Principal Business Analyst

Principal Business Analyst

Principal Business Analyst
Requisition ID 26010
Full/Part Time Full Time
Location Redwood City, CA
Description CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments--from mainframe and physical, to virtual and cloud. CA manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage their evolving IT ecosystems. Founded in 1976, CA Technologies serves customers in virtually every country in the world and reported revenue of $4.4 billion in fiscal year 2011.

We are currently looking for a qualified Principal Business Analyst to join our Development team at our Redwood City, CA office.

Job Overview:

This position is responsible for leading quality standards and process improvement initiatives through the use of measurements, accountability, and analysis in order to achieve best practices. This position also prepares complex financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting documents of significant scope.

Key Responsibilities:

. Document and maintain operational policies and procedures.
. Develop operational performance and quality metric standards and reports.
. Solicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirement surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
. Collect and analyze process data to initiate and recommend business practices and procedures that focus on increased productivity and reduced cost.
. Analyze and measure the effectiveness of existing business processes.
. Research and recommend best business practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data.
. Research new and emerging information technologies which can support reengineering business processes.
. Develop implementation plans for review by functional business owner.
. Develop, track, and report business metrics and service level agreements to key stakeholders.
. Develop tools and models to measure performance and challenge business results for the region.
. Assist area management staff to understand, interpret and comply with functional policies, procedures and processes; identify potential issues and develop, recommend and champion appropriate change proposals as needed.
. Communicate business results, operational analyses, change recommendations and other information developed and/or received; champion appropriate changes throughout the group.
. Provide complex financial and business support for management teams.
. Lead budgetary/financial issues as requested/required including conducting complex financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Prepare and present to management team complex forecast and financial/operational reporting package for management teams and other stakeholders.
. Perform complex research and analysis of various financial or operational data to provide historical and trending information.
. Create, develop and maintain complex reporting systems and presentations that measure financial/operational effectiveness of business operations and management actions.
. May provide project direction to Senior Business Analyst.
. Collect and evaluate financial operational, service, and performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
. Analyze new business requirements and identify and recommend the most effective approach and resolution to issues.
. Define operational and strategic approaches to ensure business success by continuously improving business processes.
. Create complex financial models of ''what if'' scenarios to help future business planning.
. Develop complex reports from databases to provide management with information to make sound decisions; present report finding to management.
. Perform complex data modeling studies and develop detailed data models.
. Design, create and implement basic databases, including the analysis of complex data contained in the databases.

Business Travel:

. Business travel of approximately 10 or less percent yearly is expected for this position.

Preferred Education:

. Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline.

Work Experience:

. Typically 7 years of related experience.

Skills:

. Has broad expertise or unique knowledge.
. Uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
. Mentor team members, motive team to success and give recognition for results.
. Specialist in multiple technical and business skills.
. Ability to cultivate and develop lasting customer relations (either internal or external)
. Excellent planning/organizational skills and techniques.
. Excellent analysis and problem solving skills.
. Excellent decision making skills.
. Excellent negotiating skills.
. Excellent conflict resolution skills.
. Strong financial skills.


To be here for the long term we focus on things that last, and we are moved in many different ways. What moves you?

Can you build the career you want? You CAn. We're a dynamic company with a strong vision in a growing global market. At a time when customers are demanding more and more from their technology, we're changing the way the world manages IT, to help customers better perform, compete and grow. That's why the majority of leading companies across industries worldwide use our software. It's also why you'll find a wealth of opportunities for important and rewarding work. Come to CA Technologies and build the career you CAn.

We offer competitive salary, company-sponsored premium Medical/Prescription & Dental Plans, company-paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal, Anniversary Service and Sick Days, 401(k) Plan, Education/Training Reimbursement, Charitable Gift Program, Adoption Assistance Program, and Veterinary Care Insurance.

To learn more about CA Technologies and this opportunity, we welcome you to visit our web site at .

It is the policy of our company to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap or veteran's status, or status within any other protected group. Various agencies of the United States government require employers to collect information about applicants.

Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: CA Technologies does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any CA Technologies employee. CA Technologies will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of CA Technologies and will be processed accordingly.

EOE/AA