Solution Analyst
Looking for a role within one of the most impactful IT companies in the world?

We are looking for a Solution Analyst to join our new team in Kildare!

You will be responsible for participating and collaborating in all aspects of a project to ensure that the best solution and design from a business, IT, financial and user perspective is delivered. Work collaboratively with the Solution Leader and external vendors and stakeholders to research and elicit, analyse and validate business requirements, and to ensure that those requirements clearly reflect true business needs, correctly representing all stakeholders. Translates business needs into system/ application requirements and project components to help determine solutions to business problems. Produces functional requirements / functional design for solution development.   Proactively identifying and managing changes to requirements and identifies risks. Effectively manage stakeholder expectations. Applying industry and information technology expertise to support proposals, feasibility studies, proof of concept and cost benefit analysis, implementations and new business development.
 
How you will make your make:
*Build and maintain partnership with the business partners.
*Develop detailed solutions and designs to satisfy the business requirements.
*Participates in the Development & Maintenance of the Business Capability Roadmap by Domain in collaboration with Business Partners.
*Identify and address risks from an operational, financial and technological perspective.
*Identify and influence decisions with respect to opportunities to improve efficiency.
*Ability to influence key stakeholders to invest in the strategic direction of the project.
*Apply industry-leading expertise to recommend and coordinate the development, enhancement, and maintenance of business systems, processes, and solutions using high-maturity methods, processes and tools.
*Combine industry expertise with an advanced understanding of information technology to develop innovative business solutions.
*Lead requirements management and change management processes.
*Direct development of visualization, and user experience elements of solution design.
*Lead business studies and present study results to senior management. Lead proposals, feasibility studies, and new business development activities.
*Leverage industry and technical knowledge to assess the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment and to identify new business opportunities.
About you:
*Typically, a bachelor's or Master' degree in a technical or business discipline or equivalent experience and related experience.
*Experience with user experience design, external facing portals, web services, mobile solutions.
*Experience with ERP systems would be an advantage.
*Statistical analysis; data analysis and working knowledge of SQL.
*Legacy system such .NET/VB/Oracle.
*Decomposition of high-level information into details; abstracting low-level information.
*Distinguishing requests vs needs; distinguishing requirements vs. solutions.
*Ambiguity analysis, ensuring consistent understanding across users, designers and testers.
*Business process modelling current/ future state processes; business rules modelling.
*Defining and managing scope and client expectations, requirements change management and traceability.
*Hands on experience working with Financial software would also be an advantage.
*Applying creativity/ innovation to solving complex problems; developing and communicating a vision for project/ system
*Strong presentation skills.