Master Data Management Business Analyst

Under limited supervision, serves as liaison between users and IT teams to analyze business and functional requirements and establish data requirements and processes related to management of master data.

- Assists in evaluation of business requests to determine requirements, feasibility, and recommend business solutions.
- Assists to develop, validate, document, and maintain business and functional requirements and conducts structured walkthroughs of requirements with business and project team members.
- May work with project teams to support requirements gathering

o Analyzes MDM data, source system data, etc in support of integration of applications into the MDM environment
o Facilitates the identification of MDM elements and their definition
o Facilitates and/or develops MDM processes to support the management of Master data and to ensure compliance of MDM principles
- May analyzes MDM data, source system data, etc in support of improving data quality

o Works with the business to identify data issues and identify potential solutions
o Proactively works to identify ways to improve data quality through business rules automation
- May work with the SharePoint team to build/enhance the MDM SharePoint site.
- Assists in evaluation of business requests to determine feasibility; researches and identifies options.
- Responds to questions from business and IT teams.
- Assists in evaluation of and tracking of new or enhanced solutions to determine potential issues and communicates how problems may affect business and recommends solutions.
- Assists in performing task automation and implements process improvements; recommends enhancements that result in increased quality and service.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance
- Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:
Education

- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, Data Analysis, etc.

Preferred:
- LOMA Certification
- ARA Designation

Experience and Skills

Required:
- Ability to be flexible when needed, take initiative, and demonstrate accountability
- Intermediate oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge
- Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions
- Intermediate investigative, analytical and problem solving skills
- Intermediate interpersonal skills
- Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
- Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects
- Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives
- Ability to foster customer service as needed
- Ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions
- Basic negotiating and persuasion skills
- General business knowledge
- Intermediate data analysis skill

Preferred:
- 8+ years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, Data Analysis, etc.
- 2+ years Life Insurance industry knowledge
- Experience with MDM and/or Data Governance implementations
- Experience with SSRS reporting
- Experience MDS/Profisee
- Intermediate Reporting Services skills

Technical Requirements

Required:
- Advance Excel skills
- Intermediate SQL skills
- Intermediate SharePoint skills