Business Analyst - Apex Systems

Job#: 2058508

Job Description:

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: 3 days/week onsite in SE MI

About Us: We are undergoing a Supply Chain Transformation to ensure robust management of supply chain risk and assurance of supply, enabling us to meet the demand for our world-leading products optimally. As part of this transformation, we have initiated multiple IT system development projects to support strategic business initiatives across various business units.

Job Description: We are seeking a Business Analyst to design and develop product concepts and specifications that align with customer needs and technical and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct customer research through user and stakeholder interviews to gather data and identify problems.
• Validate research data to highlight leading indicators, enabling the team to analyze, synthesize, and determine valuable product/service options.
• Hypothesize and discover new opportunities that align with customer needs, business objectives, and technical standards.
• Seek continuous feedback to emphasize research-driven product decisions.
• Engage with the Product Owner and team to prioritize and define product strategy and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with vendors to design, develop, document, and maintain software prototypes.
• Work with internal and external technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and vendors) to design and validate technical approaches and designs.
• Maintain a ready backlog and enable the team to effectively use Rally/Jira.
• Collaborate with Business Customers, Product Owners, and Product Managers to document Features, User Stories, Test Cases, etc.
• Advocate for and utilize agile methodologies to meet stakeholder requirements.

Skills Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development.
• 2+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience producing research assets (journey maps, affinity walls, empathy maps, storyboards, personas, etc.) to capture learning and communicate the customer experience.
• Ability to document detailed features and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Ability to create test cases, including edge cases, based on user stories.

Skills Preferred:

• Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment with curiosity towards new technologies and a strong desire to learn.
• Understanding of design principles and tools.
• Experience using UI/UX design practices to advocate for the customer and help the team evolve the product.
• Ability to provide a design perspective for cross-product integrated experiences.
• Ensures cohesive design within product groups and platforms by adhering to the Design System, running usability tests, and creating open feedback forums.
• Communicates how the design incorporates both customer and business value.
• Experience with business domains such as Purchasing, MP&L, and Product Development is a plus.
• High degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work autonomously.
• Knowledge of API design standards, patterns, and best practices to create robust and performing integrated systems.
• Good team player who encourages team learning opportunities like Design Thinking.
• Experience with cloud platforms like GCP, Azure, AWS.

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience in gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development.
• 2+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong communication and collaboration skills.

Education Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.