Sr. Business Systems Analyst, CPQ

at ElasticSearch Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012,  with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at .
We are looking for a Sr. Business Systems Analyst (BSA), CPQ to act as a liaison between IT and business stakeholders to help build solutions needed to scale and support our business. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the business architecture and processes that support our product and pricing teams through product launches and help our field teams as they quote and sell. Using your knowledge of the Salesforce CPQ platform, you will work with business partners, end-users, and their management teams to improve processes and workflows, and draft requirements that help us scale and showcase simple perfection to our users.
You bring a strategic lens to agile development and craft thoughtful technology roadmaps that balance today's needs versus future scale. You're not afraid to learn new systems or understand how tool integrations can be used to further support the Quote-to-Cash lifecycle. You are technically savvy, proactively communicate and anticipate your partners' needs, have a passion for technology and automation, value attention to detail, and aren't afraid to dive into scenarios with little background knowledge. You make strong recommendations that drive improvements.What you will be doing:

You are technically proficient in Salesforce CPQ features and functionality
Craft functional requirements for projects, and assist with feature design, requirements gathering, documentation, and end-user testing for projects and feature requests; you translate sophisticated technical processes into the language of your business users
Bring a design-centered approach to your partnerships with sales, operations, pricing, deal desk, and finance to optimize our CPQ implementation, plan for maintenance, and define enhancements.
Maintain a comprehensive view of all business system processes and users, to understand the functional impacts of configuration, process, workflow, and reporting
Explain sophisticated systems and technical topics in a clear, concise manner to others who may have minimal technical knowledge using oral, written, and visual presentations
Experience in creating/updating system documentation including configuration changes, data mapping requirements, functional designs, test cases, and enablement plans as needed for the engagement
Validate software quality and conformance to specifications and business requirements through unit-functional testing, and assist in identifying and solving the root cause of defects in the system
Prepare presentations and documentation of existing and future technical processes
Find opportunities and communicate proactively with partners on projects and feature requests, and you make recommendations that support company themes and team goals
Participate and assist in key IT projects and ad-hoc projects; you update BSAs on related work that affects other areas of the business; you collaborate on cross-team initiativesWhat you bring along:

6+ years of experience in Business Systems Analysis and Design with Salesforce solution
4+ years of experience with Salesforce CPQ (Steelbrick).
Experience designing and supporting large-scale, technically complex solutions on Salesforce and associated ecosystem
Hands-on experience with CPQ functionality including Product setup, Product Options, Product configuration & rules, Pricing, Discounting, and Quote templates.
Experience in developing business processes and requirements for integrating CPQ with boundary systems (e.g. NetSuite)
Deep understanding of the overall Salesforce ecosystem
You have a deep understanding of software testing with knowledge of building test plans and executing them in... For full info follow application link.

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