We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior/Lead Business Analyst to join our growing company. You will become the essential link between the information technology team and business staff. To succeed in this role, you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain complex concepts to non-technical users.

Work at Exadel - Who We Are 

Since 1998, Exadel has been engineering its products and custom software for clients of all sizes. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Exadel has 2,800+ employees in development centers across America, Europe, and Asia. Our people drive Exadel’s success and are at the core of our values.

About the Customer

The world's largest publisher of investment research. For over two decades it connects the world's leading asset and wealth managers with nearly 1,000 research firms in more than 50 countries and serves internal teams across multi-national corporations from its offices located in Durham (HQ), New York, London, Edinburgh, and Timisoara.

The client facilitates the equitable exchange of critical investment insights by improving efficiency, collaboration, and security across the complete information lifecycle. The ecosystem is designed to meet users' bespoke needs, from compliance tracking to interactive publishing, by removing friction from the publication, dissemination, consumption, and application of investment research content.

About the Project

The client seeks to automate its manual entitlement management process for Buy-Side clients, which is currently inefficient and lacks auditing capabilities. The goal is a cloud-based Web app on AWS with automated workflows, role-based access controls, CRM integration, and a centralized user ID database.

Project Tech Stack

Node, React, AWS (services like Cognito, SQS, Lambda, RDS, S3, EC2, CodeBuild), Atlassian, Git

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in authoring or collaborating on business requirements documents or functional specifications   
• 3+ years of background in managing technical delivery or software development projects    
• Conversance with all aspects and roles in the SDLC/ITLC
• Practice in creating detailed reports and presentations
• Competency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Understanding of requirements, including their different types and stages (elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management)

English level

Intermediate+

Responsibilities

• Work closely with management and clients to prioritize business needs
• Identify business opportunities and provide creative solutions to complex problems
• Write software functional specifications, including use cases, mockups, and diagrams
• Prototype user interfaces and algorithms of the system behavior
• Interact with the development team to discuss and clarify the requirements during the project implementation
• Pass specifications (User Stories) to developers, make sure they understand everything without missing details
• Act as the main source of information about the product at all stages

Advantages of Working with Exadel

Transparent Career Roadmap

• The HR manager accompanies each employee on their first steps in the company and assists them in achieving future professional goals
• Exadel is a global company with 30+ offices in 15+ countries. Employees have the chance to discover new places to live and work and can transfer to any location that has an Exadel production office. The HR manager and the Global Mobility specialist accompany the employee and assist throughout the relocation process
• Your career growth is in your hands, so each Exadeller decides when to level up and initiate performance assessments. The management team supports career planning and the discovery of new tech stacks and languages

Learning & Development Opportunities

• We believe in nurturing talent and fostering growth. That's why we budget every year for your continuous learning journey. From professional development courses to books and certification, we're invested in your success
• Employees participate actively and benefit from the knowledge-sharing environment across seven practice units: Digital Marketing Technologies, Content Marketing, AI, QA, QAA, Agile, and DevOps
• Employees can find recordings from meetups and trainings on Exadel’s Internal Learning System

Work & Life Balance

• Each Exadeller is in charge of managing their workflow independently without being micromanaged at every step; it is, however, important that an employee always attends meetings, logs their time, and meets deadlines
• Operating from the office or remotely depends on which mode the employee prefers. Hybrid or remote mode staff will receive the necessary equipment before their first working day. For those who prefer to work in the office, the office network  offers up-to-date equipment, good facilities, and a warm, collaborative environment
• The team meets at two annual team-building events across locations; in addition, there are team events such as Pizza Days, Programmer’s Day, informal meetups, board game parties, and sports initiatives

Employee Perks & Bonuses

• The Exadel referral program covers all regions and involves recognition for hired recommended professionals. Depending on the location and the position, an employee receives a monetary bonus for recommending a candidate to Exadel who ends up being hired
• Employees collect coins for numerous project activities, exchanging them for products or services of their choice available at the Exadel store
• Volunteers for mentoring, interviewing, performing assessments, and participating in community meet-ups get additional monetary bonuses
• Location-dependent, Exadellers can access benefit platforms with vouchers for online stores, medical insurance reimbursement, sports membership fees, vacations, and childbirth bonuses