Gabriele Consulting Group is a consulting firm that provides strategic guidance and support to mid-size and large organizations. They are seeking an early-career Business Analyst / Project Manager to support long-term projects, focusing on data management and project execution while providing training and mentorship.
Responsibilities:
- Support Project Managers in delivering great outcomes to our client
- Utilize Excel for analysis and presentation of information
- Manage collection, input, and accuracy of data in numerous databases
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
- Coordinate multiple initiatives and work within due dates for completion
- Track project costs when needed
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
- Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions
- Stay up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems
- Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings
- Effectively communicate your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and client management when appropriate
- Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce useful reports
- Work closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff
- Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements
- Manage competing resources and priorities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business or a related field; an MBA is a plus
- 2+ years of experience in an IT-focused role in consulting, project management, and/or business analysis (this can include internships)
- Education or training that provides a strong foundational knowledge of IT as well as hands-on experience working with various interconnected applications
- Experience facilitating outcomes with numerous stakeholders while working independently in a very hands-on, autonomous capacity
- Experience using Excel for analysis and presenting information to others
- Tech savvy; someone who enjoys figuring out new technology
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint
- Enjoyment of utilizing technology for process efficiency and data visualization
- Exceptional communication skills; verbal, written and visual
- Highest personal and professional integrity and work ethics; ability to handle highly confidential information discretely and responsibly
- Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Ability to get to the heart of the problem, develop a game plan, and engage diverse stakeholders in a solution
- Natural inclination toward viewing challenging situations as puzzles to solve
- Ability to manage adversity, handle complaints, settle disputes and negotiate successful outcomes
- Ability to break down complex problems and projects into manageable goals
- Inclination to take responsibility, self-manage, and be very hands-on in doing whatever needs to be done to push toward outcomes
- Excellent documentation skills; inclination toward documenting meeting minutes, action items, processes, and decisions
- Ability to apply the agile methodology, manage scrums, utilize Kanban boards, run kaizen workshops, memorize acronyms, rapidly learn new skills, and readily adapt to new tools, technologies and approaches to match the needs of our clients
- Ability to handle a significant workload in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects, timelines and due dates