The IT Business Lead Analyst is a senior-level position responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical and understandable way in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning.
Responsibilities:
Provide input during development and implementation phases, including formulation and definition of systems scope, objectives and necessary system enhancements for complex, high-impact projects
Identify and communicate risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
Consult with business clients to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives
Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems by analyzing business processes, systems and industry standards
Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions
Supervise day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management, work allocation, mentoring/coaching and other duties and functions as assigned
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
6-10 years of experience
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) with extensive experience using Excel for data analysis
Experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of business analysis
Education:
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master's degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) with knowledge of reporting and analytics data along with business rules, ETL processes as it flows through the different systems.
Perform the root cause analysis for the Data Quality issues and Implement the solutions to remediate the issues.
Shared accountability and responsibility with Application owners to ensuring mapping to accurate and controlled data sources; including safe, accurate and controlled sourcing, transport, transformation, and storage of data.
Provide analyst support to document and maintain end-to-end data level linage, implementation of data controls, and documenting/maintaining technical metadata for in-scope processes and organizational objectives.
Collaborate with Data Stewards, Application owners, and other stakeholders to maintain Data Dictionaries.
Ensure Citi Data Governance standards/ processes are met and supported.
Actively drive simplification of Technology environment by eliminating specific/duplicative platforms leveraging the Global platforms where appropriate.
Enforce a consistent strategy, roadmap, and standard platforms documentation.
Works with Product Managers to document translate business strategy into technology roadmaps and coordinating them with internal IT team and vendors.
Qualifications:
Strong Data analytical and Problem-solving skills
Knowledge of data, reporting and analytic functions preferably within financial services
Experience with SAS, Cognos, SQL technologies
Strong background and proven track record in managing software projects
Superior execution skills and ability to drive results
Experience managing day-to-day operations of applications, including management of data storage, data quality, data transformations and data transfers
Extensive experience eliciting requirements during real time collaborative sessions with stakeholders located in different geographic locations
Experience with Mentoring/Leading other data analysts
Methodologies:
Scrum/Agile experience
Continuous Integration and Delivery
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Job Family Group:
Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Business Analysis / Client Services------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$114,720.00 - $172,080.00
In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Jan 17, 2025------------------------------------------------------
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