Senior IT Business Analyst

Min 12 + yrs of experience is required for this position. Job Description:1. Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business2. Budgeting and forecasting3. Planning and monitoring4. Variance analysis5. Pricing6. Reporting7. Defining business requirements and reporting them back to stakeholders Build productive relationships with a global IT team, including BSAs, developers & DBAsSupport the evaluation, design and architecture of the Sales and Legal Technology StackUnderstand the full Sales cycle, and design solutions that interface with SFDC, Siebel, Apttus, and Partner applications (e.g. Salesforce Communities)Drive a cross-functional and integrated approach to Sales and Legal solutions within EquinixTranslate business requirements into system solutionsAnalyze and determine application and interface solutionsDesign and develop complex reports as neededDrive and execute functional design, testing, change management and end user acceptance for projects and enhancements as neededInterface with relevant teams to support day-to-day systems and interfaces issues related to existing application solutionsSuggest best practices and opportunities for improvement through automation or simplificationPerform hands-on Salesforce system setup and configurationAnalyze requirements to determine appropriate solution designs considering capabilities, limitations, and design trade-offsDocument implementation considerations (Triggers, Visualforce pages, components, validation rules, and workflow rules)Work with consultants and/or offshore resources in support of Salesforce development workMay perform other duties as assigned Skills: Skillset:1. Oral and written communication skills2. Interpersonal and consultative skills3. Facilitation skills4. Analytical thinking and problem solving5. Being detail-oriented and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy6. Organizational skills7. Knowledge of business structure8. Requirements engineering9. Costs benefit analysis10. Processes modeling11. Understanding of networks, databases and other technology Strong analytical skills in analyzing complex problems, processes, and systems to propose solutionsDeep understanding of CLM processGood understanding of related business processes like contract management, quoting, and the order/fulfilment cycle in order to support impact analysis and design for proposed solutionsDesign and implementation experience with SalesForce.com and ApttusExperience with utilizing visualforce, process builder, workflow rules, Apex, SOQL, SAQL, JSON within Salesforce platform. Exposure to Salesforce platform integrations (inbound/outbound) using the REST/SOAP APIs, Web Services, Data LoaderAbility to document interfaces and data flowsExcellent written/verbal communication skillsAbility to effectively manage confidentiality of informationAbility to quickly learn new systems, processes, and technologyAbility to document Functional specification and test cases Systems/Technologies:- Legal systems (Sharepoint, Apttus, SFDC, Document Management systems)- Tibco IntegrationsFunctional Knowledge:Domain experience in Quote - cash/ Contracting/Colloboration/Regulation compliance/Legal Workflows Xoriant reasonably expects the pay rate for this position to be within the following range: $60.00/hour-$70.00/hour.