Business Analyst -Development and Conceptualization

Key Responsibilities
Digital Opportunity Identification and Conceptualization
• Identify and document business needs across functions, conceptualizing feasible solutions to address business challenges.
• Develop a robust portfolio of digital opportunities through continuous identification, selection, refinement, and management, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Use methodologies like design thinking, value stream mapping, and other innovative approaches to conceptualize value-driven business themes and solutions.
• Challenge outdated business models and processes, recommending viable alternatives that drive efficiency and innovation.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement
• Serve as the primary interface between business units and digital teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment of goals.
• Facilitate envisioning sessions with stakeholders to define transformative initiatives and document actionable outcomes.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate business requirements into functional specifications and ensure the delivery of value-adding solutions.
• Support and lead design thinking workshops to co-create innovative solutions.
Requirements Analysis and Value Propositions
• Engage stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze high-level business requirements.
• Develop comprehensive business requirement documents (BRDs), value cases, and other essential artifacts.
• Assess risks, feasibility, and strategic alignment of proposed solutions, creating compelling business cases to justify investments and secure approvals.
Portfolio and Funnel Management
• Maintain an evergreen funnel of digital opportunities, ensuring continuous maturation from ideation to execution.
• Support the prioritization of initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, and readiness, ensuring alignment with the digital transformation roadmap.
• Collaborate with the program management team to ensure seamless transition and timely delivery of initiatives.
Process Optimization and Reporting
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, proposing and implementing innovative solutions that enhance workflows.
• Maintain accurate documentation of requirements, processes, and solutions, ensuring knowledge transfer and alignment across teams.
• Prepare and deliver progress reports on funnel health, initiative conceptualization, and overall project outcomes.

Key Deliverables
• Comprehensive envisioning session reports.
• Clear and detailed documentation of requirements, processes, workflows, and solutions.
• Value propositions and business cases for prioritized initiatives.
• Progress reports on funnel health and initiative development.
• An optimized digital initiatives roadmap aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Qualifications
Education & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CBAP®, PMI-PBA®, or equivalent are highly desirable.
Experience
• Proven track record of delivering impactful business solutions in complex organizational settings.
Skills & Competencies
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align digital initiatives with organizational objectives.
• Analytical Skills: Expertise in analyzing data, processes, and systems to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Design Thinking: Familiarity with design thinking principles and methodologies.
• Technical Aptitude: Understanding of digital technologies such as cloud computing, data analytics, and AI.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio & Funnel Management: Experience managing initiative portfolios and ensuring effective funnel progression.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Process Improvement: Skilled in identifying inefficiencies and implementing innovative solutions.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Number and quality index of identified digital opportunities.
• Value delivered from deployed solutions.
• Time to opportunity maturation and movement through stage gates.
• Customer satisfaction and engagement index improvements.
• Number of refined initiatives with credible value statements and sponsor alignment.
• Volume and impact of launched digital initiatives.
• Progress and health of the digital initiatives funnel.