Business Analyst IV – Data Services

WM; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WM is seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst IV for the Data Services organization, with expertise in data platforms such as AWS and Snowflake. This leadership role acts as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and partners with Technology teams to align data, analytics, and reporting initiatives with strategic goals.

You will lead stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and coordinate delivery across cross-functional teams, driving data‑driven decision making and measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or GED with 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• 8 years of IT Business Analyst experience (in addition to education).
• 4 years as IT Manager/Project Manager may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and Technology teams; ensure priorities are understood and delivered.
• Translate strategic objectives into data, analytics, reporting, and technology initiatives.
• Conduct advanced business and systems analysis to define needs, processes, requirements, and specs.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, Analytics teams, and stakeholders on data rules and designs.
• Lead requirements gathering, stakeholder reviews, testing activities, and sign-offs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver solutions on time and with quality.
• Establish data ownership and governance with Data Governance teams.
• Support deployment, change management, and user adoption activities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS, MIS, Business or similar

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

I. Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Business Analyst IV with expertise in data and analytics platforms, including AWS and Snowflake, to join our Data Services organization.

The Business Analyst IV position is recognized as a leadership role within Data Services, serving as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and a strategic partner to Technology teams. The Business Analyst IV helps shape and prioritize the Data Services portfolio by ensuring business needs, strategic objectives, and technology investments are aligned to deliver measurable business value.

The role serves as the primary liaison between business and Technology teams, leading stakeholder engagement, business process analysis, solution definition, and delivery coordination across cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate will provide leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, driving alignment, influencing decision-making, managing competing priorities, and ensuring Data Services initiatives deliver expected business outcomes.

Business Domain Focus (Data Services - Financial Shared Services & Corporate Applications)

This role partners closely with Finance, HR, IT, and business leaders to support strategic priorities and lead initiatives that advance Finance and HR objectives through business process optimization, analytics, and data-driven decision making. This role also ensures data products and reporting solutions deliver measurable business value while aligning with organizational goals, governance standards, and evolving business needs.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison and trusted advisor between business stakeholders and Technology teams, ensuring business priorities are understood, aligned, and successfully delivered.
• Partner with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and translate strategic objectives into data, analytics, reporting, and technology initiatives that support organizational goals.
• Conduct advanced business and systems analysis to define business needs, process improvements, solution scope, objectives, requirements, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, Analytics teams, and business stakeholders to define business rules, data requirements, solution designs, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions by evaluating business value, risks, dependencies, and strategic alignment to ensure delivery teams focus on the highest-value initiatives.
• Lead requirements gathering, documentation, stakeholder reviews, and testing activities, including development of business requirements, user stories, test plans, user acceptance testing, and sign-offs.
• Provide delivery leadership by coordinating cross-functional business and technical teams to ensure solutions are delivered on time, meet quality standards, and achieve expected business outcomes.
• Monitor project progress, solution effectiveness, and business value realization while proactively identifying risks, issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Partner with Data Governance and business teams to establish data ownership, business definitions, data quality expectations, and governance requirements.
• Support deployment, change management, stakeholder communications, training, and user adoption activities to ensure successful implementation of new capabilities and solutions.

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration or similar area of study or in lieu of degree
• or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 8 years of relevant work experience as an IT Business Analyst (in addition to education requirement) and
• 4 years of working as an IT Manager/Project Manager may substitute for the minimum years of experience.

B. Preferred Qualifications

IV. Physical Requirements

• Repetitive Motions
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination
• Sitting
• Talking
• Hearing

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran