The City of San José is a place where we use civic technology to help our community thrive.
As the 10th largest city in the nation, the City manages a large set of services and assets. The City operates on a budget of $5 billion, with 7,000 employees serving 1+ million residents and 80,000 businesses in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Information Technology's (IT) mission: Put powerful tools and information in the hands of people to unleash their brilliance in service to our community. IT enables that mission through business and infrastructure systems, cybersecurity, data management and analysis, productivity and collaboration tools, the San Jose 311 resident experience platform, data equity and privacy programs, and strategic planning. San Jose is powered by truly great people, a robust technology environment, and a strong sense of purpose.
We promote work-life integration and a focus on growth to bring out the best in our people. Come join us in making San Jose the most vibrant, equitable, sustainable, and innovative city in America!
You can visit the Information Technology Department website to learn more about us.
NOTE - The first review of applications will be on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Please submit your application by 11:59 p.m. (PST) on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, if you would like your application to be included in the first review. Candidates who pass the first application review round will be invited to interviews on the week of August 12, 2024
The Information Technology Department is recruiting for a Business Analyst within the City Products-Projects-Portfolio Office (C3PO).
The Business Analyst will play a crucial role in analyzing and documenting business processes, identifying needs, and providing data-driven recommendations to improve the organization's efficiency and productivity.
The position will also lead and perform usability and accessibility work on digital service delivery analysis and/or improvement. This position will play a key role in ensuring new services are developed to bridge access, language, and ease of use barriers experienced disproportionately by underserved portions of our community.
If you are passionate about building amazing civic products, leading cross-functional teams in building features, re-engineering business processes, and having exceptional customer empathy, this position may be a superb fit for you!
Key duties may include but are not limited to:
- Leading user research on digital products by:
- Identifying user and organizational needs through interviews, conversations, workshops/focus groups, and analytics research.
- Building strong professional relationships with stakeholders to understand what is best for the users.
- Designing user interface prototypes and journey mapping to improve resident and staff outcomes with digital services.
- Training and coaching City staff and creating documentation on standards for user-centered design approaches.
- Engaging internal and external customers to conduct usability testing to build meaningful products, services, and processes.
- Sustaining and improving customer satisfaction through quality customer support, continual system/user interface configuration improvement, and analysis and/or resolution of product issues.
- Performing omnichannel audits and/or assessments that provide actionable recommendations to improve accessibility and usability.
- Gather and analyze data from various sources to understand business needs and objectives.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define, document, and prioritize business requirements.
- Conduct a thorough analysis of current business processes, systems, and workflows.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and propose solutions to address business challenges.
- Develop detailed reports, diagrams, and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement solutions and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Assist in the testing and validating of new systems, processes, or software tools.
This position is currently funded through June 30, 2025, with the potential to extend based on resource availability.
Please note that the Business Analyst position is currently eligible for a hybrid telework schedule. The schedule for working remotely and onsite is subject to change.
Salary Information:The final candidate's qualifications and experience shall determine the actual salary. In addition to the starting salary, employees in the Senior Analyst classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay.
- Salary Range (including the 5% NPWI): $113,327.76 - $138,072.48
The Senior Analyst's bargaining unit is the City Association of Management Personnel (CAMP) .