Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Business Operations Specialist to join the global Business Operations team in our Digital business. The business operations team is a horizontal group in the business that works across all P&Ls and functions, with the key focus on supporting the business for accelerated growth through smooth operations, transparent operational insights that can lead to high levels of productivity and efficiency, and by mobilizing and motivating the organization to its best possible outcomes. The ideal candidate is intrinsically motivated to work collaboratively across global teams to help analyze, identify, and solve operational challenges and roadblocks throughout the organization and a true desire to make an enormous impact. As a technical member of the operations team, this individual will also perform both the technical and process-related duties of the Clarity PPM system administrator for the Digital business globally. RESPONSIBILITIES: Collaborate with engineering, program, project management teams to provide user management support for Clarity users. Develop and deploy productivity enhancements developed using Claritys native configurability. Maintain integrations of Clarity with other pillar applications (e.g., Workday, Oracle Project Accounting, Salesforce). Analyze data from different sources and systems and consolidate into Power BI reports and dashboards that provide meaningful insights to managers and business leaders. Work closely with business operations leaders, engineering operations leaders, engineering managers, and project managers to support them achieve their outcomes based on business goals and priorities. Enhance workflows for efficiency and productivity through improved integrations, simplification of system usage, and training. Design and document procedures and training materials to be used by internal clients, including but not limited to maintaining an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals, and policies/procedures. Facilitate deployment of Clarity application upgrades as they are made available by the SaaS provider for the application. Monitor up-time and troubleshoot issues and outages with the SaaS provider for the Clarity application. Support internal and external Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance audits, as needed. Liaise with Wabtec Sourcing/Legal and the third-party SaaS provider in support of commercial activities (contract renewals, etc.) related to the Clarity application. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor s degree in a STEM field. 5+ years experience managing projects and resources in an enterprise PPM system (e.g., Clarity PPM, Primavera EPPM, Microsoft Project Server). 1-2 years experience working with and analyzing data from various systems and sources and consolidating them into insightful reports and dashboards using power BI or other BI reporting tools. Strong working experience in Microsoft applications especially MS Excel, and Oracle SQL. Ability to reverse-engineer the relationships among relational database tables, and the logic of program code, to facilitate development of new architecture and reports using existing content as a model. Proficient with MS Office suite. Willingness and ability to learn and demonstrate expertise in the Clarity PPM application to support Clarity system administration duties for the Digital business globally. Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to articulate clearly and concisely with working proficiency in the English language. Self-motivated, quick learner, results-oriented, good problem-solving skills, and a strong focus on delivering quality outcomes for the business. Attention to detail. Sharp analytical skills, willingness to learn and develop business acumen. A good team player who can work across different teams, business units, functions, and global locations. DESIRED SKILLS Experience in XML, GEL Scripting, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and Java. Knowledge of Railroad or Transportation domain. Willing and able to travel globally on a need basis (less than 20%). Master s degree in a STEM field, Business, or Finance.

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