton, WI office.
 
Responsibilities Include:
  • Work with the product manager, product owner or project sponsor, or Subject Matter experts to document business requirements
  • Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, specified in an appropriate level of detail and in appropriate forms suitable for use by those who must base their work on the requirements with help from the PMO team
  • Facilitate detailed requirement gathering interviews and team meetings, employing professional interpersonal skills to include tact, diplomacy and empathy
  • Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, storyboards, surveys, business process analysis, use cases or user stories, scenarios, task and workflow analysis with help from the PMO team
  • Represent requirements using alternative views, such as visual analysis models (diagrams), prototypes, or simulations, where appropriate
  • Write requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language simply, consistently, concisely, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable
 
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor degree in Information Systems, Business Administration or related discipline; may be substituted with 4 years directly related experience
  • 2+ years of experience in a Business Analyst related role
  • Ability to utilize PMO methodologies and practices in a professional office setting (Agile and Waterfall)
  • Ability to manage workload across multiple, parallel projects in a dynamic and fast paced environment
  • Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain and foster relationships at all levels of the organization
  • An understanding of contemporary requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, validation, and management practices and the ability to apply them in practice
  • Intermediate proficiency working with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Access to reliable transportation
 
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of product management concepts and how enterprise software products are positioned and developed
  • Previous experience working with COBRA and tax advantaged benefit plans
  • Business Analyst Certification
  • Agile Certifications
 
We offer:
  • A friendly, collaborative team environment
  • A competitive compensation and benefits package that includes employee-ownership
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • Flexible scheduling to encourage and support a healthy work-life balance
 
More About Us:
Employee Benefits Corporation administers a variety of employee benefits, from IRS-approved, tax-advantaged plans to COBRA and state-regulated continuation administration through informative education materials, dedicated reporting, creative plan design and expert customer support.  We work with benefit brokers and consultants, employers and HR administrators, and benefit plan participants to offer top-notch workplace benefits and customer service. As a 100% employee-owned company, we are committed to using our experience, knowledge, creativity and technology to ensure our customers’ satisfaction with their plans and with our services.  ?
 
Employee Benefits Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Our affirmative action program is available to any applicant or employee upon request.
 
If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@ebcflex.com or via phone at (608) 831-8445.
We are an equal-opportunity employer.

 

Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2 to 4 years
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