Senior IAM Business Analyst (contract)

DescriptionTitle: Senior IAM Business AnalystLocation: Raleigh, NCDuration: 12 monthsWork Engagement: W2Work Schedule: Hybrid 3 days in office/2 days remoteBenefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary BenefitsSummary:In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Business Execution. Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking. Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Business Execution business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel. Required Qualifications: Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.Key Responsibilities:Change Management & Adoption Drive change management activities for IAM transformations, including impact assessments, communications, and readiness planning Support business and end user adoption of IAM changes in partnership with training and operations teamsTesting & Validation Assist with planning and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for IAM solutions Develop UAT scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria Coordinate testing cycles, issue triage, and formal business sign offStakeholder & Program Communications Act as a primary coordination point across stakeholders involved in complex IAM initiatives Develop and manage stakeholder communication plans, meeting summaries, and action tracking Produce weekly status reports, RAID logs, and progress updates Support executive level reporting and communications, including steering committee materials and leadership briefingsIAM Transformation Leadership Support and help drive large, enterprise wide IAM transformation initiatives, including access management, identity governance, and directory modernization programs Work closely with leadership, security teams, and architects to align business objectives with IAM strategy and roadmap Maintain end to end traceability across requirements, design, delivery milestones, and adoption outcomesKey Requirements:Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Lead requirements gathering efforts with business, IT, security, and compliance stakeholders Facilitate design and solution workshops as part of IAM transformation and modernization programs Translate business and regulatory needs into high quality Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional requirements, and design artifacts Capture and document key decisions, risks, assumptions, and dependencies throughout the program lifecycleBusiness Analyst, with demonstrated experience supporting or leading large scale IAM transformation programs Proven experience working on complex, multi stakeholder IAM initiatives in enterprise environments Strong experience facilitating requirements gathering and design workshops Expertise in creating BRDs, functional requirements, and design documentation Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive level communications