- Recent experience in a Business or Data Analyst role is required.
- Ability to collaborate with management, product strategy and product development teams on vision, strategy and program design.
- Work with stakeholders, users and subject matter experts to gain a functional understanding of the application, document business knowledge, collect and prioritize requirements.
- Determine operational objectives by gathering information from subject matter experts in the following areas: product development, product strategy, operations, field and store associates.
- Become the expert on current and new product categories and deliver recommendations, strategies and processes for new programs.
- Optimize current programs based on industry trends and management objectives.
- Ability to mentor team members and take project leadership as needed.
- Data-driven approach to prioritization and manage product roadmaps in an Agile SDLC.
- Ability to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables and to develop project plans that identify key issues, approaches and performance metrics.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.
We prefer candidates with prior business analysis experience in a retail environment. We are seeking those candidates who have a knack for linking numbers to business opportunities, and who can effectively communicate to and influence stakeholders. Degree in business or similar field required; MBA or other advanced credential a major plus, but not required. Experience in Tableau (or other analytical software), SQL, project management a strong plus.
Qualifications- Experience developing complex technology solutions and performing analysis on feature requirements against system capabilities.
- Experience communicating and delivering content to external parties.
- Ability to recognize and proactively manage the appropriate content and interactions for dealing with third parties.
- Ability to prioritize tasks/objectives with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- History of documenting expectations in clear and presentable format.
- Experience with various applications and tools, including JIRA, Visio, MS Office, Powerpoint, Excel.
- Knowledge of SQL, relational databases and various analytics tools.
- Clear and articulate communication style to partner collaboratively across multiple departments with a consultative approach to assess and solve business problems for internal and external customers. You must build cross-department relationships to further business requirement definition.
- Must be successful in a team environment and drive collaborative work initiatives.
- Able to be successful in a more ambiguous role with targets and goals that change frequently.
- Retail industry experience preferred, not required.
- Experience analyzing and visualizing data through BI solutions (Tableau) a plus.
