Principal Business Systems Analyst

K. Hovnanian Homes - Matawan, NJ

Full-time - Principal

Matawan, NJ

Construction of Buildings

About the position

K. Hovnanian is celebrating 60 years of quality and leadership in the home building and community development industry. The Principal Business Systems Analyst - Home Production and Quality Applications will play a crucial role in the discovery, design, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of standardized policies, processes, and software systems across the company. This position requires collaboration with Information Services team members and the user community to support defined objectives aimed at innovating, delivering, and supporting the K. Hovnanian Integrated Software System (KHISS). This integrated suite of enterprise-wide, standard business processes and systems is designed to increase sales, improve profit, and enhance customer satisfaction. The Principal Business Systems Analyst will manage all IS aspects of one or multiple small to large projects, which includes baseline support, administrative and maintenance duties, and leading various local, regional, and national projects. The role is characterized by an increased number of assigned tasks with greater complexity and business impact. Specific responsibilities include providing connections between technology partners to improve and streamline systems and processes, negotiating complex business requirements, overseeing the preparation of presentations for internal customers and strategic stakeholders, and obtaining and assembling data for technical requirements and user acceptance testing. Additionally, the Analyst will participate in providing technical support to all divisions, consult with internal management to determine functional and technical requirements, analyze internal data regarding system utilization, and maintain current knowledge of industry trends related to Construction Scheduling and Homeowner Service Software solutions. The role also involves conducting periodic on-site observations, working with business partners to ensure consistency across technologies, defining and maintaining job roles, and following established company safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Participate and/or lead in the discovery, design, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of standardized policies, processes, and software systems.
• Collaborate with Information Services team members and the user community to support defined objectives.
• Manage all IS aspects of one or multiple small to large projects.
• Provide connections between technology partners to improve and streamline systems and processes.
• Negotiate complex business requirements to fulfill system requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of presentations of new technology for internal customers and strategic stakeholders.
• Obtain and assemble data to complete technical requirements, specification building, software and service development, and user acceptance testing.
• Provide technical support to all Divisions.
• Consult and advise internal management to determine functional and technical requirements of system projects.
• Analyze internal data regarding system utilization, daily activity, and other important data.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends related to Construction Scheduling and Homeowner Service Software solutions.
• Conduct periodic on-site observation of work, training, and supplemental documentation to improve system design.
• Work with business partners to define and ensure consistency across all technologies related to data models, naming, numbering, and data hierarchy.
• Define and maintain job roles.
• Follow established Company safety procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in MIS or Business Administration.
• About 5 years of comparable experience in project leadership and systems implementation.
• Outstanding documentation and customer relationship skills.
• Ability to travel frequently.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in system design.
• Strong communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance