Guidehouse

Management Consulting

LeadBusinessAnalyst

$98–163k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Lead Business Analyst at Guidehouse. Skills: Business analysis, Process improvement, Stakeholder management. Lead operational and business analysis for federal loan. Ensure alignment across operations, technology, policy, and compliance”

What You'll Achieve.

Reducing cycle times; Improving accuracy; Increasing throughput

Industry & Context.

Management Consulting
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, Ability to Obtain Public Trust, Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Demonstrated lead-level responsibilities, Active Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT), U. S. Citizenship

Nice to Have

Degree in Business, Information Systems, or related field, Equivalent practical experience, Ability to thrive in a fast-paced client focused environment, Experience leading business analysis on enterprise or large-scale transformation initiatives, Prior management consulting experience

What You'll Do.

Lead operational and business analysis for federal loan

Ensure alignment across operations

Support key business initiatives from discovery through implementation

and prioritize business requirements

Drive business process reengineering initiatives

Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Develop recommendations to improve processes

Maintain alignment with government policies and systems

Facilitate cross-functional working sessions

Provide executive briefings

Drive alignment across business

Support proposal development

Lead proposal development

Support technical solutioning

Lead technical solutioning

Support capture strategy

Lead capture strategy

Draft technical approaches

Draft KPI compliance plans

Draft operational models

Guide junior analysts

Provide operational leadership across delivery teams

Ensure accountability

Ensure performance outcomes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional working sessions; Business stakeholders; Technical teams; Leadership; Delivery teams

Communication Scope

Executive briefings; Verbal communication; Written communication

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, Project delivery methodologies

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Management Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust ** _What You Will Do:_** * Lead end-to-end operational and business analysis for large-scale federal loan servicing programs, ensuring alignment across operations, technology, policy, and compliance requirements. * Support key business initiatives from discovery through implementation. * Partner with business stakeholders, technical teams, and leadership to gather, analyze, document, and prioritize business requirements. * Drive business process reengineering and continuous improvement initiatives across loan lifecycle functions, reducing cycle times, improving accuracy, and increasing throughput. * Partner with stakeholders to identify risks, dependencies, and operational gaps, and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations to improve processes while maintaining alignment with government policies and systems of record. * Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, capture efforts, and executive briefings, driving alignment across business, technical, and program teams. * Support and lead proposal development, technical solutioning, and capture strategy, including drafting technical approaches, KPI compliance plans, and operational models. * Mentor and guide junior staff and analysts, and provide operational leadership across delivery teams, ensuring quality, accountability, and performance outcomes. **_What You Will Need:_** * Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, with demonstrated lead-level responsibilities. * An active Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) or ability to obtain one. * U.S. Citizenship. **_What Would Be Nice To Have:_** * Degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced challenging client focused environment where priorities and scope may change quickly. * Strong skills in requireme

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