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Clifton Larson Allen LLP Business Analyst Manager in Minneapolis, Minnesota
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other. Our Perks: Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!) Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave Paid Volunteer Time Off Mental health coverage Quarterly Wellness stipend Fertility benefits CLA is looking to hire a Business Analyst Managerto join our Internal IT Team. The Manager of Business Analysts is responsible for leading a team of business analysts who work closely with the application development teams and the business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and communicate the requirements for software solutions. The Manager of Business Analysts ensures that the business analysts follow the Agile principles and practices, and that they deliver high-quality and timely deliverables that meet the business needs and expectations. How you'll create opportunities: Manage and mentor a team of business analysts, providing feedback, coaching, and guidance on their performance and career development. Define and implement the business analysis processes, standards, and best practices for the application development teams, ensuring alignment with the Agile methodology and the business objectives. Collaborate with the product owners, scrum masters, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize the product backlog, user stories, acceptance criteria, and other artifacts. Facilitate and participate in the discovery, refinement, and validation sessions with the business stakeholders and the application development teams, using various techniques such as interviews, workshops, surveys, prototyping, etc. Review and validate the business requirements, functional specifications, test cases, and other deliverables produced by the business analysts, ensuring quality, completeness, and consistency. Manage and resolve the issues, risks, and dependencies related to the business analysis activities, escalating them as appropriate. Monitor and report on the progress and performance of the business analysis activities, using metrics and tools such as burn-down charts, velocity, etc. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the business analysis practices and the Agile methodology, by soliciting and incorporating feedback, lessons learned, and best practices. Experience in the application development domain, preferably in the areas of web, mobile, cloud, or enterprise applications. Experience in working with various stakeholders, such as product owners, developers, testers, customers, users, etc. Experience in using various business analysis tools and software, such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Visio, Balsamiq, etc. What you will need: Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree Minimum of 5 years of experience as a business analyst in the application development domain, preferably in an Agile environment. Minimum of 2 years of experience as a manager or supervisor of business analysts or similar roles. Strong knowledge and understanding of the Agile principles and practices, such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc. Certification in Business Analysis, such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, IIBA-AAC, etc. preferred Certification in Agile, such as CSM, CSPO, SAFe, etc. Preferred #LI-JH1 Equal Opportunity Employer /AA Employer/Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Click here to learn about your hiring rights. Wellness at CLA To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more. To view a complete list of benefits click here. CLA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. EOE/AA Employer/Vets/Disability