Business Analyst

Solera Holdings, LLC. is a company that focuses on converting corporate strategy into actionable processes and systems. The Business Analyst will partner with the Business Architecture team to identify capability gaps, design executive dashboards, and facilitate cross-functional sessions to ensure successful delivery of initiatives that align with enterprise standards.

Responsibilities:

• Map current-state capabilities, value streams, data flows, and systems using BPMN or similar notation
• Identify gaps against target architecture; quantify cost, risk, and customer-experience impacts
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and direct process observations to capture business needs
• Translate findings into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria traceable to strategic objectives
• Build ROI-focused cost-benefit analyses that forecast value creation, savings, and risk mitigation
• Sequence initiatives into an architecture roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities and funding cycles
• Design, automate, and maintain executive dashboards (Power BI / Tableau) that track initiative health, KPI trends, and realized benefits
• At project close-out, calculate actual value delivered, compare it with initial ROI forecasts, and highlight variance drivers in concise reports for steering committees
• Evaluate solution designs for compliance with requirements, architecture standards, and reference patterns
• Perform detailed gap analyses, document findings, and recommend corrective actions
• Support agile planning, sprint execution, reviews, and retrospectives; manage backlogs and oversee UAT, training, and go-live readiness
• Present proposals to architecture review boards; document design decisions and rationale
• Monitor implementation health (scope, schedule, budget, risk) and escalate issues early
• Plan and deliver stakeholder communications, workshops, and training sessions
• Track post-launch performance, capture lessons learned, and feed insights into continuous-improvement backlogs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Process Analyst, or similar role—preferably in a SaaS, fintech, or technology-enabled services environment
• Proven track record of building ROI-driven business cases and later validating actual value delivered versus initial forecasts
• Hands-on expertise in mapping business capabilities and end-to-end processes (BPMN, value-stream mapping) and translating them into user stories and backlogs
• Advanced data analysis and visualization skills: Excel, Power Query, Power BI or Tableau; ability to write SQL or DAX for self-service analytics
• Proficiency with collaboration and modeling tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Miro, Confluence, and Jira
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, BIZBOK) and application of architecture standards
• Working knowledge of agile planning concepts and tools (sprint planning, backlog management, user-story refinement)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to tailor messages to executives, technical teams, and frontline staff
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and critical-reasoning abilities
• High level of organization with the capacity to manage multiple initiatives and shifting priorities
• Influencing and stakeholder-management skills; comfortable negotiating requirements, scope, and priorities
• Continuous-improvement mindset with a bias toward action and measurable outcomes
• Master's or MBA is advantageous
• IIBA CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent business analysis certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or comparable process-improvement credential
• TOGAF Foundation, SAFe POPM, or similar framework certification