It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
If you like change. If you like solving challenging puzzles. If you like pushing the envelope and connecting solutions together, we have the career for you.
Blackline is seeking an Associate Business Systems Analyst to join our Enterprise Applications team, with a focus on bridging business needs and technology. We are looking for a motivated individual to learn a variety of business functions supported by the Salesforce platform.
In this role, individuals will be responsible for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and managing requirements that solve business challenges through software solutions, with guidance and coaching from the BA Manager.
You'll Get To:
Every Release/Sprint
Work with internal customers to elicit requirements, understand the customer journey, and capture articulated and unarticulated business needs
Define business and functional requirements in a variety of formats including Epics, Personas, Business Process Models, User Stories with Acceptance Criteria, and other formats as required
Collaborate with technical teams to communicate business needs and understand technical feasibility
Prioritize user stories across multiple stakeholder groups in both qualitative and quantitative formats.
Review user stories with both the technical teams and customer to ensure readiness for a Sprint
Participate in estimating stories in the backlog
Each Day
Continually groom the backlog in Jira
Support Blackline's SDLC processes
Review and validate completed stories
Attend Agile Scrum ceremonies
Be available to answer questions for the development team, testers, and business users
Additional Responsibilities
Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that the Minimum Viable product (MVP) is clear and understood by the Delivery Teams
Assist in ensuring that project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely manner
What You'll Bring:
1-3 years of experience
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent working experience
Experience with the Salesforce platform
Experience business and requirements analysis
Familiarity with Agile approaches such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Scrum
Comfortable with ambiguity and frequently changing priorities
Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork
Must be well-versed in the entire MS Office product suite
We're Even More Excited If You Have:
Experience with user experience (UX) design
Knowledge of Sales, Marketing, and Legal processes in a SaaS capacity
Certifications in Agile and/or Business Analysis are a plus
Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:
A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.
BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
Salary Range:
USD $68,300.00 - USD $97,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
