Business Analyst HR Systems

Position: Business Analyst for HR Systems
Savi Gurus is a business and technology consulting firm based in St. Louis. We bring consultants with 10-20 years of experience who hit the ground running-solving hard problems without the client having to train them. We operate with a culture of accountability and a commitment to 100% client satisfaction, and we invest in the people who work with us. This is a contract engagement supporting one of our clients on their IT team.
The Role We're seeking a Business Analyst to provide operational support and delivery for new business demand on our client's IT team. You'll set priorities aligned to business strategy, ensure technology solutions deliver real business value, and act as a trusted point of escalation that strengthens the IT-Business relationship. This engagement has a strong focus on HR, payroll, timekeeping, and workforce management systems, along with information governance and data discovery and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a business analysis lead supporting enterprise HR, payroll, timekeeping, and workforce management systems
• Support information governance, data discovery and reporting, and system/solution migrations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and leaders to enable open communication and clear expectations on delivery
• Engage customers to understand needs and ensure prioritization and alignment to business strategic objectives; act as a point of escalation on active initiatives
• Prepare business cases with business partners; collaborate with Program Managers on project initiation, resource planning, estimation, governance, approval, and kickoff
• Perform requirements elicitation, documentation, scope/objectives definition, prioritization, and conceptual prototypes/mock-ups
• Apply business process modeling, traceability, and quality management techniques; comply with change management practices
• Monitor the technical team's solution to ensure requirements are fulfilled; coordinate requirements management activities
• Perform and document QA testing; facilitate and document user acceptance testing; report status and health metrics to the Program Manager

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressively responsible business analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• HR business analysis support for enterprise HR, payroll, timekeeping, and workforce management systems
• Experience with information governance, data discovery and reporting, and system solution migrations
• Strong data analysis skills: SQL and Excel
• Experience developing functional and non-functional requirements, use cases, and data/process flows
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical writing; a consultative approach
• Proficiency with MS Office and Visio; process mapping and improvement
• Able to work independently and proactively; strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Nice-to-Have

• Experience implementing commercial enterprise software (e.g., Oracle EBS, SAP, Maximo, GIS, LIMS/WIMS, or comparable)
• Familiarity with the ITIL framework and IT product methodologies
• Cost/benefit analysis and business-case development
• Prior experience in a public-sector or utility environment

Engagement Details

• Type: Contract / temporary staffing engagement
• Location: St. Louis, MO (onsite)
• Duration: Ongoing contract with potential for extension
• Start: Interviews the week of July 13; prompt start thereafter

Special Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver's license issued by the state in which you reside
• This position is designated non-safety-sensitive; candidate must pass a Non-D.O.T. drug test

Equal Opportunity Savi Gurus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and contractors. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind and ensure fair treatment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

Visa and Representation Notices

• We do not sponsor work visas. This role is open to U.S.
  
  -authorized individuals only.
• We seek direct engagement with individual consultants and do not accept candidates represented by third-party recruiting or consulting firms.

How to Apply

• Apply by Wednesday, July 9.
• Please submit your resume and a brief note highlighting your experience with HR/payroll/timekeeping/workforce management systems, information governance, data discovery and reporting, and any system migrations. Include your availability to interview the week of July 13.

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