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Genesis10 is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a 12-month contract position with the possibility to convert to a permanent position for a financial services organization located in the Milwaukee, WI area. This is a hybrid opportunity, requiring 3 days in the office.
Summary:
The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for leading business process analysis, requirements definition, and solution delivery efforts across medium to large, complex initiatives. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership to translate business needs into actionable requirements while driving continuous improvement and business-impactful outcomes. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in ambiguous environments, influencing without authority, and leading cross-functional teams through the full project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Business Process Analysis
- Independently elicit functional and non-functional requirements using interviews, workshops, workflow analysis, surveys, and other techniques.
- Develop business process descriptions, business requirements, use cases, and user stories.
- Apply advanced business analysis approaches and techniques to assess complex situations.
- Define analysis approaches for medium to large initiatives with minimal guidance.
- Lead and facilitate business requirements, data analysis, and modeling sessions.
- Quickly develop an understanding of value streams and end-to-end processes, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Connect daily work and team efforts to the firm's strategic goals and outcomes.
- Operate effectively in ambiguous environments and create actionable plans with minimal direction.
Quality Assurance
- Support quality assurance activities through collaboration with QA and project teams.
- Act as a facilitator for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure acceptance criteria are clearly defined and validated with business partners.
Solution Delivery
- Effectively manage and set stakeholder expectations.
- Lead and execute work using appropriate project methodologies (Agile, Lean, Waterfall, Iterative) based on project needs.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones.
- Collaborate with supported business units to define project scope, milestones, requirements, and solutions.
- Analyze potential solutions against business requirements and financial impact to recommend optimal solutions.
- Facilitate project management responsibilities on small to medium-sized initiatives, ensuring appropriate team capabilities and scope alignment.
Delivery Leadership
- Recognize strategic business needs and lead teams to deliver measurable, business-impactful results.
- Lead large and/or complex initiatives and help coordinate organizational change.
- Challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement within the team and across the portfolio.
Relationship Management
- Build strong, trusting relationships and represent IT in strategic discussions with business partners and leadership.
- Identify and resolve conflicting objectives and expectations among senior leaders.
- Lead interactions with associates at all levels, including senior business leaders.
- Navigate organizational complexity to drive decisions and outcomes.
- Establish and leverage a strong internal network to manage complex situations.
- Respond to support requests with urgency while maintaining clear and proactive communication.
Systems Analysis
- Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and other team members to define technical vision and evaluate tradeoffs between usability and performance.
- Lead project execution and mentor less experienced team members.
- Quickly develop end-to-end knowledge of the technology environment to understand business impacts.
- Use a variety of tools to create data visualizations and diagrams in support of analysis efforts.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- At least 7 years of IT-related experience, including a minimum of 5 years of Business Analysis experience.
- Prior experience as a Business Analyst in the financial industry (2+ years preferred).
- Demonstrated success working in Agile environments.
- Proven ability to write clear, concise business requirements, use cases, and user stories.
- Strong understanding of data structures, data integration, and data warehousing (preferred).
- Experience with Microsoft technologies including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Office 365.
- Exceptional organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence and lead without authority, including with senior leaders.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and highly collaborative environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a strong attention to detail.
- Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
- Able to work as a W2 employee of Genesis10 (no corp to corp).
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!
Genesis10
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client.
Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
- Access to hundreds of clients, many of whom have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home with Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (with more than 7 years of experience on average).
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
- Remote opportunities available
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Genesis10
life insurance, 401(k)
Jan 08, 2026