Business Analyst

Seeking an experienced Planisware Configurator to support the implementation, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of the enterprise Planisware platform. This role serves as a critical liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating business requirements into scalable Planisware solutions that support portfolio management, project planning, resource management, financial planning, and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis & Solution Design

• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand business and IT objectives, processes, challenges, and reporting needs.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design reviews.
• Analyze current-state and future-state business and IT processes.
• Translate business and IT requirements into Planisware functional designs and configuration specifications.
• Recommend best-practice solutions leveraging standard Planisware capabilities whenever possible.

Planisware Configuration

• Configure Planisware modules, workflows, forms, views, dashboards, reports, and portfolio structures.
• Configure project lifecycle, stage-gate, resource management, demand management, financial planning, and governance processes.
• Support setup and maintenance of user roles, permissions, and security configurations.
• Collaborate with implementation partners, technical architects and developers on complex solution requirements.

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize portfolio and project management processes.
• Recommend enhancements that improve reporting, governance, forecasting, and decision-making capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across business and IT functions utilizing Planisware.
• Support implementation of enterprise standards and best practices.

Testing & Deployment

• Develop test scenarios and validate configured solutions.
• Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and release validation activities.
• Document configuration changes and release impacts.
• Assist with deployment planning and production readiness activities.

Reporting & Analytics

• Design and maintain dashboards, reports, KPIs, and executive scorecards.
• Support portfolio, financial, and resource planning reporting requirements.
• Assist users in leveraging Planisware reporting capabilities for decision support.

Training & User Adoption

• Develop user documentation, job aids, training materials, and standard operating procedures.
• Conduct end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Provide functional support and troubleshooting assistance.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to drive adoption and maximize platform value.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support governance reviews, roadmap planning, and enhancement prioritization.
• Collaborate with Planisware Center of Excellence and implementation partners.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a Functional Consultant, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Planisware Configurator.
• 3 years of hands‑on Planisware configuration experience.
• Experience supporting Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) processes.
• Strong understanding of: Portfolio Management, Project Management, Resource Management, Financial Planning, Demand Management, Stage-Gate Processes.
• Experience facilitating requirements gathering and business workshops.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with Planisware Enterprise implementations.
• Automotive, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, or product development industry experience.
• Familiarity with: SAP, Jira, Power BI, Enterprise reporting solutions.
• Experience supporting SaaS-based enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Functional Skills

• Planisware - Portfolio Management, Project Management, Resource Planning, Financial Planning, Demand Management, Workflow Configuration, Reporting & Dashboards, Security & Role Configuration.
• Business Consulting - Requirements Gathering, Process Mapping, Workshop Facilitation, User Story Development, Functional Design, Change Management, User Training.

Success Measures

• Successful delivery of Planisware enhancements and configurations.
• High user adoption and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Improved portfolio visibility and reporting accuracy.