Lead Business Analyst - Remote

Job Introduction

The Lead Business Analyst will plan, develop, managie, and execute transition-in and transition-out activities for the transfer program operations for a statewide program from an incumbent organization to a new organization. The Lead Business Analyst, along with the MAXIMUS Project Transition Director, will interface with Maximus and client program and IT resources, management teams and other business partners on a regular basis to maintain good client relations, deliver project outcomes, and resolve any issues.  The Lead Business Analyst will be responsible for leading a team of business analysts, who will be primarily responsible for performing operations transition analysis and developing required contract deliverables.  

 

Available to work remotely in a virtual team and office environment and travel to client locations in California as needed. 

Job Description Summary

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Complete cost allocation plans for assigned clients.

- Obtain contract renewals for multiple clients.

- Manage relationships with multiple clients as well as project staff responsible for projects.

- Support leadership in ensuring that the project is delivered to specifications, on time and within budget.

- Track the status and due dates of projects.

- Collaborate with project managers on various initiatives and projects to track progress and provide support as necessary.

- Facilitate regular meetings and reviews.

- Adhere to contract requirements and comply with all corporate policies and procedures.

- Evaluate employee performance and recommend employees' needs and development opportunities to leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in related field.

- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.

- Ability to communicate well with multiple clients and consultants.

- Knowledge of state and local governments.

Education and Experience Requirements

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities: 

 

• Be available to work remotely in a virtual team and office environment and travel to client locations in California as needed. 
• Ensure stakeholders are effectively engaged and all project deliverables are completed within budget, scope, and schedule 
• Engage clients and represent Maximus team as a Transition subject matter expert 
• Engage clients and represent Maximus as an operations and business process subject matter expert 
• Lead a team of business analyst in performing transition planning assessments and analysis. 
• Develops and/or contributes to project deliverables. These include Transition-In Work Plan, Transition-In Master Plan, Administrative Policies and Procedures, Transition Readiness Review Reports, Transition Status Reports, Transition-Out Work Plan, and Transition-Out Master Plan, and other work products and deliverables in accordance with the Project Work Plan 
• Hold and facilitate client encounters 
• Manage relationships with project and client staff. 
• Track and report on project status and results 
• Notifies the Maximus Project Transition Director verbally and in writing, when any problem(s) that may jeopardize the successful or timely completion of our contract obligations are discovered 
• Reviews artifacts and other project documents and/or schedules and attends interviews, focus groups, or other meetings necessary to gather information for project deliverables in accordance with the project scope of work 
• Attends and facilitates project meetings with the client, subcontractors, project stakeholders, or other Maximus Team members, as requested by the Project Manager 
• Completes project work in compliance with Maximus standards and procedures 
• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership 

 

Required Qualifications:  

 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; experience may be substituted for education. 
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience working as a business analyst directly responsible for activities in the following BABOK knowledge areas: business analysis planning and monitoring, elicitation and collaboration, requirement life cycle management, strategic analysis, requirements analysis and design definition, and solution evaluation on a statewide operations or system project; or equivalent experience 

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a Business Analyst for Public Sector project and operations  
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience within the past ten (10) years, leading teams of 3 business analyst or greater on pro