Merkle is a data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 30 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The agency's heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that inspire people-based marketing strategies. Its combined strengths in performance media, customer experience, customer relationship management, loyalty, and enterprise marketing technology guide improved marketing results and competitive advantage. With 9,600+ employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with 50+ additional offices throughout the US, EMEA, and APAC. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network. For more information, contact Merkle at 1-877-9-Merkle or visit www.merkleinc.com.

We are looking for a Business Analyst/Consultant to join our Digital Experience team. You will work with our strategy, design and engineering teams to provide solutions for our clients. You will act a subject matter expert on the technologies that we implement and will lead projects from start to finish, partnering with our clients throughout the engagement.

You will explain different technologies and solutions, explaining how they map to clients needs, identify insights, and explain client needs and engineering requirements. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to solve business problems, design systems, and have an impact on client's lives. You will provide an excellent balance between technical thinking and client interaction.

Responsibilities

• You will be a Subject Matter Expert on CMS/DXP/Loyalty project implementations, providing guidance on the solution being built.
• You will facilitate specifications elicitation meetings with our client.
• You will analyze documentation from clients and vendors.
• You will work with our client Product Owner and team members to groom and refine features so that they are clearly defined.
• You will work with the Architects and project team to refine requirements and break them down into meaningful units of work that can be handed over for development and testing.
• You will manage backlog and future specifications to ensure engineering team is aware of the pipeline.
• You will create process/data flows to create a visual representation of requirements.
• You will participate in design sessions and create wireframes.
• You will lead Agile ceremonies, estimation, and scope creation.
• You will manage requirements, specifications and track changes with use of change management process.
• You will help create QA test cases, client acceptance test plan and management of issue log.
• You will conduct showcases and facilitate user acceptance testing with clients to gather feedback throughout the project.
• You will create training materials and lead training sessions with the clients.
• You will report into the Senior Manager, Business Analyst Team.

• 4+ years in a client-facing role (consultancy or agency)
• Experience working in CMS, DXP or CaaS solutions
• Experience defining business and user needs in the form of business, functional, non-functional requirements
• Promote solutions with the clients and technical team
• Understand business processes/problems and bring that understanding to discussions with developers and designers, clients and other analysts
• Experience with data or content modeling
• Project management and technology skills
• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence (or similar tools)
• CMS/DXP platform experience (AEM, Sitecore, Contentful, or Drupal)
• Adobe Business Practitioner certifications (AEM, Target, Analytics)
• Sitecore Administrator Certifications (XP, Content Hub)
• Contentful Certified Professional Certification

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $59,000k-$96,-250k. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. Our incentive compensation plan is subject to change. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available. For more information about dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com.

This job is fully remote.

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