Business Systems Manager - Data & Automation

Priorities

• Supports B2B enterprise systems and projects in support of company’s short-term and long-term business strategy.
• Works with key business and IT stakeholders in implementing systems solutions and integrating best practices into technology platforms.
• Ensures overall health of the enterprise system to best support business priorities, internal and external stakeholders, and provides Level 2 systems support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports key business and IT stakeholder priorities with in-depth understanding of Automotive business processes.
• Collaborates with business and IT partners at regional and global headquarters to ensure projects and enhancements are implemented in a way that maximizes the business value.
• Performs business requirements analysis within the context of internal and external facing systems and content management systems.
• Affords valuable insights for optimizing user experiences, leveraging best enterprise system practices, creating program governance, and guiding stakeholders through program innovation strategy, risk analysis, and systems integration.
• Provides operational and functional administration of the enterprise systems to leverage efficiencies between systems and processes to support the evolving business needs of Kia North America regional initiatives.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of business requirements, solution scope, testing, training, project management, business support, key performance indicators and data analysis for continuous process improvements.

Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Advanced degree and/or certification(s) in Business Analysis, Project Management, Information Technology or Digital Transformation preferred.
• Microsoft certifications in Power Platform or Power BI or Azure AI or similar.

Job Requirement

• 6+ years of experience in data management and business process automation, including responsibility for the following:
• Leading enterprise automation strategy by identifying high-value opportunities to streamline processes using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Architecting, designing, and deploying end-to-end automation solutions within the Microsoft Power Platform, including custom applications, workflows, and AI-driven copilots.
• Building and maintaining conversational agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio, with integration to enterprise data sources and core business processes.
• Maintaining data storage, retention, and usage strategies across connected systems.
• Implementing data cleansing, transformation, and enrichment processes to support automation and analytics initiatives.

Specialized Skills and Knowledge Required

• High-level organizational, planning, analytical, and technical skills.
• Excellent customer service ability and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to assess systems support operations and lead process improvement.
• Ability to manage external vendors in the development and delivery of related products, programs, and services.
• Strong knowledge of AI and cloud services.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to lead team to multiple concurrent solutions.

Competencies

• Care for People
• Chase Excellence Every Day
• Dare to Push Boundaries
• Empower People to Act
• Move Further Together

Pay Range

$108,698 - $146,708

Equal Employment Opportunity

KUS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, including pregnancy and childbirth and related medical conditions, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, legally protected physical disability or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, protected veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. KUS complies with applicable law governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which KUS has offices. The KUS EEO policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.