Analyst IV, Digital Business - Data Services and Planning

As an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

WM, a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Product Owner with specialized knowledge in AWS and Snowflake to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in analyzing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions that leverage AWS and Snowflake to optimize data management and analytics. This individual will work with pertinent stakeholders to identify appropriate and necessary data and reporting requirements and turn them into actionable deliverables for the respective engineering teams.

II. Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other ancillary duties may be assigned.

• Requirements Gathering : Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, prioritize, and document business requirements.
• Process Analysis : Conduct detailed analysis of business problems, propose data-driven solutions, create and present business cases to support project proposals and decision-making.
• Solution Design : Collaborate with development and architect teams to design solutions that meet business requirements and transform those requirements into technical specifications.
• Stakeholder Communication : Serve as primary liaison between technical teams and business owners to reach business user sign off acceptance
• Documentation : Develop and maintain comprehensive business process documentation, including requirements, process flow definitions, business process mapping, functional specifications, Jira user stories, and use cases.
• Project Support : Assist in project planning by monitoring and reporting on project progress, identifying risks and issues, and recommending corrective actions to project managers.
• Leadership : Serve as a Team Lead to oversee the work of data engineering teams and sustain teams, providing guidance and mentorship to ensure high-quality on-time deliverables.
• Testing : Collaborate with testing teams to formulate proper test plans to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Deployment : Plan and coordinates deployment plans.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

Will coach and mentor less experienced analysts and act as team leader on more complicated systems projects.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education : Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration or similar area of study or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.

Experience : Eight years of relevant work experience as a IT Business Analyst (in addition to education requirement). Four years working as an IT Manager / Project Manager may substitute for the minimum years of experience.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is : office setting and / or landfill / outdoor.

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.