IT Applications Analyst - Salesforce.com Communities (272969)

IT Applications Analyst – Saleforce.com Communities

Position Overview:

The IT Applications Business Analyst will be responsible for day-to-day activities related to effectively creating, maintaining, and supporting CRM related business processes, systems and documenting business requirements for the given service area. The Business Analyst must be able to communicate equally with business owners, users, and IT professionals. Candidates must have a solid understanding of SFA and Customer Service oriented business process concepts and techniques as well as the ability to document business needs through business requirements that will ultimately drive technical solutions. This role will serve as facilitator, analyst, and problem solver. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment are essential, as are outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. He/she will align with global, division and business unit strategies and business requirements.

This position reports to the Sr. IT Manager, CRM SFDC. Primary business interactions include:

a. CRM Team members.

b. Key business stakeholders

c. DI SW infrastructure teams (as needed)

d. Other CRM vendors and service/solution providers.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and interface with the CRM Team and Product Owners to understand and document solutions for their requirements in the form of User Stories.
• Create business requirement specification and business impact documents as required.
• Participate in Scoping, Planning, Prioritization, and requirements activities in coordination with Demand Managers, Solution Managers, Developers, and Business Owners on Enhancement/Change Requests.
• Work closely with Developers, Infrastructure groups and other Support teams on day to day application related issues following SLA standards.
• Support Data Management and data cleansing activities.
• Support testing of enhancements, new SFDC releases, and interfaces as needed.
• Support Business Process Training for SFA and Customer Service business processes as required.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Undergraduate Degree
• 3+ years of experience with Salesforce.com System Administration
• 1+ years of experience working in Agile/Scrum development environment using Sprints to deliver minimum viable products (MVP)
• Strong Business Process improvement skills; process mapping, problem identification, application of best practices and standards
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to deliver complex concepts through abstract models and presentations to allow others to identify benefits.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Salesforce.com System Administrator and/or Developer Certification
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP
• Experience with Agile tools (Rally, Jira, Polarion, etc.)
• Understanding of business data management and modelling
• Leadership, planning, and execution skills

Employee Benefits

• Healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance covered by Siemens.
• Long-term and short-term disability plans covered by Siemens.
• 401K matching
• Flexible time off, including paid volunteer time off

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Normal office environment or working remotely
• Minimal travel required (less than 15%)

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