Sr. Business Analyst- 6 month to hire position in Raleigh!! Great local IT organization is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Team Lead to help identify business challenges and solutions with the HR, payroll, and legal business units. The candidate will use skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and processes to identify, evaluate, develop and document systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet business user requirements. Primary Responsibilities: • Interact with senior members of the business and IT to discuss potential options to support business needs and to prioritize the projects and/or enhancements • Responsible for on-time delivery of the projects and to manage customer expectations. • Good knowledge in understanding the latest trends in the industry and to provide right direction for the business customers and to the internal IT team • Managing vendor relations as and when required • Interact with internal customers to collect business requirements and document requirements and potential solutions for issues • Create technical requirements for developers • Participate as a member of a cross-functional IT department with analysts and developers to deliver solutions and create/ manage the backlog of requirements • Work with 3rd party provider to evaluate the features and functionality of the systems based on business requirements • Help plan and execute the projects of small to medium size while guiding team members and internal customers • Create status reports for management and to conduct business reviews as and when required Required Skills & Experience: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience • 7+ years experience working as a Business Analyst/Team lead, preferably in a global organization • Experience with HR related systems required • Experience in leading team members, leading projects, and serving as the internal client interface • Ability to drive projects to closure • Experience with any ERP systems is a must; Oracle ERP system is a plus Keywords: Business Analysis