Principal Business Systems Analyst

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Principal Business Systems Analyst to own end-to-end Core IT programs with broad scope and high impact. You’ll collaborate with senior IT leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to define problems, shape solutions, and raise the bar for requirements and architecture.

You will mentor analysts, drive operational excellence across IT engineering and controls, and embed Samsara’s culture as we scale globally. Remote in US; relocation not offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of business systems analysis, strategy, or architecture experience at a large-scale org.
• Deep expertise in requirements strategy, organizational design, systems thinking, and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of Core IT's highest-impact projects and programs across multiple systems and domains.
• Define the problem space and advise IT leadership on how to tackle significant, ambiguous issues.
• Build requirements practices, frameworks, and standards for the team to adopt.

Skills

Business systems analysis

Requirements strategy

Organizational design

Systems thinking

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Splunk

Job description

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Samsara's Core IT team builds the systems, processes, and experiences that let every team at Samsara do its best work. As a Principal Business Systems Analyst, you'll own the programs with the broadest scope and highest impact on the team. These are the ambiguous, cross-functional problems that touch multiple systems and multiple stakeholders, and that shape how Core IT operates going forward. You'll work directly with senior IT leadership and stakeholders across the business, and your frameworks and judgment will set the standard other analysts learn from.
• This role is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except Alaska, Austin Metro, Boulder Metro, California, Chicago Metro, Connecticut, Dallas Metro, Denver Metro, Houston Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Seattle Metro, and Washington, D.C.. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
• Own end-to-end delivery of Core IT's highest-impact projects and programs, from problem definition through implementation, across multiple systems and business domains.
• Define the problem space on the organization's most significant and ambiguous issues, rather than solving problems that are already scoped, and advise IT leadership on how to think about entire classes of problems, not just the issue in front of them.
• Build the requirements practices, frameworks, and standards that other analysts and the broader team adopt, raising the bar for how Core IT approaches requirements, process design, and systems thinking.
• Act as a trusted advisor to IT leadership and senior stakeholders across the business on organizational design, systems architecture, and process strategy.
• Manage IT's engagement with the rest of the business on the programs you own: gathering requirements, coordinating resources, planning timelines, and communicating with stakeholders.
• Drive operational excellence: develop a deep understanding of IT engineering, support, and operations (financials, services, performance metrics, SLAs, and so on) and work with IT management to provide the context that drives decision-making.
• Develop, evaluate, and refine business processes, and propose improvement strategies that scale across the organization.
• Mentor other analysts and engineers, and help them grow into the next level of scope and independence.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of business systems analysis, strategy, or architecture experience at a large-scale organization.
• Deep expertise in requirements strategy, organizational design, systems thinking, and process optimization, with mastery of the analytical disciplines behind them: data analysis, process optimization, and requirements architecture.
• A demonstrated track record advising senior leadership on complex, strategic decisions, including experience with large-scale organizational transformation or system architecture decisions.
• Excellent influence skills: the ability to build trust and move decisions forward with stakeholders and teams that don't report to you, from individual contributors to executive leadership.
• Strong analytical rigor and the communication skills to bring senior stakeholders along, in writing and in the room.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex, concurrent programs end-to-end, with full independent judgment on how to structure and staff them.
• Strong data management and analysis skills (Google Sheets/Excel, Splunk, and similar tools).
• Experience with corporate security and compliance programs: operating internal controls, preparing evidence for audits, and ensuring proper data handling in response to requests under SOX, FedRAMP, GDPR, CCPA, or similar privacy regulations.
• The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
• $111,265
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• $149,600 USD
• At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
• Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.