Sr Business Analyst

Job DescriptionCompanyPacific Program Management (PPM) provides clients the leadership and management oversight of their work space strategy, space development, and space transitions for their people and business across the U.S. and Internationally.PPM is a fast-growing, real estate project and program management firm that helps companies reimagine their workspace to enable the potential of people through a personalized, resourceful, and connected approach. Our people-centric ethos guides everything we do to create, implement, and operationalize customized workplace strategies to help clients achieve their business goals. Delivering an integrated solution through our three service lines of: Work Space Consulting, Capital Project Management, and Transition and Relocation Management, PPM gives clients the confidence to focus on what they do best. People are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in building savvy, diverse teams that thrive in fast-paced, collaborative, agile and fun environments. Every member of the team has an integral role to play and has a direct impact on our future success, as well as the success of our clients and partners. Diversity to PPM means having a team that represents our communities and the clients we serve. Our people have different backgrounds and histories, experiences and expertise, and perspectives and opinions. We are not one piece of fabric, but many different pieces of fabric seamlessly stitched together. Our teams embody our STIHL values of Service, Trust, Integrity, Honesty & Leadership in our everyday actions, and our culture thrives on our balance of care with accountability. We are One PPM.While we are committed to achieving success for our clients, we are also committed to our communities - and each other. With a company commitment to donate 1% of all revenue to non-profits serving communities where we work, our team regularly participates in philanthropic events and volunteerism. And in everything we do, we have fun Because we recognize the mission of reimagining the potential of people starts with reimagining our own.Key Company InfoFounded in 2009 to provide value driven outcomes, and impeccable service to our Partners (Clients) and People in a personalized, resourceful and connected relationshipOur diverse team of over 150 People allows for us to connect and build trust with a diversity of Clients and CommunitiesOur Vision is to be the Partner of choice anywhere we can provide high quality outcomes and experiences with sustainable growthOur Mission is to continue to grow and help improve our people, partners and communities helping them define and guide them to greatnessOur core PPM values are: Service, Trust, Integrity, Honesty, & Leadership.Our priorities and decision-making start with our People and Partners (Clients) followed by PPM PerformanceWe believe in building great teams that thrive in a collaborative and welcoming environment. Our approach is entrepreneurial and scalable, with the highest level of quality and professionalism. We balance care with accountability.JobSummaryThe Senior Business Analyst role reports to theAssociate Director, Business Intelligence - Account and requires a strongconcentration in both business process improvement and business intelligence.The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gainan in-depth understanding of the customer's business strategy, processes,roadmap, and the context in which the business operates. The role will be keyin identifying opportunities for process optimization, designing, andimplementing solutions, and leveraging BI tools to provide actionable insights.The Senior Business Analyst role requires a combination of analyticalexpertise, project management skills, a deep understanding of BI technologies,and the ability to visualize data. This position will also begoverned by the governance established by PPM's Enterprise Technology AssociateDirector and Director, Marketing for alignment of account team platforms withEnterprise governance and standards.Key Responsibilities•TheSr Business Analysts core strengths must include:o Analytical skills - this job involvesanalyzing data and processes, as well as interpreting and visualizinginformation from customers, vendors, and key stakeholders.o Communication skills - working closely withclients, colleagues, and customers to gather information, requiring strongverbal and written communication skills, as well as good listening skills.o Data Visualization - proficient in usingdata visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, as well as spreadsheetsoftware and flow-chart tools.o Problem-solvingabilities- think creatively to solve their clients' problems, requiring strongtroubleshooting skills to find new ways to help clients and stakeholdersachieve their goals.o Writing skills - excellent writingskills and are well able to produce presentations and visual reports on theirfindings.o Business requirementscapture and documentation - highly effective at assessing, documenting, andvisualizing business requirements.o Curation of Client BusinessProcess standards- develop and sustain process standards and governance within the clientenvironment.•Effectivelymanage sequential workstreams, have strong analytical and visualization skills,be able to work under pressure and adapt to the changing needs of the client.•Assistin project and program definition and chartering.•Provideclient-facing business analytics reporting to account team for analysis,identifying trends, outliers, and statistically significant performance, todrive business performance.•Understandand accurately interpret customer and user requirements, their strategies, andgoals.•Capturedetail business workflows and connect them to create a holistic picture ofthe business. •Identifyefficiencies and communicate these opportunities to the team. •Assurethat the project deliverables meet quality standards. •Subjectmatter expert for Business Intelligence platforms, which may include Office 365tools, Power BI, Smartsheet, document management repositories, projects managementplatforms and similar tools.•Collaboratewith PPM's Enterprise Technology Associate Director and Director,Marketing for alignment of account team platforms with Enterprise governanceand standards.•Communicatecomplex data and business cases in ways that are compelling and easy tounderstand.•Determine,implement, and evaluate business metrics that benefit and support objectives.•Incollaboration with PPM Enterprise Technology, perform operational management ofkey platforms, including risk management, process improvement, planning androadmap development, contingency planning, integration with other platforms andchange management. •Directlysupport strategic initiatives.•Otherduties as assigned. Job Skills & Qualifications•Associatesdegree in business administration or statistics preferred.•5+years of work experience as a Business Analyst or similar role. •Dataanalysis and creation of executive presentation experience.•Proficientin Office 365.•Experiencein building and maintaining Business Intelligence tools.•Abilityto work independently and exercise good judgment. •Abilityto manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and perform assigned tasks withtight deadlines and competing priorities.•Self-starterwith the ability to work both independently and as a team member.•Expertattention to detail and organization.Physical Requirements•Travelfor client account requirements and PPM may be required (up to 25%) •Regularlyrequired to sit for long periods of time.EEOCWe are anequal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender,national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any othercharacteristic protected by law.