
Lead Business Process Analyst
- Portugal
- Permanente
- Horário completo
- Team Leadership & Mentorship:
- Directly manage, mentor, and develop a team of Business Process Analysts, providing guidance on project tasks, problem-solving, and career growth.
- Oversee their contributions to strategic Salsify initiatives which includes analyzing Voice of Customer entries, performing customer discovery, defining high-level requirements, and managing early access programs with Salsify customers.
- Ensure the BPA team develops strong working knowledge of relevant platform areas and effectively shares that knowledge across broader teams, reducing inbound technical questions and driving documentation updates.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and support individual development plans for team members.
- Strategic Resource Deployment & Cross-Training:
- Partner closely with Product Managers to understand their team's priorities, upcoming initiatives, and specific project needs.
- Strategically deploy BPAs to align with product roadmap priorities and ensure optimal team capacity utilization across different domains and projects.
- Implement and manage cross-training programs to ensure BPAs develop broad expertise across various product areas and domains, enhancing team flexibility and resilience.
- Strategic Process Optimization:
- Design, recommend, and drive the implementation of significant process improvements, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and leveraging available toolsets.
- Supervise and ensure the ongoing health and optimization of owned processes throughout their lifecycle.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Advocacy:
- Build and maintain strong, effective working relationships with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners.
- Act as a key advocate for identified business needs and process adjustments, expertly navigating complex environments with strong opinions and deep expertise.
- Facilitate proactive and clear communication with your team, managers, and stakeholders, addressing lack of alignment and driving resolutions.
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Process Analyst, or similar role, with at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory capacity directly managing others, preferably within SaaS applications.
- Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing multiple junior or mid-level analysts.
- Exceptional ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and influence within a dynamic organization, effectively guiding collaboration across teams.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of translating complex business challenges into actionable, scalable solutions.
- Meticulous attention to detail and comfort with tackling and troubleshooting technical challenges, including navigating complex data formats and reporting.
- Superior organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively across multiple concurrent initiatives and manage team workloads.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills (English language proficiency is required), with the ability to proactively share knowledge, present complex information clearly, and provide effective coaching.
- A commitment to defining success metrics and using context to inform prioritization, escalation management, and cross-functional communication.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies is a plus.
- We pay market rates, which are competitive and equitable
- We pay based on performance and proficiency, not tenure
- We adjust proactively; when the market moves, we do too