Summary:
The Senior Business Process Analyst leads discovery and intake activities to elicit information develop strategic plans for improvement opportunities programs and future project work. As part of the Business Process & Analysis team this role must be able to work effectively with executive level customer and peer groups requiring expert level skill sets in communication presentation facilitation and relationship management. This position will work closely with the assigned business areas to document processes and re-engineer process for improvement and department efficiencies and will be Subject Matter Expert in their assigned business areas and its supporting tools and platforms. Additionally this role will work with Product Managers/ Owners and platform teams to stay in alignment with operational roadmaps and prioritized work initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop Problem Statements and Business Cases helping business leaders and other teams to define business goals and needs
Organize and scope initiatives / intake into strategically manageable and related work streams or projects in partnership with program/portfolio managers.
Define and analyze issues to be resolved advising best course of action to improvement from experience and precedent.
Assess business process and practices to identify problems and improvement initiatives by performing strategic analysis process reviews and assessments.
Use value focused analysis to lead and participate in continuous Improvement initiatives as assigned.
Productively facilitate and elicit discovery and intake information.
Champion change leading initiatives through intake and discovery phases
Partner with Project and Program managers to foster a team culture of support and collaboration.
Conduct intake activities working with senior leaders to understand the needs and future direction for the company and team.
Analyze and organize initiatives from strategy funneling them into the execution operations or project phases.
Review processes and procedures on an on-going basis for quality accuracy continual improvements and business operational and production efficiency.
Estimate ROI & Cost Benefit Analysis
Analyze translate data and information into actionable insights for process improvement and inform data driven decision making
Establishes regular reports and metrics to monitor progress to goals and identify gaps
Performs related work as assigned or required.
Skills:
Understanding and experience in Scaled Agile methodology.
Detail-oriented self-starter who thrives on solving problems and delivering innovative solutions to customers.
Exercise sound judgment with respect to the relative importance priorities time allocation and resource requirements.
Commitment to becoming proficient in partner and technology applications that support key customer deployments.
Present recommendations in a thoughtful and convincing manner.
Excellent interpersonal skills as a collaborator and communicator with stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced constantly changing environment.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Ability to establish milestones and deliverables to manage customer expectations and ensure program and product success consistently and effectively.
Ability to successfully navigate at a leadership level across multiple executive stakeholder groups
Expert facilitation skills required and the ability to facilitate and advise to senior leaders
Required Experience Requirement:
8 years of Business Process Improvement or Business Analysis experience working in a technology professional services product or consulting environment with a demonstrated track record of delivering business value.
Preferred Experience Requirements:
Education:
Bachelors Degree
All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.
The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. UMGC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin age marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression disability religion ancestry political affiliation or veteran status in employment educational programs and activities and admissions.
Workplace Accommodations:
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Benefits Package Highlights:
Hiring Range:
$115000.00 - $130000.00Required Experience:
Senior IC
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