Strategic Program Analyst

Paychex; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 64,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Virtual wellness classes

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) + employer match

Adoption assistance

Financial assistance

Job summary

Paychex is seeking a program/project consultant to manage the definition of project concepts and ensure alignment of initiatives across the company. You will act as a trusted advisor to initiative owners and collaborate with Product Management, Operations, and IT to size and guide design solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, risk assessment, and cross‑program coordination to maintain consistency with company standards and deliver expected value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understands the business objectives, focus, and strategy to align projects, resources, and initiatives within the assigned program.
• Explains complex issues including cross program impacts.
• Generates, gathers, and disseminates information to facilitate accurate decisions, negotiations, prioritization, and scheduling regarding work efforts.
• Oversees and directs the concept definition stage of the Paychex project process.
• Supports Product Management and Operations managers in identifying preliminary direction for design solutions.
• Determines high level impacts/risks of project initiatives.
• Partners with IT to scope and size potential initiatives for Product Management and Operations and ensure completion of IT assessment.
• Coordinates cross program impact/needs and maintains knowledge of all project activity within the assigned program.
• Creates project definition.
• Assists managers in developing the appropriate business case to obtain Gate 2 approval.
• Facilitates pre-kickoff management meetings for confirming project process approach and expectations.
• Works with Project Manager to ensure smooth transition.
• Works with IT to identify appropriate vendor solutions and negotiates vendor statements of work and contracts.
• Initiates necessary improvements to ensure a consistent but flexible concept definition process that ensures project success.
• Provides project direction as needed to clear obstacles and/or resolve identified issues.

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

Paychex is seeking a program/project consultant to manage the definition of project concepts and ensure alignment of initiatives across the company. You will act as a trusted advisor to initiative owners and collaborate with Product Management, Operations, and IT to size and guide design solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, risk assessment, and cross‑program coordination to maintain consistency with company standards and deliver expected value.