Lead Business Analyst - 90340555 - Chicago

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The Business Analyst is a leader in formulating and executing business strategies, high-impact strategic projects, and continuous improvement. The Business Analyst drives value creation by shaping product & portfolio strategies to fuel competitiveness & growth, and by ensuring excellence and policy compliance in execution of those strategies. This role collaborates with team peers to help define data-driven strategies aimed to improve company processes and increase competitive efficiencies within the marketplace. This role works under moderate supervision and has discretion to self-manage work plans.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Regularly consults with management and relevant stakeholders to define goals.
• Researches, develops, and implements data-gathering methods.
• Analyzes and synthesizes moderate-to-complex key performance metrics data.
• Reports findings and recommends solutions to team lead or manager.
• Creates informative, actionable, and repeatable reports
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings and communications to implement smaller to moderate scale system and/or process improvements.
• Coordinates the functional requirements with business management and technical solutions with systems personnel to determine the most cost-effective solution.
• Collaborates with team members to analyze, create, and implement business process improvements (and metrics) that increase value add for customers and improve morale, quality, delivery, and cost
• Supports development of project work plans / schedules, deliverables and meetings
• Supports team design and development of data analytics to support business and management reports.
• Interacts with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their business process requirements, analyze, document user’s needs, and perform GAP Analysis
• Works with business stakeholders to identify key metrics and capture business logic required to transform raw data into actionable work streams
• Searches for innovative ways to create productivities and improve controls

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education, and/or 4 years relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of relevant experience (combination of proven management controls, business process implementation, analytics experience, etc.)
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong Excel background (pivot tables, macros, v-look-ups, etc.)
• Experience utilizing computer systems
• Strong understanding of statistics and databases.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Collaborative mindset.
• Ability to frequently travel, work long hours as required.
• Ability to work in situations requiring fast decision-making skills with incomplete information.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Business Administration, etc. or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience demonstrating skill in analyzing and interpreting quantitative data and qualitative information sufficient to draw conclusions and make business decisions.
• Working knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts/ and practices.
• Strong working knowledge in one or more of the following business areas: `procurement, supply chain, logistics, finance, systems implementations, use cases, user acceptance testing.
• Experience and knowledge of multi-functional business processes and support models.
• Strong experience with SAP and/or Ariba Systems

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Requisition ID:114961
Posting Location(s):Illinois
Job Family/Function:Mechanical
Relocation Offered:Yes
Travel Requirements:Up to 25%

Amtrak employees power our progress through their performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job – we want it to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging and rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, competitive pay, benefits that protect you and your family and a high performance culture that recognizes and values your contributions and helps you reach your career goals.

All positions require pre-employment background check verification, a pre-employment drug screen and proof of full vaccination against COVID -19. Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing. Marijuana, notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Candidates who engage in the usage of marijuana will not be qualified for hire. Successful applicants for employment with Amtrak must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of hire as a condition of employment, subject to requests for accommodation. Fully vaccinated means 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or 14 days since receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

POSTING NOTES: Mechanical || Engineering & Mechanical