ITAS Business Transformation Analyst

Just as aluminum is the element of possibility, so too, are our current and future employees. We relentlessly pursue outstanding and sustainable results and creatively transform ideas into value. At Alcoa you can quickly make your mark, impact your world and grow your career. Alcoa is a truly global company with many locations worldwide. The majority of our hiring takes place in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the United States. While some roles are based on-site, Alcoa also offers a flexible working model for certain positions. Come learn what’s possible for you!

About the job

The objective of this position is to support execution of application strategy and business transformation activities exploring new ways of delivering value to the business processes for Commercials, Finance, HR, Maintenance and Engineering and Source to Pay areas.

This professional works in collaboration with the business global process owners improving, redefining, addressing process re-engineering, and facilitating brainstorms and potential optimization or implementation of new solutions required. Can bridge the gap between business strategy and right sized technology solutions which fit in a sophisticated technology ecosystem.

The Transformation Analyst supports the modernization of Alcoa’s Enterprise application portfolio and ecosystems through simplification, standardization, digitalization. Assists with improving the integration, automation, and data strategies while following company’s standards, governance structure and targeting commonality of business solutions.

Key Activities

• Develop positive relationships and work in partnership with business areas, comprehends current condition, business needs, strategies, plans and recommends cost effective changes for existing processes and systems
• Supports business portfolio changes and ensure results expected
• Supports execution of Enterprise Application Strategy for Commercials, Finance, HR, Maintenance and Engineering and Source to Pay areas
• Facilitates ideation, option development, solution design, implementation, and deployment roadmap development for new (digital) initiatives and application projects
• Support application portfolio management activities working in conjunction with Application Leaders to expedite work assisting business areas.
• Develop and detail new project initiatives, work estimates, timelines, results, and landmarks
• Analyze existing businesses to define & implement innovative ways
• Lead problem solving, develop opportunities for businesses & convincingly present recommendations
• Lead work streams for the entire life cycle from strategic planning to day-to-day monitoring – final transition to Run the Shop operations
• Knows the latest with technology trends and innovations and collaborates with IS Architecture & Governance, Integration, Infrastructure, Data Architects, Security, Data Privacy, and other groups to ensure right adoption of business solution used by these areas.

About you

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people & lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

• Technical degree: Information Systems, Engineering or Business Administration with experience in large company´s business processes
• 7+ years’ experience on large scale applications and business process support
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills; collaborative management style to work with and through others
• Ability to build relationships with & influence all levels within an organization
• Ability to handle a multi-tasking environment, meet deadlines & work with a wide range of critical & confidential issues
• Ability to take initiative, work independently & accomplish a task with minimum supervision
• Strong written & verbal communication skills; strong analytical & quantitative modelling skills
• Confidence, intellectual curiosity & passion to succeed
• Must possess experience in customer-facing position
• Must have problem-solving skills
• Must have project management skills
• The incumbent must be proficient in local language and possess a fluent level of English.
• Proven experience improving efficiency in previous jobs
• Having professional planning experience
• Flexible servicing the business across multiple time zones in a global environment
• Some experience with Oracle ERP or SAP modules for Commercials, Finance or Source to Pay areas, preferred
• Beneficial to have some experience with data analytics solutions and automation

Alcoa encourages applications from women, a diverse group of backgrounds and those with different skills and life experiences. Alcoa is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Alcoa supports self-learning and individual development programs. To support our employees and their families beyond the workplace, Alcoa offers structured work-from-home programs for valuable work-life balances.

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The purpose of this position is to support the execution of application strategy and business transformation activities by exploring new ways to bring more value to business processes in business, finance, HR, maintenance, engineering and Source-to-Pay (S2P).

This professional works collaboratively with global business process owners to improve, redesign, address process re-engineering, and facilitate brainstorming and potential optimization or implementation of new required solutions. This role helps bridge the gap between business strategy and right-sized technology solutions that fit into a sophisticated technology ecosystem.

The Transformation Analyst supports the modernization of Alcoa’s enterprise application portfolio and ecosystems through simplification, standardization and digitization. He or she contributes to the improvement of integration, automation and data strategies while respecting standards, governance structure and targeting the company‘s common business solutions.

Main activities

• Develop positive relationships and work in partnership with business sectors, understand the current situation, business needs, strategies, plans and recommend cost-effective changes to existing processes and systems.
• Support business portfolio changes and ensure expected results.
• Support the execution of the company‘s application strategy for commercial, financial, HR, maintenance, engineering and Source-to-Pay sectors.
• Facilitate ideation, option development, solution design, implementation and roadmap development of new (digital) initiatives and application projects.
• Support Application Portfolio Management activities in conjunction with Application Owners to expedite support work to business lines.
• Develop and detail new project initiatives, work estimates, timelines, results and milestones.
• Analyze existing activities to define and implement innovative means.
• Lead problem solving, develop business opportunities and present recommendations in a compelling manner.
• Lead workflows for the entire life cycle, from strategic planning to day-to-day monitoring – final transition to business continuity operations.
• Be aware of the latest technology trends and innovations and collaborate with IS architecture and governance, integration, infrastructure, data architects, security, data privacy and other groups to ensure appropriate adoption of the business solution used by these sectors.

About you

Our values — to act with integrity, to act with excellence, to care for people, and to lead with courage — are the foundation of everything we do. To ensure success and the continued success of the company, the incumbent of this position must demonstrate the following track record:

• Technical degree: information systems, engineering or business administration with experience in the business processes of a large company.
• 7+ years of experience in large scale applications and business process support.
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills; collaborative management style for working with and through others.
• Ability to build relationships with and influence all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage a multitasking environment, meet deadlines and work on a wide range of critical and confidential matters.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and complete a task with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong analytical and quantitative modeling skills.
• Confidence, intellectual curiosity and passion to succeed.
• Must have experience in a customer facing role.
• Must have problem solving skills.
• Must have project management skills.
• The job holder must be fluent in the local language and have a fluent level of English.
• Proven track record of improving efficiency in previous roles.
• Have professional experience in planning.
• Flexibility in services offered to the business across multiple time zones in a global environment.
• Some experience with Oracle ERP or SAP modules for commercial, financial or Source-to-Pay areas preferred.
• Some experience with data analytics solutions and automation is desirable.

Alcoa encourages applications from women, a diverse group of backgrounds, and people with different skills and life experiences. Alcoa prides itself on being an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Alcoa supports self-learning and individual development programs. To support its employees and their families beyond the workplace, Alcoa offers structured work-from-home programs for work-life balance.

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