PPM Business Analyst – Workfront & Jira

Job Description PPM Business Analyst – Workfront & Jira

Location:

Boston, MA

We are seeking an experienced
PPM Business Analyst
with strong
Project Portfolio Management (PPM)expertise and hands-on experience with
Adobe Workfront and Jira
.

This role will focus on driving the adoption of a PPM platform across multiple business groups. The successful candidate will quickly become a subject matter expert on the platform, help teams adopt standardized project management processes, and develop a comprehensive self-service onboarding and training ecosystem.

A key objective will be creating and continuously improving a scalable
PPM Starter Kit
consisting of training materials, process guides, videos, templates, and best practices that allow users to successfully adopt the platform with minimal support.

• Serve as a trusted advisor on project management processes and workflows.
• Leverage hands-on
  Adobe Workfront and Jira
  experience to identify opportunities for process optimization and standardization.
• Understand how teams plan, estimate, execute, track, resource, govern, and report on projects.
• Translate project management best practices into scalable PPM processes.
• Partner with Product teams to align platform capabilities with business requirements.

• Analyze onboarding journeys and identify barriers to platform adoption.
• Recommend and implement improvements that simplify the onboarding experience.
• Develop repeatable onboarding frameworks and implementation playbooks.
• Support rollout activities through workshops, discovery sessions, and user enablement.
• Collect end-user feedback and incorporate it into training and adoption strategies.

• Design and maintain a comprehensive
  PPM Starter Kit
  .
• Develop role-specific training content for Project Managers, Administrators, Resource Managers, Finance Teams, and Leadership.
• Create quick-start guides, process documentation, SOPs, best-practice playbooks, FAQs, job aids, templates, and adoption toolkits.
• Develop short video tutorials, product walkthroughs, and role-based learning paths.
• Ensure training materials are practical, engaging, and easy for users to consume.

• Document current-state and future-state project management processes.
• Identify process inefficiencies, duplicate activities, and opportunities for automation.
• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements and validate solutions.
• Partner with technical teams to translate business requirements into platform enhancements.

• 5+ years of experience in
  Business Analysis, PMO, Project Management, PPM Consulting, or Change Enablement
  .
• 3+ years of hands-on
  Adobe Workfront
  experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on
  Jira
  experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide
  PPM implementations or transformations
  .
• Experience developing user training, documentation, and enablement programs.
• Experience facilitating business workshops and requirements-gathering sessions.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Project Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Resource Management
  • Program Governance
  • Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • Project Financial Management
  • PMO processes and reporting
• Ability to advise stakeholders on
  project management best practices
  , not simply system functionality.
• Experience with project workflows, templates, dashboards, reporting, and governance.
• Familiarity with workflow automation and integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, including
  Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and Share Point .

• Adobe Workfront certification.
• Jira certification.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with in
  marketing, advertising, creative, digital, or professional services organizations
  .
• Experience producing instructional videos using tools such as
  Camtasia, Loom, Synthesia, or Adobe Captivate
  .
• Experience working within a global matrix organization.

Location:

Boston, MA

We are seeking an experienced
PPM Business Analyst
with strong
Project Portfolio Management (PPM)expertise and hands-on experience with
Adobe Workfront and Jira
.

This role will focus on driving the adoption of a PPM platform across multiple business groups. The successful candidate will quickly become a subject matter expert on the platform, help teams adopt standardized project management processes, and develop a comprehensive self-service onboarding and training ecosystem.

A key objective will be creating and…