Thursday, August 29, 2013

[KITlist-Tech] Business Analyst (Enterprise Search) (Silicon Valley, CA)

Please direct your responses to: frivera@otmcorp.com

Business Analyst needed for long term project (9-12+ months) for stable/public company. Pay rate negotiable DOE.

**Local candidates with local experience preferred (Local = San Francisco Bay Area)

*The BA will be specifically responsible for detailed query, content, & usage analysis which will result in recommendations for improving search relevancy for enterprise search. Someone who is detailed oriented and has excellent communications skills and a positive attitude. The person doesn�t necessarily have to have a search background but some knowledge in search, meta data, etc.


Key responsibilities

- As the Search Subject Matter Expert (SME), interact with the SME�s in various business units and functional domains, to gain an understanding of Enterprise Search requirements.

-Perform business requirements analysis and documentation using industry-standard methodologies

-Create and document business use cases for Search across the company, clearly articulating business processes with concrete examples. Complete business process improvement analysis and give recommendations

-Lead open discussions on forums, and gather requirements from various users across the Company, proactively; be able to
Prioritize business requirements and work with the PM to develop a roadmap for future phased releases of Search

-Conduct needs/gap analysis with current Enterprise Search Solution.

-Work with UX (user experience) team members and web developers to plan and articulate the design requirements for the front end user interface for search

-Work with user interface developers to ensure that they understand the user interface requirements for the Search interface (front end)

-Work with business unit SMEs during the development lifecycle to ensure what is implemented meets business requirements

-Work with IT to clarify requirements and generate test plans as needed during design, development, and test cycles

-Provide documentation and project status updates to PMs and management periodically regarding requirements and their prioritization, especially at project checkpoints and milestones

-Assist in testing of requirements during Test Cycles and ensure traceability of requirements through to launch

-Provide team leadership on the project team and work with global partners.

Skills Required:

- Strong business analysis skills and employment history, with business knowledge in Search applications, preferably Enterprise Search
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Industry-standard business analysis methodologies
- Results-oriented and a self-starter
- Team player that can help drive change through process analysis and improvement
- Willingness to learn about new technologies, and areas such as video and audio search, intranet and Web 2.0 applications
- Ability to exercise judgment and apply problem solving skills to obtain solutions
- Familiar with Project Life Cycle methodologies
- Business Analyst Certification preferred
- Comfortable working with standard applications for project management
- Experience working on intranet development projects required



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