Business Analyst

We're looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Business Analyst to join our growing, distributed team at Coforma.

In this role, you'll work on an established team to manage and prioritize feature and enhancement requests that expand and optimize business operations. In addition, you'll be responsible for high-quality incident response and communication to ensure successful release management and stakeholder satisfaction. The ideal candidate will leverage their technical knowledge and capabilities in a highly collaborative, cross-functional organization to directly contribute to the growth and maturation of technical capabilities.

If you’re passionate about improving lives through digital products and services, then Coforma is a great company for you.

$96,900 to $124,266 Annual Salary + Benefits + Growth Potential

Placement within this range will be based on the competency level of the candidate. An offer will be made at one of the following tiers:

• Tier 1 - $96,900.00: Meets stated qualification and experience requirements. May need guidance and training beyond onboarding to perform the more complex functions of the role.
• Tier 2 - $110,160.00: Experienced and fully competent. Will be able to independently perform key responsibilities of the role once onboarding is completed.
• Tier 3 - $124,266.60: Highly experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.

To honor our company-wide equitable pay system, the posted salary range and corresponding tier salaries are non-negotiable.

This is a US-based remote position open to applicants in the states listed below. Some travel may be required.

To ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with Coforma. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.

• Arizona
• California
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Manage the full release cycle end-to-end including managing intake and prioritization,

  coordinating testing, scheduling releases, and keeping stakeholders aligned and informed throughout the delivery process

• Analyze business objectives and manage and prioritize enhancement requests that meet clients' needs without having to create unnecessary one-off customizations
• Understand business requirements, work flows, and pain points of clients and translate them into specific software requirements that successfully address these pain points
• Develop use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Proactively seek business needs and requirements across diverse customer and stakeholder environments as well as the broad team, and lead/drive work efforts as necessary
• Work closely with the technical team to continually improve application functionality, design, and usability
• Perform complex data analysis, reconciliation, and quality/accuracy testing
• Engage directly with stakeholders and users for all types of inquiries (e.g. account or access issues, enhancement and feature requests, security, etc.)

Who You Are and What You Know (Knowledge and Experience Requirements)

• A minimum of 4 years of professional experience as a Business Analyst with 2 or more years of experience specific to regulatory analysis in mortgage or small business lending compliance is required (experience with HMDA Regulation C is strongly preferred)
• Experience providing program management support for data collection/management software platforms
• Ability to understand technical issues and translate and communicate them to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong understanding of API functions, capabilities, and requirements
• Strong time management and coordination skills with the ability to adapt to changes
• Experience analyzing large sets of data and defining business process requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles, theories, and concepts of Agile software development life cycle
• Experience using modern data visualization software tools
• Full-time resident of the contiguous United States (must be legally authorized to work in the US now and in the future without sponsorship)
• Ability to pass a Public Trust background check and any applicable background and/or security checks related to project requirements

Other

• Internet: Will prioritize and maintain access to strong, reliable internet for the remote nature of our work, except when on vacation or holiday.
• Security: Will keep the highest security practices to ensure privacy and security of Coforma and client information, given the nature of our work, even when on vacation.
• Travel Flexibility: On request and with advanced notice, will attend in-person events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings as assigned for projects that require it.
• Brand Representation: Will represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling our Company Values in all interactions.