Business Analyst Manager, Business Process Management (Prague based)

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance and Process Development teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

Position will seek, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity across Global Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Business Analyst Manager will seek, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity across Global Finance.

• Partner with stakeholders to develop analyses and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with production, managerial, and executive teams.

• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and project managers, to ensure successful implementation of requirements.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define clear and concise requirements; Gather, document, and communicate requirements for future state reporting and user interface enhancements. Help design, document, and maintain business, data, and system processes; Document current and proposed business processes, including workflows, diagrams, and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and process map.

• Evaluate, analyze, and communicate process, data and systems requirements on a continuing basis to all appropriate parties; maintain appropriate documentation.

• Conduct work sessions with business stakeholders and function leads to analyze current state processes and systems; Utilize your knowledge of best practices to contribute to the design and architecture of solution(s).

• Craft compelling narratives that effectively communicate business requirements, utilizing agile story writing as mechanism.

• Analyze and optimize business processes; Identify and propose process improvements, working with our Global Process Owners to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

•  Conduct thorough testing and validation of implemented solutions to ensure they meet business requirements; provide post-implementation support and training to end-users as needed.

• Other incidental duties (e.g. act as superuser on various systems)

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field, with 8 years of previous related experience in analytics and systems development required;

• Experienced in JIRA and agile methodology preferred

Additional Skills:

• Proven successful project management and process improvement skills

• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related financial systems

• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills

• Experience testing and mapping various business processes and protocols, utilizing various tools, like Visio and JIRA

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives

• Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards

• Extensive understanding of related aspects of financial processes and/or systems

• Understanding of major products and keys to success of the business (acumen)

• Strict attention to detail

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and local language

•  Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment

• Represents leadership on sections of projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers, finance team and middle management

What is it like to work at Edwards Lifesciences in the Czech Republic?  

As a global leader in patient-focused medical innovations, we offer rewarding opportunities and exciting challenges in a truly international, dynamic and friendly work environment.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees can grow, personally and professionally. To achieve this, we offer on-the-job development, training opportunities and the support and guidance provided by dedicated employee groups (the Edwards Network of Women, Edwards Foundation charity team, sustainability activities, and others).  

Edwards Lifesciences in the Czech Republic also offers the following benefits:

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits package

• Flexible working hours, remote working

• Pension Plan Risk Life Insurance

• Virtual Medical Clinic (online access to healthcare)

• Meal Benefits  

• Service Awards

• Enhanced Sick Leave Benefits

• Flexible Benefit Plan (Cafeteria)

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Comprehensive Wellness Program including onsite gym, Yoga, Pilates or SM System classes, massages, fresh fruit in the office, healthy lifestyle workshops, educational events, charity activities and much more.