Business Analyst III

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) has total assets of $27 billion and is one of the top 50, publicly traded, U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis.

Under general direction, the Business Analyst effectively facilitates the gathering, analysis, prioritization and categorization of complex business requirements in the revenue business lines s/he supports. Leads and directs business teams in medium to large projects creating new business solutions or enhancements to existing business solutions. Interfaces with technology Business Analysts and other stakeholders, to identify needs and opportunities. Outlines business requirements, manages existing and documents/creates new process workflows, participates in the planning and definition of the testing strategy, leads and directs defect reviews, prioritizes events and creates defect tracking and metric reports. Develops and manages business analysis phase/stage plans, in addition to tracking and managing business requirement changes during the project lifecycle. Supports business project priorization and necessary strategy. Operates in full compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as applicable regulations and laws, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering requirements. Responsible to report any procedure or process that doesn’t meet regulatory requirements including fraud, whether suspected or confirmed, to management. This reporting can be done directly to any member of management, including Human Resources or Corporate Security, or can be reported through Associated’s anonymous Ethics Hotline.

- Lead and direct small, medium and large business line teams in medium to large projects - Develop and manage business analysis phase/stage plans (i.e., major activities, activities, tasks, milestones, schedule, resource allocation). - Facilitate the gathering, analysis, prioritization and complexity categorization complex business requirements. - Identify opportunities for functional domain business process improvements. - Document and model “as is” and "future" business processes. Analyze, optimize “as is” and "future"business process models and model to be “business process model.” - Effectively and efficiently organize and facilitate interviews and workshops. - Track and manage business requirements changes during the project lifecycle. - Proactively participate in testing activities, providing input into test plan accuracy and completeness. - Facilitate and direct testing defect tracking and reporting as needed and guide Business LIne through the testing process by supporting Residential Lending Test Team. - Participate in assessment projects. - Manage PMO project requests, as needed **Key Result Areas** - Other Documenting business requirements - Other Requirements management - Other Business process definition & modeling - Other Requirements explanation & analysis - Other Facilitation - Other Use case modeling & analysis - Other Requirements workshops - Other Estimation - Other Vendor selection & analysis

**Qualifications** - Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Business, Finance, Accounting or related field - Required Experience: 4-7 years of Information Technology, financial or related functional industry experience - Preferred Experience: 7-10 years of Information Technology or financial industry experience with support of finance applications - Required Experience: Less than 2 years Knowledge of Project Development Life Cycle Methodology **Special Skill Requirements:** - Verbal Communication - Written Communication - Mathematical - Other: Attention to detail - Operate Office Equipment - Other: Relationship building - Other: Interviewing - Analytical - Other: Problem resolution - Other: Mentoring - Other: Leadership **Other Duties and Responsibilities** - Performs other duties as assigned. **Job Requirements** - Adherence to Company policy and procedures is required. - Perform duties in accordance with the Vision & Values of Associated Banc-Corp. - Regular attendance is required. - Basic math and reading skills, and attention to detail. - Use of basic office equipment (e.g., photocopier, voice mail, "fax" machine, calculator, multiple line telephones, typewriter, computers etc.). - Represent the organization in a professional and positive manner. - Maintain credit exception approval percentages within corporate approved guidelines