[Hiring] Lead Scoping Analyst @Workiva Inc.

Role Description

The Lead Scoping Analyst is an expert-level professional who drives the strategic and operational success of our SaaS implementation scoping function. Operating with significant autonomy and guided only by broad departmental objectives, you will tackle highly ambiguous problems and design creative, sustainable solutions for complex enterprise assignments.

• Advance the scoping discipline by proactively proposing and implementing new techniques, tools, and methodologies tailored to evolving business contexts and industry trends.
• Lead the discovery and scoping of highly complex, ambiguous enterprise engagements. Conduct in-depth evaluations of variable, hard-to-identify factors to anticipate implementation risks and recommend sustainable, creative solutions.
• Translate broad departmental objectives into actionable processes. Independently define and execute the approach for new, special, or unprecedented scoping assignments.
• Act as a team lead by coordinating the daily activities of other scoping team members, ensuring the successful, high-quality completion of departmental assignments and SOWs.
• Lead cooperative efforts among members of different teams (Sales, Delivery, Product, Legal) to align on complex deal structures and deliver seamless pre-sales to post-sales transitions.
• Exercise significant interpretative judgment to evaluate different technical approaches, making impactful recommendations that definitively drive customer, operational, and service objectives across the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 6+ years of experience in SaaS professional services, pre-sales, solution scoping, implementation, or technical consulting, with a strong preference for experience supporting Workiva solutions.

Requirements

• Proven track record acting as a team lead, coordinating the work of junior and mid-level analysts.
• Deep understanding of the broader SaaS industry and a demonstrated ability to connect day-to-day scoping work to the achievement of high-level company objectives.
• Ability to navigate high ambiguity, conduct detailed evaluations of complex data, and apply expert knowledge using creative means.
• Capacity to evaluate various technical and commercial techniques, making definitive and impactful recommendations.
• Exceptional ability to lead cooperative efforts without formal reporting lines, regularly interacting with managers and liaising with senior managers.
• Strong capability to independently map out and determine processes for completely new or special assignments.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills necessary to guide peers and coordinate multi-person tasks.

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions

• 25% travel for internal meetings
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office
• Workiva will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis.

Benefits

• Salary range in the US: $106,000.00 - $185,000.00
• A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
• Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
• 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package