Senior Project Analyst
Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract (Minimum 6 months)
Industry: Financial Services
Hourly Pay: $40-50/hr
LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a leading financial services organization to identify a Senior Project Analyst to support high-impact, enterprise-level initiatives. This role sits within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and plays a key role in aligning business objectives with technology solutions to drive measurable value across the organization.
Position Overview
Under the direction of the EPMO, the Senior Project Analyst works closely with business leaders, technology teams, and external partners to support the delivery of strategic programs and projects. This individual will lead business analysis efforts, facilitate decision-making, and ensure solutions are aligned to organizational goals.
This is an ideal opportunity for a highly analytical professional who thrives in complex environments, excels at stakeholder engagement, and brings a strong blend of business acumen and technical awareness.
Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis & Requirements Management
- Partner with business stakeholders and project teams to identify challenges, define business needs, and translate strategic objectives into actionable deliverables
- Lead requirements elicitation efforts, including documentation of current-state workflows and design of future-state processes
- Develop clear, concise business requirements, functional specifications, and process documentation
- Ensure full traceability between business requirements, technical solutions, and delivered outcomes
- Identify risks, issues, and dependencies early; proactively support mitigation strategies
Solution Delivery & Governance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define solution approaches that balance business value, technical feasibility, and regulatory requirements
- Support project governance activities, including status tracking, documentation standards, and delivery oversight
- Facilitate decision-making by clearly communicating tradeoffs, impacts, and recommendations
- Contribute to vendor selection activities, including RFP development, evaluation, and risk assessment
- Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations, including BSA/AML and other regulatory frameworks
Process Improvement & Strategic Support
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, streamline processes, and enable scalable solutions
- Drive continuous improvement through the development of reusable frameworks, templates, and best practices
- Provide consultative support to stakeholders on prioritization, scope management, and value delivery
- Influence project direction to support iterative, outcome-driven execution models (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall as applicable)
Testing, Readiness & Implementation
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and end-to-end testing activities, including test case development and validation
- Ensure business readiness through impact assessments, training support, and adoption planning
- Partner with stakeholders to identify change management needs and mitigate adoption risks
- Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions, communities of practice, and ongoing process improvement initiatives
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 5+ years of experience in business analysis, project analysis, or project support roles within financial services or regulated industries
- Proven experience supporting moderately to highly complex, cross-functional projects or programs
- Strong experience gathering and documenting requirements, process mapping, and business workflow analysis
- Experience working within PMO or EPMO environments
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services (e.g., BSA/AML)
Technical & Functional Skills
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Visio, Confluence, or similar platforms
- Experience with data analysis, reporting, or visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) is a plus
- Ability to interpret technical concepts and communicate effectively with both business and IT stakeholders
Core Competencies
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities
- Strategic mindset with attention to detail and execution
- Collaborative, consultative approach with the ability to influence without authority
Why This Opportunity
- Work on high-visibility, enterprise-wide initiatives that directly impact organizational strategy
- Partner with senior business leaders and technology teams
- Gain exposure to a dynamic financial services environment with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful transformation within a structured EPMO framework
Benefit Offerings:
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
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