Business Process Analyst

Business Process Analyst HYBRID(3 days/per week onsite)- King of Prussia, PA 19406 Duration: 6+ month contract, likely to extend to 12 months or possibly longer
Key Characteristics:

• Develops clear picture of Current State processes and gaps to achieve future state
• Works directly in the business groups to define new areas of improvement and prioritize process improvements.
• Participates in design reviews, develops recommendations for how to improve or redesign relevant software tools to meet the needs of the company s process design.
• Develops business process maps and translates functional requirements to hand over to Technology center teams or contractors to build out system changes.
• Provide project management leadership to ensure new initiatives are delivered as promised to the business.
• Works with business to define and build business case justification for new initiatives
• Lead IT Single Point of Contact within a defined business area to drive new initiatives forward between business and IT

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Leads design reviews, develops recommendations for how to improve or redesign relevant software tools to meet the needs of the company s process design.
• Business end user expert in core area of business for (Finance, Sales and Marketing or Field Operations)
• Many years of experience providing business analyst skills to quickly analyze and understand a new business requirement and translate back to IT to deliver solution.
• Great attitude that always exudes a can do approach
• Proven ability to build relationships within both business and IT
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for analyzing and evaluating business requirements of varying complexity to determine appropriate technology solution
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to meet objectives and deadlines
• Proven experience building business case justifications and tracking the actual results after completion to validate the solution delivered what it set out to deliver
• Ability to empathize with business units on how technology will impact their areas and how we can use technological change for the better

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor s degree
• 6+ years of process improvement or related experience
• Good experience in current core technology centers (SAP, BI, Web and Mobility)
• Has led at least 1 large scale implementation of IT solution as either overall PM or IT lead that had a significant impact on that business operations
• Most important-
• Recent, hands-on BPA experience - no outdated experience
• Clearly defined experience mapping business processes, not just gathering requirements
• Strong collaboration experience with IT teams and business stakeholders
• Comfortable working hands-on, without managing teams or acting at a program/portfolio level