ACME - Manager/Senior Manager - IT Business Analyst

Primary Role

An IT Business Analyst who will assist in delivery of applications and automation initiatives for the Projects and Operations functions including but not limited to Construction, Procurement, Design, Quality, Safety, Engineering, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) etc functions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Be the IT Business Partner for the above mentioned functional teams and engage with them continuously to understand and deliver on their business requirements through automation

2. Create an As-Is and To-be process and a business case which supports the automation

3. Create requirement documents (project charter, requirements specifications, functional design specifications) for use by the application development team/IT vendor

4. Invite proposals from various vendors and actively participate in vendor/product evaluations and facilitate demos and POC presentations to management and end-users

5. Work with the CIO to shortlist the most appropriate IT partner/product/solution by doing a detailed assessment on relevant parameters

6. On-board the shortlisted IT vendor and create a detailed time-bound Project plan for delivery of the application/automation initiative

7. Create a governance mechanism for reviewing progress on the project as per weekly/fortnightly/monthly cadence and take all feasible steps to resolve delivery bottlenecks

8. Carry out detailed testing of the application internally within the ACME IT team and then work with business teams to conduct exhaustive User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

9. Operate like an overall Project Lead and ensure timely delivery of a high-quality project in line with the organisation's and technology teams goals

10. Manage the entire Procure-to-pay process for such products/partners

Manage cross-functional relationships, work with IT/business teams, negotiate IT-business demands and communicate IT direction to leadership teams and functional heads,

Experience and skills

1. Must be technology-agnostic and should be open to working on any technology platform as long as it meets the requirements of the business teams

2. Experience 6-7 years. Experience in the Power/Energy space is a plus but not mandatory

3. Exposure to EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) space is a plus but not mandatory

4. Education - BE Computer Science/Electrical (mandatory), MBA is a plus but not mandatory

5. Functional knowledge of applications like Primavera / Microsoft Projects / nPulse / Aconex / in4velocity / Farvision / etc is a big plus

6. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access),

7. Strong communication and interpersonal skills

8. Sensitivity and respect towards timelines is an essential requirement for this role

9. Travel to remote sites may be required at times. This is a hands-on role and requires the candidate to roll up her/his sleeves and have high results orientation