The University Of Chicago
**Department**OPS ITS - Project Management Office**About the Department**IT Services at the University of Chicago delivers secure, reliable, and innovative technology solutions that enable excellence in research, teaching, and operations. The Enterprise Applications and Services team partners with academic divisions and administrative units to implement modern platforms, advance data-informed decision making, and continuously improve the digital experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners.**Job Summary**The Senior Business Analyst partners with business and technology teams to deliver solutions that drive organizational goals. This role leads requirements gathering, process analysis, and solution design, ensuring alignment with business needs. The Senior BA oversees testing and implementation readiness, provides actionable insights, and fosters collaboration across stakeholders to enable successful project outcomes.**Responsibilities*** Serves as a key member of the University Systems team, which provides functional-level support for the University's set of core applications.* Performs business analysis, requirements gathering, testing, defect management and remediation.* Works with stakeholders to understand their business objectives.* Documents and conducts gap analysis between current and future state of business processes.* Evaluates business processes, anticipates requirements, uncovers areas for improvement and recommends solutions.* Maintains business process documentation throughout the SDLC of the project.* Conducts meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.* Leads meetings with guidance from program management or senior management, and distributes meeting minutes and action items.* Leads and coordinates requirement gathering sessions with appropriate teams.* Plans and facilitates workshops/interviews to identify, analyze, and document business requirements and translates them into business plans/solutions.* Prepares and delivers client presentations.* Acts as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.* Manages Test Plans/ Test Cases/ Defect Management and Remediation.* Leads and manages user acceptance testing and receives final approval.* Follows the standards established by the BA Organization.* Ensures solutions meet business needs and requirements.* Prepares and provides training materials when needed.* Develops and maintains a comprehensive understanding of business processes* Familiar with SDLC of a project.* Great communication skills to handle and manage senior level expectations.* With moderate direction from others, conducts business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefits analyses. Uses basic understanding of applicable business processes, systems, and industry requirements.* Administers new IT developments, keeps up with evolving business requirements, and uses knowledge of University systems to recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.* Performs other related work as needed.**Minimum Qualifications****Education:**Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.**Work Experience:**Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.**Certifications:****---****Preferred Qualifications****Education:*** Bachelor’s degree in a programming/computer science-related field.**Experience:*** Knowledge and skills developed through 3-5 years of experience in the area of business analysis.* Professional work experience with functional writing.* 3 - 5 years experience in elicitation of requirements.* Minimum 2 years of experience with the development of software testing materials.* Minimum 2 year of experience with the development of training materials.**Certifications:*** International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Certification.**Preferred Competencies*** Strong verbal and written communication skills to demonstrate understanding in groups of people and one-on-one.* Handle a workload that is not necessarily predictable and will require prioritization and/or escalation to leadership.**Working Conditions*** Remote work with reliable internet connection.* Some evening/weekend work.**Application Documents*** Resume/CV (required)* Cover Letter (required)* References Contact Information (required)(3)When applying, the document(s) **MUST** be uploaded via the **My Experience** page, in the section titled **Application Documents** of the application.**Job Family**Information Technology**Role Impact**Individual Contributor**Scheduled** **Weekly Hours**37.5**Drug Test Required**No**Health Screen Required**No**Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required**No**Pay Rate Type**Salary
**FLSA Status**Exempt
**Pay Range**$105,000.00 - $110,000.00The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.**Benefits Eligible**YesThe University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the**Posting Statement**The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.
A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.
Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position. The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at: . Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born that challenge and change the world.We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Students in the College develop critical, analytic, and writing skills in our rigorous, interdisciplinary core curriculum. Through graduate programs, students test their ideas with UChicago scholars, and become the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government.To learn more about the university click here #J-18808-Ljbffr
**FLSA Status**Exempt
**Pay Range**$105,000.00 - $110,000.00The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.**Benefits Eligible**YesThe University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the**Posting Statement**The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.
A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.
Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position. The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at: . Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born that challenge and change the world.We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Students in the College develop critical, analytic, and writing skills in our rigorous, interdisciplinary core curriculum. Through graduate programs, students test their ideas with UChicago scholars, and become the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government.To learn more about the university click here #J-18808-Ljbffr