Business Analyst - PXP Program -Digital

Role: Business Analyst – Digital -PXP Program

Category: Information Technology

• Parramatta base location – with flexible/hybrid working site.
• Fixed-Term Contract – 1 Year with possible to extension.
• Human Capital Management Transformation Program

At Sydney Water, we’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. 

 About us 

 We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. We see the world is changing so we are changing too. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. 

About your role:

Sydney Water Digital Business Programs (DBP) improve and transform the experience of customers and employees through the efficient delivery of a business-focussed program of work. We lead the design and development of Sydney Water's Digital portfolio for customer, business and corporate systems.

The role of the Business Analyst within DBP is critical to build an effective relationship with Users and Stakeholders through the delivery of quality business analysis outcomes to Digital Products, Projects and Initiatives. This is achieved based on sound analytics, observations and insights, through research with actual end users and by understanding the people who actually engage with digital solutions, their needs, preferences and pain points.

This role will work in the delivery of People Experience Program (PxP). PxP will transform our people experiences at Sydney Water, from recruitment to leaving, as well as our people day-to-day activities (rostering, time and attendance, payroll, recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, pay and performance management, talent and succession, and retention)

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

The proven ability to:

• Explain business and technical concepts in simple terms.
• Learn a new domain very quickly and teach aspects of the domain problem and solution to business and technical stakeholders.
• Write effective business scenarios, requirements documentation and conceptual & functional design documentation.
• Analyse and distil problems, collaborate with others to identify creative solutions and promote simplified alternatives.
• Estimate, negotiate, facilitate and interview stakeholders.
• Plan and organise to ensure the timely completion of tasks and manage conflicting priorities.
• Apply elicitation skills to identify and understand stakeholders needs and concerns and understand the environment in which they work.
• Apply requirements analysis and communication skills to:
• Prioritise and elaborate requirements, to identify and recommend improvements and to verify and validate requirements.
• Manage conflicts, manage scope, manage requirements communications and to maintain knowledge for future use.
• Manage RTM during the delivery of the program.
• Apply solution assessment and validation skills to ensure the solution meets the business need and to communicate gaps to the business stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of commercial delivery methods including waterfall, agile (Scrum) & iterative approaches
• Industry trends and advancements that offer Sydney Water business opportunity and advantage.
• Knowledge of Human Centred Design (HCD) and/or Design Thinking is highly desirable.

What’s in it for you.

• Flexible/Hybrid working.
• Parking options available
• Childcare allowances
• Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Novated lease options
• Fitness Passport offering access to hundreds of gyms and pools around NSW.
• Flu vaccinations and discounted options on health insurance membership providers.

About you 

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in formal Business Analysis methods on projects and initiatives varying in size, complexity, ambiguity and abstraction.
• Apply industry standard business analysis frameworks, methods, tools and techniques including.
• Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABoK)
• Process modelling to BPMN standard.
• Business Analysis within Waterfall / Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Stakeholder workshops/interviews
• RTM
• Service Blueprints
• Conceptual data modelling
• Having experience in HCM transformation programs is highly desirable.

 Does this sound like you? Apply now.

We support you through the application process and can modify as needed – let us know what you need.

Closing date: 5 May 2024

Please see the position description for the role’s full accountabilities.

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. For more information, you can contact  sunil.nagarajan@sydneywater.com.au

Sydney Water welcomes you to apply if you feel you meet the selection criteria. The successful completion of a Criminal History Check and Medical Assessment form part of the application process.

Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.

We want your perspective and ideas to help us find better ways to delight our customers, so we encourage you to apply no matter your age, sex or culture. You can be part of a committed, highly skilled team who’ll appreciate what you bring to the table. You’ll set and achieve real goals and make decisions that matter, as together we help shape the lifestyle of greater Sydney.

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