Business Analyst Specialist :: Mclean, VA

Major areas of responsibility
Drive continuous improvement in business operations processes to support strategy execution.
Work with Finance to ensure that all aspects of the financial planning and health of the division are appropriately capture and managed.
Be part of a cross functional business management community working with peers in other divisions and the central business management team to maintain and improve critical group processes.
Manage the business to the highest of standards removing bureaucracy and barriers to execution enabling development teams to do their jobs without impediment.
Develop and maintain a critical set of KPIs to inform the head of the division of the health of the organization and key strategic projects.
Ensure quality outcomes by applying critical judgement and getting others to do the same

What Is Required

Business experience in a dynamic organization, previous experience in an operational role or project management role in an Agile technology organization preferred.
Consistent experience in leading, improving and introducing process and maintaining execution focus in changing, pressured environments across cross functional teams and multiple locations
Self-starter with positive, proactive and confident presence with ability to empower, motivate, encourage and maintain credibility with senior management
Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication skills (ability to actively adjust it depending on the recipient)
Strong analytical skills with track record of problem solving and decision making
Strong cross functional team engagement and collaboration skills
Ability to deal with change and ambiguity in a creative manner
High level of proficiency with MS Office, Excel in particular
Ability to influence across multiple stakeholders at all levels,
Synthesize relevant information to support decision-making and drive strategy, including creating succinct and visually impactful briefing materials for executive presentation.
Ability to negotiate, gain acceptance and drive outcomes without directly managing people or processes.
Work well under pressure and effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate and coordinate across all levels of the organization
Create clear, concise documentation including workflows, requirements documentation and power point presentation.
Support official records management for process/status documentation in SharePoint, JIRA and Confluence as needed.