Senior Business Systems Analyst

The Role: 

The Senior Business Systems Analyst will perform business analysis and quality assurance for assigned projects. You will meet with the Customer Organization teams to discuss their business needs and document requirements for the solution. Additionally, you will develop and execute test cases to validate the requirements have been implemented correctly. You will also participate in production deployment testing, user acceptance demonstrations and testing and reviewing training materials. Reporting to the PMO Manager, Optimization, you will partner closely with Program Managers, System Administrators and Salesforce Developers to implement technology solutions for the Customer organization. 

Why You’ll Love This Role:

As a member of our growing Customer Optimization team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with different teams across the organization. You will also gain exposure to Salesforce and other supported tools. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn project management, program management and working with tools such as Monday.com, JIRA and Confluence. You will have a direct impact on the Customer Organization, which will ultimately scale Newsela’s ability to bring engaging, culturally responsive learning content to K-12 classrooms nationwide.

Why We’ll Love You: 

You have 2+ years of experience as a business analyst or sr. business analyst role. You have demonstrated success in eliciting and writing requirements, test plans, test cases and executing test cases. You are able to leverage your analytical skills to effectively discuss business process issues and opportunities and develop technology solutions to meet customers needs. While not required, project management experience is a plus.

About Newsela:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.