Business Analyst
Gorilla is a 15 year old web design/development agency specializing in ecommerce for multi-channel companies. We have a unique group in a client driven culture looking to expand our reach to exceed the expectations of our clients. This is a full time position with great benefits including PPO health, dental, life, 401k with 3% match, HSA, Corporate Bonus, and sophisticated caffeine delivery systems.
Are you passionate about the web and Ecommerce? Can you write a spec that will keep our developers from having to ask you 10,000 questions? If you answered yes to these questions then keep reading.
Gorilla has an immediate opening for a Business Analyst in our Chicago office! The Business Analyst will provide thought leadership in design, development and on-going enhancements of our client’s Ecommerce sites. The combination of a technical and business minded individual is who we want to hire for this role.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate client meetings and coordinate functional discovery with external and internal stakeholders
- Translate the business requirements into use cases, activity diagrams and functional specifications
- Resolve business problems with both technical and non-technical solutions
Work closely with our clients to understand, oversee and guide the project to address their long/short term technology needs
- Collaborate with developers to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
- Ensure requirements have been properly documented to be handed off to the technical team
Requirements
- 2-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in an ecommerce or related environment
- Excitement regarding Ecommerce and online tools
- Understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into requirements
Experience writing functional specifications, use cases, process flows, etc.
- Microsoft Excel and Visio ninja
- Ability to work independently as well as within a goal oriented project team
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Proven capabilities to work within a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated experience in a consulting or client-facing role