Job Description

This position requires a robust understanding and experience working in the space of enterprise data warehouses, business intelligence, reporting and dashboards. This position also requires  the ability and desire to analyze data and solve data puzzles. The ideal candidate will be able to create the bridge between project requirements and source system data.

Applicants must have enough technical knowledge to understand the complexities of development and to analyze data to determine the feasibility of business requirements. Applicants must be comfortable in front of various and diverse levels of business users and be able to drive them forward in defining reporting solutions and requirements that are consistent, well thought through, well defined and provide solid business value.

This position will have significant responsibility in driving business critical reporting projects at RR Donnelley.

Responsibilities

Work with customers (mostly internal) to understand business needs, document solutions, and define business value.

Conduct facilitated sessions with customers to define and document detailed business requirements for solution development.

Analyze and understand the business data related to existing dashboards and data marts and understand how the data required for new requirements will fit into existing structures.

Actively listen during project meetings and clarify information as needed and ensure all participants agree and understand.

Develop precise documentation of prioritized functional requirements that can directly be converted to user stories, test plans, and acceptance criteria.

 Write requirements and acceptance criteria, ensuring there is a clear and concise understanding. 

Work with the development team to ensure they understand the specifications.

Create both high level and detailed project plans.

Communicate plans to the IT teams as well as customers.

Manage and drive projects to completion on time and within budget.

Communicate project status to all stakeholders.

Drive collaboration across teams.

Address issues immediately, define alternative solutions and resolve conflict.

Make changes to project phases as needed to address changes/problems to original project scope.

Work with stakeholders to negotiate and prioritize projects.

Assist business with rollout and adoption of solutions.

Partner with IT leaders to prioritize work and resources.

Must be able to work independently and proactively find solutions to problems with little guidance.