Senior Business Analyst

📋 Description

• • As a Senior Business Analyst at Strayer University, Inc., you will be instrumental in driving strategic initiatives that shape the future of our global Finance & Accounting enterprise applications. This pivotal role is deeply aligned with Strategic Education, Inc.’s overarching mission to foster economic mobility through accessible, high-quality, career-focused education for working adult students.
• • You will act as a crucial bridge, translating complex business needs and intent into clear, actionable direction for cross-functional teams, including IT, business units, and external vendor partners. Your expertise will ensure efficient execution and successful delivery of high-visibility projects that have a significant impact on our organization.
• • Serving as a trusted advisor, you will provide expert guidance to business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendor partners. This involves deep dives into business requirements, meticulous solution development, and proactive identification of opportunities for process enhancement and innovation.
• • You will lead project teams through comprehensive business needs analysis, identifying areas ripe for process improvement and developing strategic solutions that directly support and advance organizational goals.
• • A key aspect of this role involves proactively assessing potential integration challenges, scalability requirements, and downstream implications of proposed solutions. Your foresight will be critical in minimizing rework, mitigating delivery risks, and ensuring the long-term viability of our systems.
• • You will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust business cases, which will include detailed cost-benefit analyses, return on investment (ROI) assessments, and comprehensive risk mitigation strategies. This analytical rigor will underpin strategic decision-making.
• • In this capacity, you will also serve as a functional team lead, fostering a collaborative environment. You will provide valuable coaching and mentoring to team members, championing the adoption and adherence to best practices and established standards within the business analysis discipline.
• • Cultivating and maintaining an in-depth understanding of Strategic Education, Inc.’s diverse business operations is paramount. This knowledge will empower you to proactively identify areas for improvement, uncover opportunities for innovation, and drive the implementation of automation solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• • Staying abreast of the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving best practices in business analysis is essential. You will apply this knowledge to continuously drive improvement initiatives within the organization, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our field.
• • You will demonstrate a strong ability to serve as the techno-functional lead for critical initiatives, such as the Revenue Transformation Initiative, guiding end-to-end solution design and delivery across multiple Finance & Accounting functions.
• • Your proven track record will showcase your ability to align disparate stakeholders – IT, business, and vendors – by effectively translating business intent into clear direction, thereby enabling efficient execution and successful delivery of high-visibility projects.
• • You will possess a proven capacity to anticipate integration, scalability, and downstream impacts, thereby minimizing rework and delivery risk for complex projects.
• • Your experience will include robust stakeholder management, adept conflict resolution, and skillful negotiation, employing communication techniques like active listening, facilitation, and collaborative problem-solving.
• • You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to articulate complex ideas and proposed solutions clearly and persuasively to a diverse audience, including business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendor partners.
• • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are a must, allowing you to dissect complex data sets and develop innovative, effective solutions to business challenges.
• • Demonstrated experience with Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms and related technologies, including their integration with broader enterprise applications and systems, will be a key asset.
• • You will bring advanced knowledge of business analysis concepts, tools, and techniques, with a particular emphasis on Agile methodologies, user story development, and the definition of acceptance criteria.