Lead Business Process Management Specialist

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Zantech is looking for a talented Lead Business Process Management Specialist to contribute to the success of our upcoming Program Management Support project for an Onsite role based out of the Washington DC Metro Area/Pentagon.

The Lead Business Process Management Specialist will play a crucial role in providing:

• Business Process Modeling and Analysis

• As-Is and To-Be Process Documentation

• Process Optimization and Workflow Design

• Stakeholder Workshops and Requirements Gathering

• Change Management and Process Adoption

The Lead Business Process Management Specialist is responsible for leading the analysis, documentation, and optimization of business processes that interact with or are enabled by the Advana platform. This role combines formal BPM methodologies with DoD domain expertise to map current processes, identify improvement opportunities, and design future-state processes that leverage data and analytics capabilities.

This role ensures that DoD business processes (acquisition, logistics, readiness, financial management) are optimized to leverage Advana's data capabilities, directly improving operational efficiency and decision-making speed.

Responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:

• Design and implement enterprise data governance framework for Advana platform

• Develop comprehensive data policies, standards, and procedures for cross-organization data sharing

• Create and maintain Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) and Data Usage Agreements (DUAs)

• Establish metadata management standards and data cataloging approaches

• Design data lineage and data quality frameworks

• Coordinate with Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Legal teams on compliance requirements

• Develop PII/PHI identification and protection protocols

• Create API standards and data integration patterns for federated data access

• Facilitate data governance board meetings and stakeholder working groups

• Provide technical guidance on cross-classification level data sharing

• Conduct data architecture assessments and provide recommendations

• Mentor data governance team members and build organizational capability

Required Experience or Knowledge of the following technologies/functions:

• 10+ years in business process management and analysis, with 6+ years in DoD/federal environments

• Expert knowledge of BPMN 2.0 notation and process modeling

• Extensive experience with BPM tools (Visio, ARIS, Lucidchart, Signavio, or similar)

• Proven ability to conduct as-is and to-be process analysis

• Deep understanding of DoD business processes (acquisition, logistics, financial management)

• Facilitation skills for stakeholder workshops and requirements sessions

• Process optimization methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)

• Change management frameworks and adoption strategies

• Requirements elicitation and documentation

• Workflow design and user journey mapping

• Cross-functional stakeholder coordination

• Experience with DoD acquisition, logistics, or financial management processes required

• Familiarity with enterprise data analytics and business intelligence concepts

• Strong presentation and briefing skills for diverse audiences

• Experience working with military and civilian stakeholders

Required Education/Certifications:

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

• Business Process Management certification (BPM CBOK, CBPP, or equivalent)

• Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

• Prosci Change Management certification

• PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)

• IIBA certifications (CCBA or CBAP)

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

• Education Preferred:

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

• Graduate coursework in business process management or operations research

Required Security Clearance:

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret or higher clearance, per contract requirements.

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