As we continue to grow and add top talent to the Baird technology team, we are currently seeking an experience Business Analyst for our IT team aligned with Global Investment Banking in the Milwaukee office. The Business Analyst is responsible for eliciting requirements to facilitate a shared understanding across the team and leading the delivery of high-quality solutions for our stakeholders along with mentoring Business Analysts.

The person in this position will work closely with the aligned IT delivery team members and our Global Investment Banking business to support their growing technology needs.

We offer a collaborative culture with a continuous learning, agile/lean environment and adding value to the Baird business.

The Impact You’ll Make:

Business Process Analysis:

• Independently elicits functional & nonfunctional requirements using interviews, workflow analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, etc. to provide business process descriptions, business requirements, use cases, and user stories - and mentors others
• Assess situations and appropriately applies advanced BA approaches and techniques
• Develops analysis approach for large and/or complex efforts with support and guidance
• Lead and facilitate business requirements and data analysis and modelling sessions
• Quickly develops an understanding of value streams and end-to-end processes, while looking for opportunities for improvement
• Connects day-to-day work, for self and team, to strategic outcomes and goals of the firm
• Able to work in ambiguous situations, with minimal guidance, and create an actionable plan

Systems Analysis:

• Collaborate with project team members (Salesforce admins, developers, architects, product owners) to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
• Leads execution and may mentor others
• Quickly develops an end-to-end knowledge of technology environment and partners to understand business impacts
• Uses a variety of tools to generates data visualizations and diagrams in support of analysis approach

Relationship Management:

• Builds trusting relationships and represents IT in strategic conversations between business partners and CRG leaders, with minimal guidance
• Identifies and resolves conflicting objectives/expectations between senior leaders, with minimal guidance
• Leads interactions with associates at all levels of the organization, including COOs and senior business leaders, with minimal guidance
• Navigates organizational complexities to drive decisions and achieve outcomes
• Quickly establishes a network throughout Baird and can leverage it to navigate complex situations

Delivery Leadership:

• Recognizes the strategic business needs and leads the team, IT- and business- leadership to deliver business-impactful results
• Leads large and/or complex initiatives and helps coordinate organizational changes
• Effectively challenges and drives continuous improvement on immediate team and across the portfolio

Solution Delivery:

• Effectively manages stakeholder expectations
• Leads and executes work using a variety of project methodologies (lean, agile, waterfall, iterative) based on project need with minimal guidance
• Identifies and manages project risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones in accordance with project need
• Collaborate with supported business units to define project milestones, requirements, and solutions
• Perform analysis of potential solutions against business requirements and financial impact to identify the best solution for the business.
• Facilitates project management role on small to medium size projects, ensuring the right capabilities are encompassed in the project team and scope.

Quality Assurance:

• Supports quality assurance through collaboration with QA and project team validation.
• Act as a facilitator for User Acceptance Testing with the client, third party vendors, or other testers that use the product, leveraging acceptance criteria defined with the business partner.

What you’ll bring to Baird:

• At least 7 years IT related experience including a minimum of 5 years Business Analysis experience
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred
• Two years serving as a Business Analyst in the financial industry is preferred
• Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, ability to influence without authority including with senior business leaders
• Demonstrated success working in agile environments
• Proven ability to write clear business requirements, use cases, and user stories
• Understanding of data structures, data integration, and data warehousing is a plus but not required
• Experience with Microsoft products including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, and Office 365 is desired
• Able to work and grow in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.