Required Skills: Maximo Business Analyst, Functional, Asset work, Inventory, procurement management, Visio, Lucidchart, BRD, FDD, Data Migration, UAT, System validation, RTM
Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Lead Maximo Business Analyst
Duration: 6+ Months
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Required Skills & Experience:
· 12+ years of experience as a Maximo Business Analyst or Functional Consultant.
· Demonstrated experience supporting or leading migration or upgrade projects from Maximo 7.6 to MAS 8/9.
· In-depth understanding of Asset, Work, Inventory, and Procurement Management modules.
· Strong documentation and process modeling skills using Visio, Lucidchart, or similar tools.
· Ability to translate business needs into functional specifications and clearly communicate with technical teams.
· Experience in Energy, Utilities, Power Generation, or Oil & Gas industries preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Analysis & Requirements Management
· Lead workshops and discovery sessions with business stakeholders, asset management teams, and IT to capture functional and operational requirements.
· Analyze and document existing Maximo 7.6 business processes, configurations, and customizations.
· Identify gaps, dependencies, and opportunities for process optimization in the MAS 9 environment.
· Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional Design Documents (FDD), and Use Cases aligned with IBM MAS 9 functionality.
Migration Planning & Validation
· Support the assessment of the current Maximo environment and assist in mapping data, workflows, and roles to MAS 9 equivalents.
· Define and document data migration requirements, including master and transactional data considerations.
· Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and system validation, ensuring all functional and business requirements are met.
· Assist in creating and maintaining a requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
· Serve as the primary liaison between business users, project management, and the Maximo technical team.
· Facilitate decision-making sessions and provide clarity on business process priorities and impacts.
· Support communication and adoption plans to help end-users transition smoothly to MAS 9.
· Create and deliver business process documentation, SOPs, and training materials for new MAS 9 functionality.
Continuous Improvement & Governance
· Recommend improvements to business processes leveraging MAS 9 capabilities (e.g., Work Centers, Manage, Monitor).
· Support standardization and compliance efforts across Maximo environments (e.g., Nuclear, Transmission, Distribution).
· Participate in governance discussions to ensure ongoing alignment with enterprise asset management strategies.