Senior Business Analyst

The Lab Consulting; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lab Consulting in Houston is seeking a Data Science, Consulting Analyst and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Business Analyst to define scope, gather requirements, and map current processes for client automation programs.

You will work closely with business units and IT, create user stories, and drive process improvements using RPA/AI tools like UiPath and Power Automate. Hybrid work model and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• 4+ years' experience in a related industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document current state business processes through interviews and observation.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and present findings.
• Lead requirements gathering with moderately complex technical skills.

Skills

RPA

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder meetings

Process mapping

Business analysis

Automation/AI awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

UiPath

Microsoft Power Automate

Job description

We are a mid-sized Management Consulting, Automation, and Data/Process Science firm, established in 1993, serving Fortune 1000 companies throughout North America. We have developed a unique, template-based and data-centric approach to our client projects, which are conducted off-site from our Houston office.

The Lab is proud to announce we have invested in a new office build out in the Galleria area. We are mindful of employee experience and currently operate a 50% hybrid work from home model. All employees work at home 50% of the time, and in the office 50% of the time. 10-15% domestic travel may be required depending on client needs.

Work hours are 8-5 Monday through Friday.

As part of a Data Science, Consulting Analyst and Robotic Process Automation team, the Business Analyst plays a key role in both large-scale end-to-end automation programs, and smaller, tactical related solutioning. The Business Analyst will formulate and define scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business solutions and business requirements:

• Identify and document current state business processes, eliciting both pain points and opportunities through interviews and direct observation of employees.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and presenting findings
• Leads requirements gathering effort on projects using moderately complex technical skills.
• Identify processes and workflows that can be enhanced by a Robotics Process Automation (RPA) /AI/Analytics
• Document the current state business processes by creating “As Is” process maps and narratives.
• Critically evaluate Business workflows with a view to improve efficiency and enhance our usage of RPA and Workflow Automation.
• Ability to understand Automation/AI tools, e.g. UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate
• Works closely with functional teams and business units to clearly understand defined processes to be automated
• Gather underlying process metrics to drive analysis of business process changes.
• Focuses on improving corporate performance by managing business processes.
• Facilitate working sessions with stakeholders to generate consensus on new business processes.
• Assist in managing the Work Intake process
• Work with business SME’s during refinement meetings to create user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Makes recommendations for business process improvements for clients
• Create business process maps and summary level analysis documentation
• Acts as a liaison between business units and IT to understand automation needs and to communicate production status and issues
• Closely collaborates with the internal and client teams to push projects forward
• Leads small to moderately complex projects from start to finish to deliver both analytics and RPA specific capabilities
• Works with internal teams in day-to-day production support and on-going process improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field
• 4+ years' of experience in related industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills