Intermediate Business Analyst Job Description

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This is a real-world description for an intermediate business analyst. The description itself is several years old, but 95% of it is still appropriate for today.

PROJECT RELATED COMPETENCIES

Analysis and Solution Definition.

• Understands client organization's direction, structure, and requirements.
• Analyzes client organization's industry and competitive position.
• Documents and analyzes required information and data.
• Prepares requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations.

Technical Recommendation and Testing

• Understands technical design specifications.
• Defines test conditions.
• Develops accurate and complete test plans.
• Conducts testing according to plan.
• Identifies and documents system deficiencies and recommends solutions.

Project Execution

• Assists in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules.
• Takes input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/feedback.
• Understands the necessity of project standards and applies them consistently.
• Develops internal and external meeting objectives and agendas.
• Prioritizes multiple tasks effectively.
• Understands the components of running a fiscally successful project.

CAREER PATH CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication

• Promotes active listening with team members.
• Contributes appropriately to conversations.
• Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective, professional and engaging.

Technical Understanding

• Understands basic Internet and client/server architectures.
• Possesses working knowledge of HTML, SQL, and database design.

Problem Solving

• Understands how various issues affect each other and the outcome of projects.
• Improves upon existing approaches by seeking opportunities to creatively transform current industry practices into fresh alternative solutions.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

Leadership

• Follows through with commitments and fosters mutual trust with fellow Innovators.
• Assumes additional responsibility without being asked.
• Encourages fellow team members to make innovative contributions and embrace new ideas.

Teamwork

• Proactively initiates, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with team members.
• Recognizes the strengths and weaknesses of each team member .
• Demonstrates the ability to cooperate with a variety of people and achieve results.

Client Management

• Anticipates client needs before they arise and presents solutions to project management that encompass issues at hand.
• Understands expectations that were set with client and recognizes when issues/events may affect delivery.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Innovator Development

• Proactively seeks opportunities to broaden and deepen knowledge base and proficiencies.
• Shares acquired skills with team members through formal and informal channels.
• Encourages more junior Innovators to take responsibility for their development within the company.

Internal Operations

• Participates regularly in the recruitment of new employees through our interviewing process and involvement in recruiting events.
• Actively contributes to internal programs.

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