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Date: 16 Jan 2006
Subject: Pleasanton, CA: Data Warehouse Analyst at Providian Financial

Description
San Francisco-based Providian (http://www.providian.com) is a leading provider of credit to mainstream American consumers. Combining industry-leading experience, analysis, technology, and service, Providian seeks to build long-lasting relationships with customers, offering products and services tailored to meet their everyday financial needs. At Providian, you will be part of a world-class team that is making an impact in the financial services industry. Join us for a stimulating, exciting, and challenging career.

Job Summary:
Responsible for planning, conducting and directing the analysis of complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for defining the requirements to bring a developed system to full implementation.
  • Participates in the review of and fully understands the business needs described in the Business Requirements.
  • Analyzes the Business Requirements and defines/documents detailed transactional and analytical requirement statements for each need.
  • Develops and documents an outline design of the application identifying clerical, system and external components.
  • Develops, documents and reviews with multiple groups, an implementation requirements definition covering priorities, conversion and testing needs.
  • Reviews and coordinates requirements for QA testing and assists the QA Department in the creation of test plans.
Compliance Requirements:
Position requires adherence to all Company, Regulatory and Statutory guidelines and for assisting management in communicating these guidelines to colleagues as requested. In addition, incumbent is responsible for self-identification of problems and for reporting said problems to management. Incumbent is also responsible for assisting with audits, internal or external, and for implementing timely and effective remedies as required by management.

About Providian
San Francisco-based Providian Financial (www.providian.com) is a leading provider of credit cards to mainstream American customers throughout the U.S. By combining experience, analysis and technology, Providian seeks to build long-lasting relationships with its customers by providing products and services that meet their evolving financial needs.

Our Comprehensive Benefits & Compensation programs include:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Company-Matched Charitable Giving Program
  • Full-Time Business Casual Dress
Required Qualifications:
Requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in systems and Data Warehouse analysis, with 2+ years experience in systems analysis with particular emphasis on detailed transactional and analytical requirements definition and high-level systems design.

Supplemental Information:

This description is based on an assessment of the requirements and functions of the job as of the date that this description was prepared. It is a general guideline for managers and employees, but it does not purport to be an exhaustive list of all the elements of the job. Management reserves the right to modify the job requirements on a temporary or indefinite basis in order to meet production, scheduling or staffing needs.

Contact
Apply via the Provian careers website.


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