Business Analyst with HCM Exp

Title: Business Analyst with HCM Exp Location: 121 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (Hybrid role) Need local candidate only. Contract Job Summary: The Senior Business Analyst is an experienced professional with 7–10 years of expertise in HR processes and enterprise HR technology. This role is responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements for a new job architecture platform that supports job matching, grading, and description management across the organization. The position requires strong knowledge of HR frameworks, analytical skills, and exceptional stakeholder management to navigate diverse priorities effectively. Key Responsibilities Requirements Management: • Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements through interviews, workshops, surveys, and observation. • Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. • Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle. • Facilitate prioritization sessions balancing business value, technical feasibility, and resource constraints. • Manage requirement changes via formal change control processes and assess impact on scope, timeline, and budget. Analysis & Documentation: • Conduct current-state analysis of job frameworks. • Document business process flows, use cases, and process maps for job matching, descriptions, and grading workflows. • Define data mapping specifications between the job architecture platform and existing HR systems. • Create functional specification documents and support user acceptance testing. Stakeholder Engagement: • Build strong relationships with HR leadership, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, and other stakeholders. • Facilitate workshops and design sessions to gather input and build consensus. • Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics, manage competing priorities, and negotiate requirements diplomatically. • Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership and technical teams clearly and confidently. • Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. Domain Expertise: • Serve as a subject matter expert on job architecture principles. • Stay current on HR technology trends, job architecture best practices, and skills-based talent management. • Provide guidance on HR data governance, quality standards, and compliance requirements. • Mentor junior analysts on HR domain knowledge and business analysis techniques. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Human Resources, or related field. • 7–10 years of Business Analyst experience, including 2–3 years focused on HR systems and processes. • Proven ability to document complex requirements and influence diverse stakeholders. • Deep knowledge of HR functions such as compensation, organizational design, talent management, and workforce planning. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with both strategic and execution focus. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences. • Experience creating process flows, use cases, and requirements documentation using tools like Visio or Confluence. • Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and deliver results in complex environments. • Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps. Preferred Qualifications: • Professional certification in Business Analysis (CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, or IIBA). • Hands-on experience with HR systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Oracle HCM. • Strong understanding of job architecture concepts including job families, levels, and evaluation methodologies. • Knowledge of compensation philosophy, market benchmarking, and frameworks (e.g., Hay, Mercer, Willis Towers Watson). • Awareness of AI-driven job matching and skills-based talent management approaches.