Banking Business Analyst - Drive Process Improvements

First Interstate Bank; Clive (IA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Student debt repayment program

401(k) with 6% match

Job summary

First Interstate Bank is looking for a Business Analyst who partners with business leaders, relationship managers, Enterprise Architecture, and technology teams to analyze needs, document requirements, and identify process improvements across multiple initiatives.

You will facilitate requirements-gathering, translate needs into functional requirements, create BRDs, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria, and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix through design, testing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 4–6 years of business analysis, project delivery, operations, banking, technology, or related experience.
• Financial services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Business Analyst independently partners with business leaders, Business Relationship Managers, Enterprise Architecture, and technology teams to analyze business needs, document requirements, and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Facilitates requirements-gathering activities, evaluates solution options, and supports project delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing business objectives, risks, and technology considerations to achieve desired outcomes.
• Translates business needs into functional requirements that support successful solution delivery.
• Creates business requirements documents, user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria, and supporting project artifacts.
• Maintains the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) throughout the project lifecycle and ensures requirements are traced through design, testing, and implementation.
• Partners with stakeholders to prioritize requirements, manage scope, and align solution outcomes with business objectives.
• Documents reporting, data, and measurement requirements needed to support business processes and decision‑making.
• Partners with Quality Assurance and business stakeholders to ensure business requirements are appropriately represented in testing activities, supports test planning and validation efforts, and provides requirements clarification throughout testing and defect‑resolution activities.
• Identifies and communicates risks, dependencies, assumptions, and potential impacts to project teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitates stakeholder interviews, workshops, process reviews, and requirements‑gathering sessions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

User stories & BRDs

Process analysis

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Coaching junior analysts

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

First Interstate Bank is looking for a Business Analyst who partners with business leaders, relationship managers, Enterprise Architecture, and technology teams to analyze needs, document requirements, and identify process improvements across multiple initiatives.

You will facilitate requirements-gathering, translate needs into functional requirements, create BRDs, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria, and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix through design, testing, and