Senior Business Analyst, NAM Program Delivery

5+ (plus) years of strong operational experience in financial or trading systems and a successful history of project plan completion

Experience analyzing, implementing and supporting enterprise reporting architectures and related technologies

Experience with functional and technical aspects of major enterprise business systems and related technologies

Understanding of capabilities, features and limitations of system development tools

Thorough understanding of planning, analysis and testing techniques required to support such systems

Extensive knowledge/ experience in functional business areas, such as finance, accounting, information technology and trading operations

Working Conditions

Typical climate-controlled office environment.  Extensions of regular working hours are occasionally necessary to complete time sensitive projects, attend training or to respond to emergencies.  Spends long periods of time working on a computer screen.  Occasional travel may be required.

Decision Making/Accountability

May assist with the following: Analysis of back-office business systems and integration processes; documents operational specifications requirements; translates business process into computer system requirements; reviews systems and makes recommendations for customization based on knowledge of relevant business processes; applies thorough understanding of the software development life cycle; efficient implementations of system enhancements that meet user requirements and project deadlines; recommends procedural changes to operational personnel and management as deemed necessary.

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

This position collaborates heavily with business stakeholders, IT teams, and technology partners to understand, document, validate, test, and train on business process transformation as well as build functional requirements in support of custom software development for a global merchandiser and processor of agricultural goods.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

Researches, identifies, and documents current business process functions (AS IS) and partners with business stakeholders to facilitate improvement and transformation of business processes (TO BE) with an end goal of implementing a modern software platform supporting key business processes

Partners with business unit personnel at multiple locations to understand business needs and translate those needs into detailed business process documentation, serving as a baseline for the creation of functional requirements for software development

Collaborates closely with IT teams and technology partners to refine and validate functional requirements, and transition them into technical requirements for software development

Documents, in partnership with business stakeholders, acceptance criteria and test cases for each requirement

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.