Lead Business Analyst & PMO Lead - IT Strategy

Lindenwood University; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition benefits

Medical benefits

Paid holidays

Free lunch Fridays

Professional development

Job summary

Lindenwood University is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to guide the PMO, elicit and document complex business requirements, and lead junior analysts across IT initiatives. This role bridges university stakeholders and technology solutions to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

You will manage requirements, model processes, and support UAT, while collaborating with project managers and IT leadership to deliver high-impact enterprise solutions for the university community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, CS, or related field; master’s preferred.
• CBAP/PMI-PBA or PMP is a plus; PMO experience preferred.
• Experience in higher education or complex multi-stakeholder environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation sessions, identify business needs and define functional specs.
• Develop and maintain BRDs, Functional Specifications, use cases, and process flows.
• Conduct gap analyses and cost-benefit analyses to inform decisions.
• Model current and future workflows using BPMN/UML; ensure traceability.
• Define acceptance criteria and support UAT planning and defect tracking.
• Present findings to project steering committees and IT leadership.
• Lead junior analysts and assign work to align with timelines and PMO standards.
• Collaborate with project managers to plan scope, schedule, and risks.
• Support data migration planning, system configuration reviews, and integrations.

Skills

Business analysis

PMO leadership

Requirements elicitation

Process modeling (BPMN/UML)

Stakeholder management

UAT planning

Translate technical concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

Lindenwood University is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to guide the PMO, elicit and document complex business requirements, and lead junior analysts across IT initiatives. This role bridges university stakeholders and technology solutions to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

You will manage requirements, model processes, and support UAT, while collaborating with project managers and IT leadership to deliver high-impact enterprise solutions for the university community.