Sunday, October 12, 2014

[Atlassian] Business Analyst


Business Analyst

Location: Sydney
Job Code: QHP-1510
# of openings: 1

Description

As a Business Analyst in the Business Strategy & Operations (Bizops) team, you will be responsible for performing critical analysis in support of strategic exec level initiatives. You'll also provide reporting services to other areas of the company by gathering, extracting and manipulating raw data from multiple databases to transform it into useful information that can be used by the business.

You are the ultimate data expert and thrive on solving highly analytical problems, thinking in a strategic context and synthesizing ideas. You have an understanding of process improvement practices and are adept at implementing improvements to organizational and operational effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.

Experience in SQL and Reporting/Statistical Tools will be required to successfully deliver results. You'll also be the type of person who enjoys playing with numbers, trying to present them in simple and useful ways that can help others take action based on the results. Excel skills are also critical to succeeding in this role.

Team:

The Business Strategy and Operations team (Bizops) at Atlassian plays a critical role in defining strategic improvements and revenue opportunities across the company. Bizops is a high-profile, high-impact team working with Atlassian's businesses across the globe.

The Bizops team focuses on several parallel strategic initiatives at a time, defined as those projects with significant potential impact towards increasing revenue or advancing a strategic imperative. Bizops responsibilities may include developing the strategy for and leading the implementation of a next-generation product (or vertical of an existing product), defining new monetization strategies for Atlassian's existing market and customer base, or designing sales and channel campaigns in support of revenue opportunities. You also will support the The Sales Operations function which sits within Bizops. Salesops drives strategic projects and analysis for the customer-focused sales teams within Atlassian.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the development of business cases for new strategic initiatives and programs
  • Gather, document and interpret business requirements for analysis
  • Use data to provide insights into strategic decision making for customer-facing teams (among others)
  • Gather requirements and enable data savvy team members to self serve report requests by developing standard queries and documentation
  • Produce reports to provide better visibility & decision making across all levels of business

Required skills:

  • 2+ years working either as a Business Analyst, or at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank or other similar organization
  • Experience with large data sets - data analysis and forecasting
  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Advanced Excel skills (primary tool used for forecasting)
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to think strategically
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with an attention to detail
  • Responsive to customer needs with a passion for quality work

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Data mining experience with BI Tools
  • Experience in developing business cases, financial models and P&L analysis
  • Experience in product market sizing and price analysis
  • Project management experience and ability to handle multiple time-sensitive projects
  • Experience within and a solid understanding of the software industry
  • Strategic thinker with highly developed interpersonal skills
  • Penchant for technology



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