Business Integration Consultant

Xcel Energy; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); On-site; USD 91,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical Plan

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Pension

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Transit programs

Job summary

Xcel Energy is seeking a Business Integration Consultant to drive enterprise integration and aligned processes across business units. You will analyze business needs, design solutions, and lead continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating data, reports, and testing activities.

You will influence change, manage projects, and train users as part of delivering strategic enterprise improvements and best-practice governance across systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years in related business area or ERP/core enterprise systems delivery.
• Ability to communicate with varied audiences and analyze complex scenarios.
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise integration and alignment of processes, data, and systems.
• Design and implement process changes to meet business needs.
• Track process effectiveness and drive benefits realization.
• Facilitate demand management and prioritization for improvement opportunities.
• Serve as solution designer and project lead for initiatives.
• Provide training and communicate changes to end users.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Program management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4

Coupa Source to Pay

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Business Integration Consultant

Position Summary

Drives toward strategic enterprise integration and alignment of processes, data, and systems that impact a given business unit and or functional area. Responsible to analyze and define technical solutions and recommend process changes or enhancements to meet business unit needs for continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Business Integration: Primary business area owner for processes, data, reports, testing, testing coordination/defect resolution/troubleshooting, training, education or communication material for process or application updates or enhancements. Acts as a key liaison between business units.
• Business Process Design, Data Management, and Governance: Enforces established change controls for enterprise process design documentation, role assignments, performance measures, reports, and training and education materials. Maintains and applies current knowledge of functional, technical and industry trends. Accountable for designing business rulesets/roles that meet compliance requirements and end user needs. Facilitates enterprise data management disciplines and process adherence across business areas. Troubleshoots and ensures problem resolution.
• Value Realization: Routinely tracks and measures process effectiveness, efficiency, and adherence across departments within a given business area. Assembles and leads teams utilizing data and metrics in their analysis work to investigate the root cause of behavior and process performance gaps. Designs and implements action plans. Tracks and drives business-area accountability for realization of benefits associated with continuous improvement projects, enhancements, and upgrades.
• Demand Management & Prioritization: Facilitates the demand management and prioritization process for continuous improvement opportunities associated with business processes, reporting, data and systems within a functional area. Facilitate business case development, quality requirements gathering and validating the solutions meet end user needs. Captures new business unit requirements from entire business area end user set and incorporates them into continuous improvement efforts.
• Project Management: Serves as solution designer and project lead for one or more continuous improvement initiatives, enhancements, or special projects. Translates business needs into process or technical requirements as they relate to the enterprise vision.
• Training, Education and Effective Communication: Leads training/support for new implementations. Actively engages with and supports the communities of practice. Drives effective communication of changes and supports change adoption.
• Provide strategic consultation for process improvement initiatives and develops, implements, and manages an integrated, effective workflow design across the entire business unit.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years related business area/industry experience or SAP/equivalent ERP/core enterprise systems use and implementation experience.
• Deep knowledge of leading business process solutions through technology enablement.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a variety of audiences and analyze complex business scenarios.
• Leadership, change management and program/project management experience.
• Experience in integrating new technological and process solutions.
• Proven success gaining cross-functional consensus on large strategic and portfolio management initiatives.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience using SAP S/4 and experience working with Coupa Source to Pay

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at [e-mail].

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $111,650.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 09/23/26

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