Business Analyst PM- PMO

Title-Business Analyst PM- PMO Location-Cupertino, CA • Onsite (Only Local) Visa-Only USC, GC on w2 NO C2C Job Description- program management function for key cross-functional initiatives within Sales. • Provide support of any high-level analysis by documentation of current as-is and future state processes and architecture • Assist in overall analysis as required in regards to defining confirmed or potential future project scope and/or roadmap • Produce both high level and detailed workflow diagrams when required and drive overall business analysis with multiple stakeholders • Manage and upkeep of project plans, BRDs, Test Scripts and other project documents (Full project knowledge-base). • Owning execution at the project level - including reporting & cross portfolio impact assessment. • Managing tools which business teams use to stay aligned and communicate internally. • Acting as a program management function for key cross functional initiatives within Sales. • Managing end to end UAT, including writing test scripts, testing, ticket resolution follow-up and managing triage calls. • Tracking and managing project risks, actions, issues, dependencies. • You may be called on to step into a critical program delivery role under pressure for a short window of time to assure the delivery of highly visible cross functional programs. • Support ongoing organizational development activities which need to be planned, scheduled and executed such as training programs, new joiner inductions, workshops, meetings. • Strong Analytical skills with continuous process improvement mind set. Ability to use data to tell a story, drive root cause analysis and extract actionable insight. Key Qualifications • Deep understanding of project, program and portfolio planning and delivery to the level that they can set standards, propose policy and coach others. • Well versed in multiple styles of Release & Change Management processes including Agile/Scrum, Waterfall and Iterative • Minimum of 4+ years of managing complex and highly integrated projects with a technical component. Experience writing user stories & test scripts required. • Strong analytical skills with continuous process improvement mind set. Ability to use data to tell a story, drive root cause analysis and extract actionable insight. • Passionate about driving quality & efficiency within a project organization • Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written and presentation. Knack for fostering positive relationships and ability to communicate at all organization levels • Ability to facilitate Brainstorming sessions to gather lessons learned from implementation with business and BPR, and Information Technology group (IS&T) • Excellent teamwork skills and ability to influence others and an ability to quickly establish trust and credibility • High level of professionalism, energy and sense of urgency to “make things happen” • Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, matrixed, fast-paced environment with high levels of complexity and ambiguity and will have experience with agile method of working. • Curious, flexible, results oriented and a dedicated problem solver. • Innovative mind set and ability to think “out of the box”, challenge status-quo and incorporate industry best practices. Education • Bachelor’s degree • PMI/PMP certification preferred • Agile certification preferred"