Job Specifications
Job title : Senior Business Analyst- 406 SA
Location: Chicago, IL/ Hybrid
Job Description:
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience:
5+ years of experience in business analysis, preferably within the public sector or large institutions.
5+ years of experience in information technology, preferably within the public sector or large institutions.
Experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Proficiency in developing business cases, conducting feasibility studies, and facilitating project documentation.
Previous work experience with Public Schools is highly preferred.
Skills:
Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, with the ability to synthesize data from various sources.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex data analysis into clear, compelling narratives and business cases for a non-technical audience.
Strong communication, meeting facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business terms.
Very strong writing abilities and presentation creation with quality design.
Expertise in Excel and Google Sheets.
Expertise in business analysis tools (e.g., requirements documentation, data flow mapping, process modeling).
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Ability to self-manage, handle competing priorities and ensure on-time project delivery.
Familiarity with IT project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and project management software to track and report on project status and manage requirements, timelines and deliverables.
Preferred Certifications:
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) / PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
Understanding of data governance, vendor risk management, or regulatory frameworks such as SOPPA, COPPA, FERPA, or NIST (preferred).
Experience documenting requirements for security, privacy, or compliance solutions
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent certification.
Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, and system interoperability between enterprise systems.
Incident Reporting Current/Future State Analysis: Documentation of existing workflows, system constraints, user roles, and incident categories across departments.
Experience evaluating operational risk, safety reporting tools, or health-related incident tracking systems
Position Overview:
The Senior Business Analyst (Consultant) supports IT, school operations, and compliance by improving data quality, strengthening risk management, and streamlining districtwide workflows. This role evaluates and redesigns key systems—including school communication tools, medical incident reporting, and implementing a Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) solution to safeguard student data and ensure compliance. Through current-state assessments, cross-departmental requirements gathering, and clear business cases, the analyst translates complex insights into actionable recommendations that improve system usability, reduce risk, and enable more responsive, data-driven.
decision-making across the district.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Specific Responsibilities
School Leader Information Centralization Project
Assess existing communication tools and document gaps, risks, and redundancies.
Define project goals, scope, success metrics, and user requirements for a centralized platform that provides
All district/network information
Action items
A collaboration hub for School Leaders
Produce a full requirements package enabling leadership to refine the project charter.
Recommend technology, workflows, and governance that streamline information to School Leaders.
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Solution Project
Lead the business analysis effort to implement a TPRM solution that centralizes vendor security, privacy, gaps, and risk data.
Document current vendor categorization gaps and the impact of lacking population/risk visibility.
Map existing vendor onboarding, approval, review, and contract workflows across procurement,
IT security, legal, and data privacy.
Define requirements for a single “pane of glass” TPRM system that integrates with:
ERP system; ServiceNow; DocuSign; CLM
Value Identification & Quantification:
Analyze the concrete benefits of cleaner and centralized data for school-level staff, particularly school clerks and School Leaders.
Quantify the operational and financial impacts of poor data quality and fragmented communication workflows.
Conduct root-cause analysis and process mapping to identify where data quality and data governance gaps create operational risk.
Document the value proposition for both data quality and third-party vendor risk management through structured business analysis techniques.
Evaluate the cost/benefit and risk/benefit of implementing a TPRM s