Digital Business Analyst III - Enterprise Analytics and Data Management at Waste Management in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

To enable our business to expand our lead in a market increasingly enhanced by technology, Waste Management is undertaking a substantial technology transformation. We are seeking talented Information Technology professionals to join the Waste Management team who are motivated to help us transform the way we design, build and use technology. With your skills and experience, we look for you to combine your technical expertise with industry best practices in an effort to align information technology solutions with Waste Management business strategy.

I. Job Summary

Acts as a liaison between Digital and the business of new systems and enhancement of existing systems. Conducts advanced level business process analysis, needs assessments and preliminary cost/benefit analysis in an effort to align Digital solutions with business initiatives.

II. Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other ancillary duties may be assigned.

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  Acts as a liaison between technical staff and business owners.

  
  


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  Contributes advanced knowledge in formulating systems scope and objectives relative to the organization's business plan and user requirements, process flow definitions and functional specifications.

  
  


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  Communicates effectively with technology teams and business partners on issues related to the data, timelines, and internal processes. Tailors communications appropriately to different audiences

  
  

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  Documents requirements and formulates test plans with QA and other partner groups prior to requesting business user testing.

  
  


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  Coordinates with users to determine and document business and user requirements, process flow definitions, and functional specifications.

  
  


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  Responsible for document repositories, maintenance and updates of project documentation library.

  
  


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  Participate in, and in some cases lead, analytic modeling initiatives utilizing effective project management skills.

  
  


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  Leads project team with gaining business user acceptance.

  
  


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  Reviews progress and evaluates results for accuracy and efficiency.

  
  

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

May coach and mentor less-experienced analysts and act as team leader on systems projects.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Required: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant.

Experience: Five years' experience as a Digital Business Analyst. One (1) year project management experience preferred..

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Advanced knowledge or skills in one or more of the following is required:

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  Confluence, JIra

  
  


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  Systems development, implementation, upgrades and related analysis

  
  


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  QA testing, business analyst methodologies, system design and analysis

  
  


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  Ability to conduct user workshops, define requirements, write use and business cases, and design workflow processes.

  
  


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  Overall understanding of technology concepts, trends, and capabilities with ability to quickly apply to the organization's environment and direction.

  
  


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  Strong analytical and communication skills. Must be able to communicate effectively and confidently with business partners, project team members and senior management

  
  


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  Practical knowledge of statistics and applied mathematics.

  
  


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  Knowledge of large-scale data and relational databases.

  
  


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  Familiarity with analytic and data visualization software.

  
  


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  Training and Communication skills

  
  


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  Outstanding teamwork skills

  
  

D. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities that Contribute to Success

None required.

V. Work Environment and Essential Functions

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. [Note: the following is defaulted for office setting position]

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  Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day;

  
  


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  Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;

  
  


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  Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;

  
  


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  Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;

  
  

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Benefits

At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.



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