Business Analyst London, England
Job description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
The Business Analyst position will be responsible for supporting Scheduling Systems across the EMEA region in WBD, including, but not exclusive to WBD Sports. The Business Analyst will maintain the relationship between IT and the business community creating and prioritizing requests, performing feasibility assessments, and managing key IT products to support the business.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Work with business users to gather process, functional, and data requirements- Develop detailed requirements documentation including business process models, business requirements, use cases, wire frames and systems requirements
- Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of business processes within assigned areas
- Perform database queries and analyse large data sets in support of requirements development
- Develop and validate requirements for data conversion and migration
- Assist Product Managers in prioritizing issues/enhancements
- Assist Product Managers in developing assessments with high level requirements and levels of effort
- Participate in the technical design process to ensure that business requirements are being satisfied
- Engage in peer reviews to ensure completeness and sufficient detail of business and system requirements
- Plan and facilitate User Acceptance Testing including duties such as test case creation, environment and user ID set-up, data set-up, tracking and resolution of issues
- Execution of all SDLC milestone/sign-offs and SOX evidence
- Assist in implementation shakeout and post-implementation support
- Facilitate updates to application support plans for production support teams
- Review application support documentation – design, test scripts, training and online help
- Perform administrative duties as required including completing timesheets, submitting expense reports and providing regular status reports
- Collaborate with team members globally to analyse, design, build, or support a solution
- Provide Production Support of applications and align with global production support teams on incidents, workarounds and next steps
- Provide feedback for process improvements to help improve self-effectiveness and team efficiency
Qualifications & Experience...
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Information Technology and/or software systems- Minimum 3 years of business and/or systems analysis experience, with experience authoring requirements and analysis documentation
- Have experience in a role involving the relationship and communication required between IT and business units to ensure that IT can understand and effectively satisfy business requirements
- Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills
- Proven ability to successfully operate within, and actively contribute to, a high growth, entrepreneurial, fast paced business and globally matrixed environment
- Experience with database driven applications, metadata, system interfaces and data conversion
- Ability to develop and execute SQL queries to produce ad hoc reports, analyse business data, and perform system testing duties
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].
