Sr. Business Analyst, Product Facing Systems

Job Description

The Sr. Business Analyst will work within the A&F IT and business community to ensure systems meet the business requirements of the user community with emphasis on Merchandising, Planning, Forecasting, & Inventory Management. The Sr. Business Analyst will coordinate and lead project team meetings, analyze IT and business processes, and help design and implement improvements for the organization.

• Clearly understands the end user’s needs related to the product by working closely with Product Owners, SMEs, and other cross-functional business partners
• Participates and collaborates in user discovery sessions and project team meetings to gather and organize project business requirements and use cases on assigned project
• Conduct current and future state reviews, capturing initial requirements and project assumptions as required during Concepting with the PPM and Enterprise Architects
• Works with Business Leads, IT Application Leads and Enterprise Architects to craft initial Feature Maps and sizing for use with initial project and resource plans
• Documents necessary business rules and logic through process flows, system context diagrams, business workflows, excel matrices, visuals, etc.
• Partners with technical teams to ensure Feature and User stories are written at appropriate level
• Work with project leaders, architects, and application teams to determine the right technical solutions that meet the business requirements
• Coordinates work to Team BA’s and assists with story acceptance criteria to ensure fulfillment of business requirements and IT quality, architectural, and security standards
• Work closely with the quality assurance team, sharing knowledge / understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, MIS/CIS, Engineering, or related field (required)
• 5+ years of professional experience in Business Analyst work, particularly in Agile, preferred.
• Strong Business Analyst skills, preferably with Agile experience
• Strong interpersonal skills including collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and negotiation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate cross-cultural communication between and among highly experienced business and IT associates.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand and effectively communicate complex business and technical processes, problems, and issues.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills; capable of managing multiple projects/tasks in parallel
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short term perspectives of situations.
• Personal Attributes: Confident, Self-starter, Strong work ethic, Highly motivated, Sense of humor, A Winning 'Will-Do' attitude, Team oriented, Critical thinking skills

Additional Information

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER