Lead Analyst (Two year term position) at Harvard University — Cambridge, MA

Reporting to the Associate Director, HR Systems, the Lead Analyst serves as one of the functional leads for a portfolio of university-wide HR systems, which may include Harvard's Learning Management System (LMS) environment, PeopleSoft Payroll, and related HR applications.

The Lead Analyst partners with stakeholders across Harvard to lead projects, analyze business needs, drive system enhancements, and ensure applications effectively support HR initiatives and operations. This role provides functional leadership for complex projects, mentors other analysts, and serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering, business process analysis, testing, implementation, and change management activities.
• Coordinate system integrations and business processes across HR applications, as well as other Harvard systems, third-party vendors and IT teams.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and work coordination for other analysts on the HR Systems team working on the same project.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point.
• Partner with the Associate Director, HR Systems to support portfolio planning, project prioritization, and resource coordination.
• Manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while ensuring high-quality service and support

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience
• Supervisory experience

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

The following qualifications are strongly preferred. If you meet some, but not all, you are still encouraged to apply; we value employees with a willingness to learn.

• 10+ years of experience in business systems analysis and/or product management with progressive responsibility of managing complex IT environments.
• Experience with running and managing large IT projects, with a cross functional agile team.
• Demonstrated ability to build and foster a broad range of business relationships with administrators, human resources, faculty affairs, and finance professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and mentor teams.
• Must be passionate about delivering great service and driving on products and projects in the public interest.
• Strong organizational skills, communication skills (written, oral and presentation) with a concern for accuracy, details and quality to cross-functional and non-technical business owners.
• Strong knowledge about the business processes and related technologies that support HR, finance, and faculty affairs teams.
• Ability to think strategically while working through tactical short-term priorities.
• Experience working with the Agile methodology.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Completion of Harvard IT Academy specified foundational courses (or external equivalent) preferred
• Working Conditions: Onsite work is performed in an office setting.
• Appointment End Date:

This is a fully benefited, full-time Harvard University position that has been funded for two years from date of hire. There is the possibility of renewal, contingent upon your work performance meeting the needs of the department and the continued availability of funding designed to support the position.

• Standard Hours/Schedule: 35 hours per week
• Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
• Pre-Employment Screening: Identity
• Other Information:

Please provide a cover letter and resume as one document with your application.

This position has a 180-day orientation and review period.

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Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks