Senior Business Analyst
Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU
SUMMARY
This individual will support Project Managers on various League initiatives to solve the business needs of the NHL, as well as provide day-to-day user support for existing applications, assist with user training, and ensure proper system controls and adherence to internal policies.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist Project/Product Manager in project planning, determining critical path, updating timelines, and overall application maintenance.
- Develop business cases to support projects and programs, including identifying stakeholders, defining scope, opportunities, proposed solutions, benefits and risks.
- Collaborate with internal and external customers to gather and analyze business requirements through interviews, evaluation of processes/workflows, and use case analysis; translate business requirements into functional system requirements.
- Document meeting minutes and ensure that follow up items and next steps are clearly defined and communicated.
- Critically evaluate information from business users and stakeholders to develop a keen understanding of the essential business needs and processes and serve as Subject Matter Expert.
- Develop project documentation, including requirements documentation, and “As Is” and “To Be” process flows.
- Take input from the project teams and appropriately and accurately apply comments/feedback.
- Support the evaluation of potential third-party solutions and development initiatives based on user requirements.
- Continuously review project progress to identify, document, and escalate potential obstacles.
- Design test scripts based on use cases; conduct QA testing, document results.
- Support User Acceptance Testing: identify issues, ensure issues are reported appropriately.
- Support the development of data migration strategies, create data mapping documentation, and data conversion program test plans.
- Work with Project Manager to identify needs for change management and how to get faster user adoption.
- Provide direction to business analysts on the team.
- Provide 2nd tier user support for applications; serve as back up to NHL Service Desk with day-to-day user inquiries and issues on application functionality and system interfaces, including training and creating documentation as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge Areas/Experience
- 6+ years of professional post-graduate experience
- Bachelor’s degree from 4-year university preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Microsoft Project a plus.
- Proficient with Visio or other workflow/process mapping tools.
- Experience with SQL queries, relational databases, and APIs preferred.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence at leadership levels
- Demonstrable proficiency in data analysis and assessment abilities
- Highly organized, attention to details and strong follow-through
- A positive energetic attitude
CORE COMPETENCIES
These core competencies reflect the underlying values that are necessary to represent the National Hockey League:
- Accountability
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Inclusion
- Professionalism
- Teamwork & Collaboration
The NHL offers U.S. regular, full-time employees:
$100-125k
Job Questions:
This position will be based in our New York City Office. Are you willing and able to commute to our office for this position?
If you are not currently living in the tri-state area, are you willing and able to relocate at your own expense for this position?
Do you have the legal right to work in the United States?
Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue work in the United States?
What are your salary expectations for this role? (NOTE: We are NOT asking for your current salary or salary history)
How did you hear about this position? Where did you first see this role posted?
Please give us an example of a time you uncovered a requirement the business didn't realize they needed. How did you validate it?
How do you ensure your "To-Be" process reflects both business needs and system constraints?
Describe how you design test scripts from use cases. What makes a test script "strong"?