IT Business Analyst II

About Working at Commerce

Wouldn't it be great to build your career at a bank that's known for helping people with their financial challenges? That's exactly what you'd be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We're looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You'd be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we've been an industry leader for over 155 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you'd like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We're always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

The IT Department is a huge driver in Commerce Bank's success. We are the innovative and creative problem solvers who support the applications, maintain a secure network, and determine how to implement initiatives that aid the business units. The banking industry is evolving every day, giving us the ability to learn new technologies and grow to meet the needs of the bank, and at Commerce, we believe our people are what set us apart from our competitors. We are looking for candidates that share the same passion for technology as we do. We want to work with innovative and team-oriented people who have fantastic problem-solving skills.

As a Business Analyst/Scrum Master, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a scrum team, including running the Agile process and ensuring the team has well defined and actionable work. This includes working with the line of business and digital product managers to gather requirements, writing user stories, user acceptance testing and facilitating agile ceremonies.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with business partners across multiple business lines to develop and write user stories, which includes writing acceptance criteria
• Facilitate Agile occurrences, such as daily stand-up, refinement, sprint planning and retrospectives
• Manage team velocity and review and provide feedback on design and UX flow
• Manage backlog, including prioritization of work
• Remove obstacles and distractions that may impede the team from meeting goals
• Perform acceptance testing daily
• Implementation and Release Planning
• Manage resolution of any issues found during an install
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Intermediate knowledge of agile, including best practices
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with multiple technical & non-technical groups
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Azure Dev Ops, Word, Excel, and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3+ years business analysis experience required
• 1+ year experience working on an Agile/Scrum Team required
• Scrum Master Certification preferred

Location: 922 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Time Type:

Full time