Business Consultant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

TDCJ is seeking an experienced Business Consultant to lead give guidance and give expertise for business analysis best practices on our Corrections Information Technology Systems (CITS) project. This role will help in identifying opportunities for process improvement enhancing operational efficiency and fostering collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders.

• Have the ability to evaluate existing processes and workflows to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Have the ability to provide strategic guidance and leadership in implementing governance frameworks to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Have the ability to identify opportunities for process improvement within the business analyst function driving continuous enhancement and innovation.
• Have the ability to implement best practices and standards to streamline processes and deliverables.
• Possess a solid understanding of technical concepts and methodologies with the ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical solutions.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure alignment between business needs and technical capabilities
• Excellent communicator able to translate needs demands and requirements into easily understandable thoughts and ideas.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively lead and mentor a team.

Job Duties

1. Devise approach to solving complex problems;
2. Manage conflicting stakeholder expectations;
3. Manage project scope;
4. Refocus efforts as issues/problems dynamically change in Customer environment;
5. Design and conduct workshops;
6. Identify the appropriate approach tools and methodologies to perform analysis and draw conclusions;
7. Full leadership for managing delegated endtoend creation of project deliverables;
8. Help team to develop new insights from the analysis;
9. Prioritize the recommendations based on ease of implementation and impact;
10. Provide ongoing updates to Customer on engagement status;
11. Solicit feedback on interim deliverables;
12. Manage project escalations;
13. Manage engagement financials revenue and profitability;
14. Provide subject matter expertise on a specific area within a domain/technology/service; and
15. Exhibit high level of skills in data aggregation and analysis leading to development of value proposition in solution development

Job Qualifications

1. Expertise in communications domain;
2. Expertise in identifying and defining problems analysis and developing recommendations;
3. Extensive experience managing consulting engagements;
4. Specialist in managing the engagement financials & operations; and
5. High level of ethics judgment communication and people skills.

Education and Experience

• Six (6) to ten (10) years of management and Information technology consulting experience.

** Instructions to Recruiter **

When submitting your applicants resume please ensure the applicant provides a summary cover sheet responding to the following questions.

1. Does this candidate agree to traveling to Huntsville 2 3 times per month Some of this travel may be an overnight stay and would be the responsibility of the applicant.

2. What kind of Business Consultant experience does this candidate have How many Years

3. Does this candidate have experience with Business Analyst work How many Years

4. Does this candidate have experience with managing multiple work streams of a project

5. Does this candidate have experience with projects within a state or governmental agency What agency or governmental body