Senior IT Business Analyst - Rationalization; CEMI

Position: Senior IT Business Analyst - Application Rationalization (CEMI)
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Senior IT Business Analyst - Application Rationalization (CEMI) [Remote] [3 Year Term]

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

This is a 3 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

About the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative

The Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) is a multi-year program designed to improve the experience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners by unifying and enhancing administrative systems and processes across all Cornell University locations. Its name CEMI is said as "See Me" because the focus is on you: the people who use Cornell's systems and data to accomplish your goals.

What will you do:

The CEMI Senior IT Business Analyst serves as a connector between business owners, functional teams, and technical partners to advance CEMI's application rationalization effort. The analyst helps evaluate current-state systems, surface usage and dependencies, and coordinate disposition decisions-replacement (e.g., with a platform such as Workday), consolidation, retain-and-integrate, or further study-in partnership with teams across Ithaca and Weill Cornell. Current areas of focus include applications supporting HCM, Finance, Source-to-Pay, Budget, and Student processes, with scope extending to other areas as the work evolves.

The environment is relationship-driven and often ambiguous; success depends on bringing structure to complex work, holding multiple work streams in motion, and keeping decisions and execution moving across a decentralized organization.

Key responsibilities include:

* Stakeholder engagement and discovery-Facilitate cross-functional discovery sessions and interviews with business owners, functional SMEs, and technical teams to surface how applications are used, what dependencies and integrations exist, and what business value they provide.

* Application assessment and analysis-Conduct current-state assessments, analyze system usage and data flows, map dependencies and integrations, and identify disposition options for applications that may span multiple units or campuses.

* Process and requirements work-Document current- and future-state workflows, define and validate system requirements, and help drive common, best-practice business processes aligned with university-wide strategic goals.

* Disposition coordination and execution-Once a path forward is set, coordinate the activities needed to carry it out: assign and track ownership, monitor progress, and escalate blockers, risks, and cross-functional complexity so decisions get made and work keeps moving.

* Documentation and governance-Produce clear, right-sized documentation that enables informed decision-making, and contribute to governance structures that will oversee the new enterprise technology environment.

* Cross-initiative coordination-Collaborate across related CEMI initiatives where business processes and supporting systems intersect, ensuring alignment beyond any single functional domain.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, HR, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

* 5-7+ years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, systems analysis, or IT project delivery, preferably in a complex, multi‑unit environment.

* Demonstrated expertise leading requirements gathering, facilitating workshops and discovery sessions, and translating complex business needs into clear, actionable system requirements-with the relationship-building skills to engage functional leads, technical teams,…