Business Analyst - Project Management

Overview

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage each project's scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members 'own' the product and enjoy working on it
• Work and collaborate closely with US based leaders as a matrixed team environment.
• Able to partner directly with business stakeholders to understand business problems, gather requirements, and demonstrate tools, solutions and analysis.
• Independently analyzes and investigates data and complex issues using business Intelligence tools to produce findings that may be shared with others
• Independently creates business intelligence solutions and models to support existing analyses, perform new analyses, interpret results, develop actionable insights and present recommendations for use across the company
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
  
  

• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
• 5+ years of experience in business/finance including analysis experience with a solid understanding of data visualization
• 5+ years of experience in analysis of business process and workflow and providing an evaluation, benchmark and/or process improvement recommendation
• Experience with Agile Methodology
• Experience with CA Agile Rally
• Ability to work in ambiguity
• Familiarity with software development
• Knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Proven excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills