Role:  Business Systems Analyst IV

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Duration: Contracting

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Leads Product Catalogue and Product Master solution designs with cross functional teams. Partner with Business Groups to ensure delivery of applications aligned to the business and IT strategy, as well as the support of those applications. Work with Business Groups to define their global IT requirements and to analyze appropriate solutions. Manage projects from inception to completion with matrix, global teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cross Functional Architecture Design
• Provide data architecture thought leadership to cross-functional teams, with special focus on Product, Product Catalogue, Product Master
• Design, publish and maintain project architecture documentation
• Ensure alignment of Quote to Case process between cross functional teams, through the delivery of details architecture designs (for business and technical teams)

Product Catalogue Design & Maintenance:

Review AS-IS product data model (including product catalogue) and propose next generation models

Define roadmap for modernisation of product catalogue and of product master solutions

Provider guidance to program on industry standards and state of the art product master tools and processes. Knowledge of Oracle Product Data Hub is relevant (or other industry leading Product Master tools).

Knowledge of product master tools. Example: Oracle Product Data Hub; STIBO.

Vendor & Application Technology Evaluation

Executes medium-scale vendor evaluations, pricing negotiations and software acquisitions

Prepares management communications and gets stakeholder input for recommendations

Solution Design:

Responsible to design and document cross-functional and global solutions, drawing on functional expertise of functional and technical team members or vendors, as appropriate

Advises on solutions prepared by peers or supporting team, and champions good design practices

Business Requirements Analysis:

Partners with business stakeholders to analyze, define and document business requirements, within and across functional areas

Drives best practices during requirements gathering and modeling

Has a strong focus on gathering core requirements, beyond stated requirements and correctly places these within a broader context

Understands business environment and helps to connect/align relevant business stakeholders

Process Modeling and Design:

Partners with business stakeholders to analyze, define and document business processes within and across functional areas

Drives best practices during requirements gathering and modeling

Understands business environment and helps to connect/align relevant business stakeholders

Development Team Partnership:

Partner closely with development teams, going to as much technical detail as necessary to ensure viable and valuable solutions are delivered.

Skills:

Business Systems Analysis; Product Modelling; Product Master; Functional and Technical Design documentation; Knowledge of product master tools: Oracle Product Data Hub; STIBO; Informatica;

Keywords:

Education: Bachelors

Skills and Experience:

Required Skills: 

• PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT
• PRODUCT PRICING
• BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
• QUOTING
• SYSTEMS ANALYST
• Additional Skills:
• BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
• REQUIREMENTS GATHERING
• ARCHITECTURE
• DATA ARCHITECTURE
• DATA MODEL
• DATABASE
• DATABASES
• ORACLE
• DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
• DOCUMENTATION
• IT REQUIREMENTS
• MAINTENANCE
• SIEBEL EXPERIENCE
• PRICING MODELS
• PRICING
• PROCESS MODELING
• PROJECT ARCHITECTURE
• REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
• TECHNICAL DESIGN
• THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Languages:

• English

1.     Read
2.     Write
3.     Speak

Minimum Degree Required: Associate's Degree (Community College, MBO)