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Job Summary:

The Senior Business Analyst position acts as the primary liaison between business and Engineering & Technology stakeholders to provide innovative solutions to business objectives. The incumbent will be responsible for solving a range of stakeholder challenges, for projects, products, initiatives of high scope or complexity. The analyst will have expert knowledge and extensive experience in business analysis, across multiple types of projects. Demonstrates ownership of business analysis process for the enterprise by overseeing and ensuring compliance with industry and internal standards. The role is self-directed and is responsible for leading the analysis of complex, high profile enterprise-level strategies & roadmap development. In support of these strategies, this role has a high frequency of collaboration with business leadership (EVP, VP, Sr. Director).

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees analysis activity for teams, recommends optimum approach, provides guidance with respect to Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) industry trends, and Business Analysis and Product Owner practices

• Identifies and applies advanced elicitation and collaboration techniques with the enterprise to recommend, confirm, communicate, and manage delivered outcomes

• Manages requirements life cycle by assessing and approving requirement details, traceability, prioritization, and changes to ensure alignment between enterprise needs and solutions

• Identifies and applies advanced analysis and modeling techniques by recommending, specifying, verifying, and validating requirements to support enterprise strategy

• Evaluates and recommends solutions by measuring and assessing limitations and effectiveness to ensure and increase delivered value

• Defines or identifies operational KPIs that measure annual value realized for the business.

• Analyzes strategies by identifying current and future state needs, assessing risks, and collaborating with senior leadership to recommend a change strategy and define solution scope

• Guides and mentors Business Analyst community in business domain knowledge and business analysis practice

• Designs & creates actionable deliverables at each stage of change. Including but limited to communication strategy, sponsor roadmaps, trainings, and resistance management plans

• Communicates with internal stakeholders on change management strategy & presents on execution to stakeholders

• Coordinates the organizational change efforts including the assignment of roles and responsibilities as it relates to change initiative efforts

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Highschool/GED, 4 years of experience Transportation/Logistics

AND/OR 3 years of experience in a Business Analyst role

AND/OR Demonstration of the following skills and abilities through education, certifications, military, or other experiences:

• Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers

• Knowledge of the activities, tasks, practices and deliverables for assessing and documenting business opportunities; ability to assess the benefits, risks, and success factors of potential applications

• Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors

• Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment

• Knowledge of techniques to successfully effect change in an organization and ability to manage the successful and smooth transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and overall organizational environment

• Knowledge of technologies, techniques and practices for the evaluation of business performance data; ability to analyze business performance using advanced statistical methods to justify and drive future business planning decisions

• The ability to collect, identify, analyze and interpret business data using various kinds of techniques to meet business needs and requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Statistics or related field, or suitable combination of education, experience and training AND 5 years in a Business Analyst role

• 3 years of both Brokerage and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) industry experience and knowledge of best practices in LTL operations

• Certified Business Analysis Thought Leader (CBATL) - International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

• 2 years of knowledge and application of Agile Framework and Agile Product Development

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Education:

Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Statistics, GED (Required), High School (Required), Bachelors: Business Administration/Management

Work Experience:

Transportation/Logistics, Business Analysis

Job Opening ID:

00551671 LTL Senior Business Analyst (Open)

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. affirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment in all terms and conditions of employment. J.B. Hunt is committed to both the spirit and the letter of affirmative action law and continues its good-faith efforts to comply with all applicable government laws and regulations. The company is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity. J.B. Hunt will recruit, hire, compensate, offer benefits to, upgrade, train, layoff, terminate, and/or promote individuals without discrimination in regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases by applicable law.

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