Lead Analyst (Two year term position)

About the role

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise.

Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) is a community of Information Technology professionals committed to understanding our users and devoted to making it easier for faculty, students, and staff to teach, research, learn, and work through the effective use of information technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering, business process analysis, testing, implementation, and change management activities.
• Cook up system integrations and business processes across HR applications, as well as other Harvard systems, third-party vendors and IT teams.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and work coordination for other analysts on the HR Systems team working on the same project.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point.
• Partner with the Associate Director, HR Systems to support portfolio planning, project prioritization, and resource coordination.
• Manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while ensuring high-quality service and support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven yearsâ post-secondary education or relevant work experience
• Supervisory experience
• 10+ years of experience in business systems analysis and/or product management with progressive responsibility of managing complex IT environments.
• Experience with running and managing large IT projects, with a cross functional agile team.
• Demonstrated ability to build and foster a broad range of business relationships with administrators, human resources, faculty affairs, and finance professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and mentor teams.
• Must be passionate about delivering great service and driving on products and projects in the public interest.
• Strong organizational skills, communication skills (written, oral and presentation) with a concern for accuracy, details and quality to cross-functional and non-technical business owners.
• Strong knowledge about the business processes and related technologies that support HR, finance, and faculty affairs teams.
• Ability to think strategically while working through tactical short-term priorities.
• Experience working with the Agile methodology.

Skills

• Completion of Harvard IT Academy specified foundational courses (or external equivalent) preferred
• Passionate about delivering great service and driving on products and projects in the public interest.
• Strong organizational skills, communication skills (written, oral and presentation) with a concern for accuracy, details and quality to cross-functional and non-technical business owners.
• Strong knowledge about the business processes and related technologies that support HR, finance, and faculty affairs teams.
• Ability to think strategically while working through tactical short-term priorities.
• Experience working with the Agile methodology.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retail plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Pay

Salary Grade and Ranges: This position is salary grade level 059. Please visit Harvard's Salary Ranges to view the corresponding salary range and related information.

Schedule

Standard Hours/Schedule: 35 hours per week

Visa Sponsorship Information

Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position

Pre-Employment Screening

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Other Information

Please provide a cover letter and resume as one document with your application.

This position has a 180-day orientation and review period.

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