Business Analyst Senior

Department: Charlotte Area Transit System Department

Salary: $85288.00 - $122601.49 Commensurate with Experience

Thank you for your interest in joining the team that keeps Charlotte moving at a very exciting time for our organization. At the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) were committed to delivering safe reliable and innovative transit services for our growing community and we value employees who bring professionalism passion and a commitment to public service.

This position is currently employed by CATS a department of the City of Charlotte. With the passage of the PAVE Act and last years sales tax referendum CATS is preparing to transition from a City department to the newly created Metropolitan Public Transit Authority (MPTA). The MPTA was established to strengthen regional transit governance improve accountability and support longterm investment in mobility. Its an important and exciting step forward for transit in our region.

Employees hired into this role will remain City employees through December 31 2026 and will transition to MPTA employment on January 1 2027. Benefits and compensation will follow City provisions through 2026 and shift to MPTA provisions in 2027 with clear information shared in advance. Your core duties reporting structure and daily responsibilities will remain consistent with no break in service. If anything delays the transition your City employment including compensation and benefits will remain in place until the move to the MPTA occurs.

The creation of the MPTA positions us for a more modern sustainable and efficient transit system one that can better support the Charlotte region for decades to come. Were excited about whats ahead and appreciate your interest in being part of it.

SUMMARY

The Business Analyst II is a hands-on operations analytics role responsible for developing actionable insights that improve decision-making and operational performance across the agency. This role partners with business units to use detailed operational data to investigate performance drivers diagnose service and operational challenges evaluate improvement opportunities and deliver clear data-driven recommendations.

This role involves work of greater scope and complexity than entry-level analyst assignments and requires more advanced analytical judgment. The Business Analyst II translates data into meaningful insights builds reporting solutions and supports continuous improvement initiatives by identifying trends evaluating performance and quantifying impact.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Data Analysis and Performance Management

• Access integrate validate analyze and interpret detailed data from multiple systems including operational financial workforce customer safety quality compliance or other business data.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports dashboards summaries charts presentations and analytical work products for managers and stakeholders.
• Investigate trends anomalies variances and performance gaps using detailed business and operational data; diagnose underlying causes and identify actionable improvement opportunities.
• Support development refinement and maintenance of performance measures tracking tools reporting definitions or other analytical outputs used for management oversight.
• Present data findings in a clear and useful manner to support planning review and decision-making.
• Help monitor the results of operational changes or improvement initiatives and assess observed impacts through data and stakeholder input.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through structured analysis documentation and follow-through.

Research Documentation and Recommendations

• Research business issues operating concerns performance questions and process-related topics using available data records staff input and other sources.
• Prepare written analyses business summaries process maps findings recommendations and decision-support materials for management review.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to business practices performance measures standard operating procedures process guidance reporting logic or analytical methodologies.
• Organize and maintain reference materials data and supporting documentation related to assigned projects and recurring responsibilities.
• Translate analytical work into practical business language and actionable recommendations.

Cross-Functional Coordination and Stakeholder Support

• Work with managers supervisors frontline staff and support departments to gather information clarify business practices validate findings and support assigned analysis.
• Participate in or facilitate meetings interviews work sessions reviews or process discussions related to business operations and improvement efforts.
• Coordinate assigned analytical work involving multiple participants deadlines departments or inputs.
• Communicate findings trends process information and recommendations clearly and professionally to assigned stakeholders.
• Support alignment and consistency in business practices reporting approaches and performance understanding across affected groups.

Core Competencies

Analysis and Data Visualization: Ability to apply analytical methods and tools to interpret data from multiple sources evaluate performance and develop clear actionable dashboards and visualizations that support business decisions.

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience with data analysis tools and programming languages such as SQL Python or R.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis forecasting and performance reporting.

Analytical Thinking: Ability to evaluate business processes operational issues and performance data in a structured and independent manner; identify root causes trends risks and opportunities; and develop sound conclusions supported by evidence.

• Reviews data and business information critically and logically.
• Identifies patterns issues and underlying drivers affecting performance or process outcomes.
• Develops sound analytical conclusions using appropriate information and methods.

Communication: Ability to communicate complex process and data findings clearly and professionally in writing and verbally; prepare strong analytical materials; and present information in a manner useful to managers and stakeholders.

• Prepares clear reports summaries process documentation and recommendations.
• Communicates findings and business implications in an understandable and organized way.
• Supports productive dialogue with managers staff and stakeholders regarding analysis and improvement needs.

Project Coordination: Ability to organize analytical work coordinate across stakeholders manage timelines and follow-up and support improvement initiatives or cross-functional assignments through completion.

• Coordinates assigned analytical work involving multiple deadlines inputs or participants.
• Tracks open items action steps and implementation follow-up effectively.
• Maintains continuity and organization across multi-step analytical or improvement efforts.

Judgment and Independent Problem Solving: Ability to work with professional independence define analytical approaches resolve moderately complex issues within scope and determine when to escalate recommend or act.

• Exercises sound judgment in selecting approaches and organizing work.
• Resolves many analytical and coordination issues independently within assigned scope.
• Recognizes matters that require management review broader coordination or escalation.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of business process analysis operational analysis and performance measurement.
• Methods for collecting validating organizing analyzing and interpreting business and operational data.
• Business documentation techniques including process maps findings summaries reports procedures and analytical work papers.
• Standard office software spreadsheet applications presentation software and common business reporting tools.
• General principles of continuous improvement workflow analysis performance management and business operations support.

Skill in:

• Analyzing business processes operational practices and performance information.
• Preparing clear reports dashboards charts summaries recommendations and process documentation.
• Organizing and interpreting data from multiple sources to support business decisions.
• Using spreadsheets databases and reporting tools to perform analysis and present findings.
• Working effectively with managers staff and cross-functional stakeholders in a professional and collaborative manner.

Ability to:

• Learn and apply knowledge of assigned division operations business processes terminology and performance expectations.
• Perform varied professional analytical assignments with independence and sound judgment under general direction.
• Identify trends issues risks inefficiencies and opportunities in business processes and data.
• Develop practical findings and recommendations supported by analysis.
• Support process reviews reporting activities and improvement efforts in a structured and dependable manner.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Manage multiple assignments and deadlines while maintaining organized and reliable work products.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in public administration operations management economics statistics planning data analytics or a related field and four (4) years of professional experience in business analysis process analysis operational analysis data analysis performance reporting program analysis or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience independently analyzing detailed operational data from multiple sources to investigate performance issues evaluate improvement initiatives and develop actionable recommendations.
• Experience using spreadsheets databases data analysis and visualization tools presentation software and standard office applications to support analysis and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting process improvement performance management or operational analysis in a public-sector transportation or similarly complex operating environment.
• Experience preparing dashboards performance reports process maps standard operating procedures analytical summaries or management recommendations.
• Experience working with operational administrative financial workforce customer safety quality or compliance-related data.
• Experience supporting or coordinating cross-functional business improvement initiatives.

Working Environment and Physical Demands

• Works primarily in an office environment with regular use of computers monitors phones and other standard office equipment.
• Requires frequent sitting standing walking reaching and handling of documents files and related materials.
• May occasionally be required to attend meetings conduct observations or gather information in operational or field environments depending on assigned division responsibilities.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex national origin marital status age disability sexual orientation political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress appearance or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

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BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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