Senior Business Analyst

LOCATION: WA 98101JOB CATEGORY: IT/Software Development REFERENCE CODE: 766 HomeStreet Bank, one of the largest privately held financial services firms in the Pacific Northwest, has been making a name for itself since 1921. Today, as a full-service regional community bank, we haven't changed who we are. We still put the needs of our customers first, recognizing that superior service is the foundation on which our business is based. Our Vision: To be the leader in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii in providing personal, business, and real estate financial services of growing value to our customers and the communities we call home. Our Mission: We work together to combine our customer knowledge, local market experience, and financial expertise to deliver financial services people want. When they want them. The way they want them. Senior Business Analyst For quick consideration apply hereHomeStreet Bank, one of the largest family and employee–owned financial services firms in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii, has been making a name for itself since 1921. Today, as a full–service regional community bank, we still put the needs of our customers first, recognizing that superior service is the foundation on which our business is based. We’re looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to help develop and implement a new vision for our single family lending mortgage loan origination system. We seek a dynamic individual with the rare ability to balance business and technical risks to meet company objectives. Essential Functions: • Act as a liaison between the Process and Change Management Group and the Single Family Lending Department and Information Technology • Assist product management in the leadership of cross-departmental teams and are responsible for taking assigned projects from original concept through implementation • Work with end users to elicit requirements, assess user needs and recommend solutions • Translate the proposed solution into detailed functional requirements and specifications for technology applications • Coordinate the development, QA and implementation of the proposed solution Requirements: Five to seven years of experience in a role demonstrating business systems analysis expertise with particular emphasis on the creation and detailed definition of product solutions • Extensive experience in web-based technology environments and software development lifecycle process. Home/residential Loan Origination System (LOS) experience strongly preferred • Experience with a broad range of product development and enhancement projects across different business domains • Experience eliciting user requirements via interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, use cases, data analysis and task and workflow analysis • Experience writing detailed business requirements, business proposals and functional system designs for web-based technology projects • Must have in-depth knowledge of web usability and information architecture principles • Experience with creating and defining Graphical User Interfaces, producing wireframes, mockups and/or prototypes to accompany the function system design • Outstanding communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with technical, business and executive staff (proposals, business communication, marketing writing) • Excellent organizational, analytical, project management and client relation skills • Ability to understand complex problems and suggest solutions • Proven ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects • Must be a self-starter with ability to pick up new concepts and skills quickly • Extensive experience creating business process diagrams and data flow diagrams using a structured systems analysis methodology • Familiarity with a variety of business systems and information technology concepts, practices and procedures, including structured systems analysis • Familiarity with technical, web project language • Knowledge of HTML • Strong technical experience with SQL, databases and reporting tools • Understanding of data modeling techniques • Experience with new product development from inception through implementation • Product Management experience preferred • Financial services industry experience strongly preferred • Experience using Microsoft Office products, including MS Project • Can travel occasionally(See above)HomeStreet Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer For quick consideration apply here