IT Sr Deployment Analyst

IT Sr Deployment Analyst

Our client, a multi billion dollar global consumer products organization with a focus on employee satisfaction and motivated by a team environment where the management truly works to engage their employees, is looking for a Sr Deployment Analyst to facilitate and manage activities in the deployment of systems solutions as a member of the Deployment Team.

Job Description

The Senior Deployment Analyst works with stakeholders both leadership and subject matter experts from the business and IT to assist in the successful implementation of business solutions. This position facilitates and manages activities in the deployment of systems solutions as a member of the Deployment Team. This entails the following key activities:

• Managing project go-lives including site readiness, support, and communications
• Performing risk and contingency planning for system go-lives
• Planning and managing pre go-live Business Simulations to confirm solution
• Managing transition of the solution to the long term production support team
• Defining and monitoring solution stabilization metrics after go-live

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required in Technology, Business, Engineering or related field, Bachelor's Degree preferred
• At least 4 years of experience with SAP or equivalent ERP system including at least 6 months of experience with Deployment/Cutover activities, SAP preferred
• 1 year of experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) required, advanced Excel skills including v-lookup preferred
• Project Management experience using Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project Server, 2 years preferred
• Good leadership skills in the following areas: communication, change management, technology, and general business analysis
• Ability to translate technical concepts into various forms of documentation
• Ability to develop an understanding of business processes
• Understanding of the technology architecture and infrastructure for IT solutions
• Ability to understand the value of IT solutions within the context of Client's business environment
• Negotiation and influence management skills
• Ability to lead people and project work, and interact with varying levels of management
• Ability to work within a virtual team environment, including virtual resource management
• Advanced presentation, organization and facilitation skills
• Experience managing a matrix project team (team without your direct reporting responsibility authority)
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with project planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting
• Experience with change management, project risk mitigation, and issue management
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Successful track record of managing large IT deployments
• Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment
• Must be able to work additional hours and weekends as required by project deployment activities
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically and internationally

Bluestone Solutions Group