Supervisor Business Analysis

Job Opportunity at Highmark Inc.

General Overview : This position involves instructing, directing, and checking the work of Business Analysts. Duties include delegation of assignments, guidance and training, coaching / mentoring, identifying, monitoring and documenting employee performance, conducting the interview / hiring process, and facilitating the attainment of department goals. The position provides project oversight, direction and instruction to a team of other staff regarding solutions to meet business need, anticipates impact and proposes solutions. The incumbent is expected to inspire, encourage, motivate and lead employees through coaching, to reach their fullest potential and to achieve the established goals.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Provide daily supervision to staff, including planning, conducting and supervising assignments. Reviews both project and staff progress and evaluates results. Meets with staff regarding project related issues.
• Provides coach / mentoring to staff on project activities e.g. timeliness, understanding, etc. Documents and provides on-going employee feedback for improvement and identifies monitors and documents employee performance. Identifies any potential issues.
• Review and recommend personnel needs and appraise performance of employees through daily feedback and preparation of performance reviews. Presents completed reviews to employees and recommends appropriate salary action.
• Conduct or participate in the interview process for permanent hires or contract.
• Plan and assign project personnel, provide project oversight and ensure work accuracy on complex operational business processes. These projects may be of a complex nature and require multiple resources without having a direct reporting relationship. Provide project lead instruction and direction to other staff regarding technical solutions to meet business issues, as well as, anticipate impact and propose solutions. May perform analysis and design changes for process issues crossing functional areas to ensure accurate and timely project completion.
• Coaches, manages and develops employees. Establishes clear goals, expectations and strategies for employee performance. Provides direction and guidance to subordinates, supplies regular performance feedback both positive and constructive to subordinates, utilizes effective motivational skills, inspires respect and trust of others, and exhibits confidence in self and others. Creates a learning environment for employees through effective delegation of workload, by empowering employees to make decisions, providing staff with new opportunities, challenges and training to develop skills to improve work processes and to prepare them for future opportunities.
• The incumbent, on a daily basis, must exercise discretion in the supervision of business analysts, development of processes and procedures to improve the delivery of service, make operational changes, provide strategic guidance and implement or recommend workable solutions for developments that may cause negative impacts to Operations. Regular latitude exists for contribution of significant input for important decisions.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Language (Other than English) : None

Travel Requirement : 0% - 25%

Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions :

Disclaimer : The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

Pay Range Minimum : $67,500.00

Pay Range Maximum : $126,000.00