Sr. LeadMaximo Business Analyst

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: The Woodlands, TX

Required Skills & Experience:

12+ years of experience as a Maximo Business Analyst or Functional Consultant.

Demonstrated experience supporting or leading migration or upgrade projects from Maximo 7.6 to MAS 8/9.

In-depth understanding of Asset, Work, Inventory, and Procurement Management modules.

Strong documentation and process modeling skills using Visio, Lucidchart, or similar tools.

Ability to translate business needs into functional specifications and clearly communicate with technical teams.

Experience in Energy, Utilities, Power Generation, or Oil & Gas industries preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

Lead workshops and discovery sessions with business stakeholders, asset management teams, and IT to capture functional and operational requirements.

Analyze and document existing Maximo 7.6 business processes, configurations, and customizations.

Identify gaps, dependencies, and opportunities for process optimization in the MAS 9 environment.

Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional Design Documents (FDD), and Use Cases aligned with IBM MAS 9 functionality.

Migration Planning & Validation

Support the assessment of the current Maximo environment and assist in mapping data, workflows, and roles to MAS 9 equivalents.

Define and document data migration requirements, including master and transactional data considerations.

Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and system validation, ensuring all functional and business requirements are met.

Assist in creating and maintaining a requirements traceability matrix (RTM).

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

Serve as the primary liaison between business users, project management, and the Maximo technical team.

Facilitate decision-making sessions and provide clarity on business process priorities and impacts.

Support communication and adoption plans to help end-users transition smoothly to MAS 9.

Create and deliver business process documentation, SOPs, and training materials for new MAS 9 functionality.

Continuous Improvement & Governance

Recommend improvements to business processes leveraging MAS 9 capabilities (e.g., Work Centers, Manage, Monitor).

Support standardization and compliance efforts across Maximo environments (e.g., Nuclear, Transmission, Distribution).

Participate in governance discussions to ensure ongoing alignment with enterprise asset management strategies.