Business Analyst - Store Applications - Full-time / Part-time

There's nothing as exciting as that moment when you find an amazing value when you least expect it – except being part of the team that makes magical moments like these happen! At TJX, we are proud that, for 40 years, we have been providing amazing value to our customers, but the merchandise we sell is just part of our story. We believe our Associates bring our business to life, and we aim to support them by making TJX a terrific place to work. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates, and believe that the diverse skills, experiences and background that they bring into the organization will help us continue to succeed.

We are a Fortune 100 company and the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. Our retail chains include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Homesense, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the U.S.; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; TK Maxx in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as Homesense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K.; and TK Maxx in Australia. In 2016, we had over $33 billion in sales, more than 3,800 stores, and 235,000 Associates. As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style at TJX!

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our North American Selling and Store Operations Solution Delivery team. Using knowledge of industry best practices and business analysis skills you will help plan, analyze and define leading solutions to our rapidly growing North American and Canadian divisions.

Major Duties/ Responsibilities

• Develops a strong understanding of the business operations in a domain
• Analyzes business processes, and elicits and defines both business and solution requirements using industry standard methodologies
• May provide input for the sizing/estimation of BA work during a planning phase
• Defines the BA approach/plan
• Drives Stakeholder identification and analysis
• Collaborates on the development of Test Strategies and Plan(s)
• Drives the creation of user acceptance test cases and manages User Acceptance Test execution and approval
• Partners with the stakeholders to help drive user adoption of the solution.
• Acts as day-to-day liaison between business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and technical teams
• May support the implementation planning and execution of solutions
• Owns BA deliverables and related compliance on small to medium projects
• May provide limited guidance to less experienced BAs
• Supports organizational change and training
• Involved in analyzing and managing scope changes
• May have responsibility for some technical/configuration work on third party product solutions
• Executes special projects, as assigned

Decision Making

• Makes recommendations for process improvements.
• Determines appropriate BA approach & related techniques
  
  Skills/Knowledge

• Strong communication skills, and with some direction can tailor the style and medium to the audience
• Proficient Business Analysis skills, including user test preparation and management
• Strong facilitation skills
• Experienced in requirements elicitation and management, using a variety of techniques
• Proficient in MS Office Suite
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to decompose more complex problems and/or processes into logical parts
• Comfortable operating with at least one applicable project methodology (e.g. waterfall, scrum/ agile)
• Basic understanding of the inputs, deliverables and methodologies of other key Solution Delivery roles, such as Project Management, Solution Engineering, QA, DevOps, etc.
  
  Minimum Experience

• 2 years of experience
  
  

Minimum Formal Education

• Bachelor's or associates degree preferred

What's In It For You?

At TJX, you'll not only enjoy working for an industry leader, but we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package.

TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Posting Notes: Marlborough || MA

Nearest Major Market: Boston
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