Senior Project Analyst

We are partnering with a highly regarded financial organization in the Sacramento area to hire an experienced Senior Project Analyst. This role plays a key part in advancing major initiatives across the organization and ensuring the smooth execution of complex enterprise-level projects. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned business analyst who thrives in collaborative environments understands governance and compliance within large project portfolios and can serve as a strategic thought partner to both business and technical teams.

• Contract to hire
• Pay Range: $45$48/hour DOE
• Location: Sacramento (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with project teams to understand business challenges and define measurable outcomes.
• Lead discovery efforts mapping current processes and designing improved future-state workflows.
• Translate business needs into clear actionable requirements.
• Identify value drivers and uncover needs that may not be immediately visible to stakeholders.
• Manage ambiguity resolve issues and ensure high-quality project documentation.
• Partner with teams to shape solution approaches and balance competing priorities.
• Assess business rationale evaluate technical constraints and recommend viable alternatives.
• Identify opportunities to develop reusable tools templates or processes.
• Communicate solution tradeoffs and value propositions to stakeholders.
• Help teams evaluate options and make decisions that support desired business outcomes.
• Provide guidance on process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Contribute to change management planning and communication efforts.
• Identify potential adoption challenges and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support communities of practice and continuous improvement efforts.
• Apply industry best practices to strengthen project and program delivery.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Computer Science or a related field strongly preferred.
• At least 8 years of combined experience in project analysis coordination or project management.
• Minimum 5 years developing business requirements and performing quality analysis.
• Experience supporting complex end-to-end initiativesideally within a financial services environment.
• Strong analytical research planning and organizational capabilities.
• Solid understanding of business analysis frameworks and process improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Teams SharePoint Excel Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to assess business objectives and translate them into actionable plans.
• Familiarity with contract language and negotiation.
• Comfortable working under pressure and managing tight deadlines.