Allison Transmission Looking for IT Business Analyst I at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Full Time

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Job Title

IT Business Analyst I

Pay Grade

T1

Job Description

Primary purpose of the role:

This role will contribute towards BA/OCM Management support for complex portfolio projects and ongoing enhancements. Successful candidate for this role will work with cross-functional stakeholders to understand their business needs and work on mapping out business processes, gathering business requirements and assist in planning and execution of User Acceptance testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather requirements form key stakeholders by participating in requirement workshops to build Product Backlog
• Document requirements by creating use cases, functional and requirement specifications documents
• Categorize requirements as functional, non-functional, and technical requirements
• Product Backlog grooming by working with Product owners from IS&S and cross-functional groups for all EPMO managed efforts
• Draft AS-IS business process maps and TO-BE maps to drive optimization and efficiencies
• Create and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Ability to design test scenarios/cases/scripts to validate product functionality
• Execute test cases/scripts, document and evaluate results
• Responsible to log, track defects and help troubleshoot errors.
• Manage QA and User Acceptance Testing by preparing test plans and test summary reports
• Prepare end-user training documentation/manuals
• Coordinate training efforts for the business team to drive functional adoption
• Facilitate decisions to keep driving towards overall business objectives
• Embrace a lesson learned attitude and applies learning from one project to the other
• Uses technical acumen to enable removal of impediments, ask probing questions, and support team in issue resolution
• Ability to navigate in Agile and Waterfall projects as per ATI PMO Processes

Key Performance Measures

• 95%+ AS-IS Business Process flows mapped and optimized TO-BE flows drafted for IT System implementation for all assigned projects
• 95%+ Use-cases, Test Scenarios, Test Strategy is delivered for all assigned projects
• 95%+ End user communications / training materials documented for all assigned projects
• 95%+ Product Backlog maintenance will be performed proactively by working with cross-functional SMEs for all assigned Product Teams

Competencies And Behaviors

• Teamwork: Maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results
• Continuous Improvement: Able to bring others and self through change and demonstrates agility of thinking. Invests in lessons learned
• Customer Focus: Can identify and voice out problems and be candid with customers/internal stakeholders
• High Standards: Practices/delivers quality and sets a good example to team members

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Analysis, Visualization, and prototyping skills
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of stakeholders.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
• Ability to work with Agile / Scrum team and traditional waterfall methodology project teams
• Ability to draft user stories by converting high level epics/features/scope
• Good command over spoken and written communication
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Process mapping skills

Experience

• A minimum of 4+ years of experience in Business Analysis/ Backlog Management/Test Management

Scope Factors

• Accountable for the delivery of assigned tasks related to Business Process Analysis, Training, and Organizational Change Management activities
• Frequent interaction with direct leadership, stakeholders and peers

Travel Or Physical Demands

• Less than 5% travel required
• Ability to work at least 5 hours in overlap with EST timings.

Primary Location:

India-Chennai

Additional Locations:

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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