04 Nov
Business Analyst\/Project Manager
Vacancy expired!
Apex Systems, America's second largest technical staffing firm, has an opening for an Business Process Analyst/Project Manager with a growing client in the Blacksburg, VA area. This is a fast-paced environment offering professional growth and long-term stability. Title: Business Process Analyst/Project Manager Location: Blacksburg, VA (hybrid model- part remote, part onsite) Duration: Full Time Direct Hire Job Overview:
- The BA/PM identifies process improvement opportunities by analyzing current processes and business requirements, documenting business processes, measuring process performance, and recommending and communicating process solutions for an improved future state.
- This position frequently performs both the business analysis and project management roles on a project.
- This position coordinates and manages projects according to plan within the agreed scope, budget, and timeline defined by sponsors while incorporating best practices.
- A successful candidate will demonstrate effective leadership, exceedingly well-established communication and interpersonal skills, and proven experience with project management and business process analysis.
- Defining and communicating project success across functional organizations, technical units, and vendor partnerships
- Business analysis, engaging with stakeholders to evaluate and improve university processes, systems, and services
- Collaborating with process owners and users to evaluate and design process improvements, ongoing assessments, and facilitate business transformation and innovation
- Helping to implement effective technology solutions by determining requirements and communicating them to stakeholders
- Performing user acceptance testing for new or updated applications to meet tight deadlines
- Creating project plans, status reports, and project documentation that meet customer and team communication requirements
- Identifying issues and driving risk resolution (remove impediments) for projects and processes
- Building and managing relationships with stakeholders, directors, and team members within a matrix team
- Performing proactive scope management and change management processes
- Collaborate with senior leadership team on creating, updating and tracking division technology product plan (roadmap) process
- Work with program directors to evaluate new technology for suitability, potential integration to existing technology and project implementation scope
- This position ensures that projects and services follow standards and adhere to industry best practices
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Finance, Business Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field with relevant work experience
- Experience in business process analysis, including requirements planning, analysis and documentation, and the application of information technology to solving business needs
- Demonstrated success leading full life-cycle project management for medium to highly complex projects using best practices
- Experience successfully working with small project teams
- Experience in creating and maintaining project deliverables such as project charters, project plans, status reports, risk management plans, and project documentation
- Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills while working in a fast-paced, rapid-change environment
- Experience managing scope, time, and resources using standard commercially available tools like ServiceNow, Microsoft Project, TeamDynamix, etc.
- Analytical skills to quickly and accurately evaluate process effectiveness and make appropriate adjustments or recommendations
- Demonstrate sharp attention to detail and initiative
- Business Analysis certification or successful completion of recognized business analysis curriculum (BABOK)
- Six Sigma or Lean certification or successful completion of a recognized business process curriculum
- Project Management certification or successful completion of recognized project management curriculum (CAPM, CSPO)
- Experience with business processes and applications supporting higher education
- Master's degree in a related field
- Experience with fundraising applications and systems
- Knowledge of change management
- Experience managing direct reports and influencing across teams to achieve a common goal
Vacancy expired!