
Business Analyst Bachelors Degree Manager
Columbia, SC · HybridContractSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The contractor will lead project delivery and business analysis for an administrative IT engagement, guiding planning, execution, risk mitigation, requirements definition, and solution alignment. The role also supports change management, user acceptance testing, procurement, and adoption, while improving transparency through documentation, dashboards, and stakeholder communication. The position begins onsite and allows a hybrid schedule after acclimation; candidates must be local to South Carolina.
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Business Analyst Bachelors Degree Manager
(Jobs in Columbia, SC)
Requirement id 159460
Job title Manager
Job location in Columbia, SC
Skills required Project ,Management Experience, Business Analyst, Managing IT Project Application, Bachelors Degree
Open Date 02-Nov-2026
Close Date
Job type Contract
Duration 12 Months
Compensation DOE
Status requirement ---
Job interview type ---
Email Recruiter:coolsoft
Job Description Manager: Project ,Management Experience, Business Analyst, Managing IT Project Application, Bachelors Degree
Start date : 11/30/2026
End Date : 12 Months from projected start date
Submission deadline : 11/9/2026 5:00:00 PM
Client Info : ADMIN
Note:
*Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
*Work Location: This position will be on site initially. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.
*Candidate Location: Candidates must be local to South Carolina – no relocation will be permitted at this time.
Description:
The primary objectives of this engagement are:
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Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.
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Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.
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Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.
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Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.
The Contractor will report to the Director of Admin IT or designated project executive. Regular updates will be required through established reporting mechanisms and recurring meetings.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
Project Management Responsibilities
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Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination
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Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates
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Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.
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Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders
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Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies
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Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard
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Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks
Business Analysis Responsibilities
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Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis
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Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
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Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.
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Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.
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Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.
Change Management & Adoption
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Develop change management and communication plans.
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Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.
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Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops
Documentation Deliverables
Deliverables may include but are not limited to:
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Project Charter
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Requirements Documents / User Stories
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Process Diagrams & Data Flows
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Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure
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RAID Logs & Decision Logs
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Status Reports & Dashboards
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Communication Plans
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Procurement-related documentation (as applicable)
Required skills
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Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
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Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
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Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.
Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance):
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Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts
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Strong schedule management and resource planning skills
Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 159460 while calling.
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 5,723 open Business Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- South Carolina median$87–146K/yr49 salary ranges
- US median$39–50/hr405 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Business Analyst jobs in South Carolina and 5,723 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- EY8 open
- Old Dominion Freight Line4 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Business Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 4,523 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,326 of the 5,723 open Business Analyst jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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