Sr. Business Analyst/Scrum Master

Job Summary
Position: Business Analyst/Scrum MasterLocation: Chicago, ILJob Type: 6 Months Contract to Hire
Roles & ResponsibilitiesKnowledge and working experience of scrum based Agile methodology.
Drive scrum and assume responsibility for project tasks and ensure they are completed in a timely fashion.
Identify obstacles which might impact the delivery of user stories and provide support to remove them.Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.Strong analytical skills, problem solving, communication skill and presentation skillsCollaborated with product owner/developer frequently for quality assurance of deliverablesResponsible for gathering and understanding of business needs and translating them into effective user stories/requirements
Facilitating workshops and discussion sessions. Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications
Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
Conduct Gap analysis and depict the relevant requirement.
Communicate, and negotiate requirements for end users.
Propose business solutions and estimate effort required
Communicate requirements to project team and validate requirements have been met.
Participate as a pivotal team member in design, review, and planning meetings.
Work as a team to develop optimal solutions that meet customers and business needs.
¡ Assist in User Acceptance Test for user stories and assist the Product Owner to sign off UAT.¡ Basic knowledge of SQL queries.

Preferred competencies and skills: Knowledge of Salesforce platform
Knowledge of Insurance domain

Contract Length:

• 1 year
• More than 1 year