Business Title
IT Business Analyst III
Applications Accepted From
University Wide
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please complete the online application and be prepared to attach required documents.
Position will remain open until filled; for full consideration apply by the posting closing date.
This position is eligible for the following benefits:
medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.
Department Summary
OHIO IT partners with colleges and units to deliver reliable, secure, and user-centered technology that supports teaching, learning, research, and operations. We work in a product-oriented model, aligning roadmaps and services to university priorities, improving experience, building trust, and increasing efficiency. Team members collaborate across IT, academic and administrative units, and vendors to solve problems, reduce risk, and deliver measurable outcomes for the University.
The IT Business Analyst III leads business discovery, requirements gathering, and stakeholder engagement across multiple systems, products, and services. This role bridges functional and technical teams by analyzing and improving processes, designing user engagement strategies, and supporting data-informed decision-making. Success in this role depends on the ability to build strategic, trust-based partnerships across campus. The Business Analyst must lead with empathy and insight, navigating diverse perspectives to foster collaboration and co-create solutions that enhance the campus experience and promote the effective, sustainable use of university resources.
Position Profile
Works with colleges, schools, and departments to understand and define IT business needs. Develops and recommends solutions. Plans implementation, integration and maintenance of solutions into business process or system design.
Level Summary
Manages and resolves complex and ambiguous issues. Works on both strategic and operational challenges, addressing problems that require advanced knowledge and experience. Often takes on leadership roles in projects or initiatives.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Provides mentorship and guidance to team. Infrequently has a limited number of direct reports.
Fiscal Responsibilities
May have budgetary responsibility for small-scale projects or initiatives.
Problem Solving
Solves complex problems, often with limited guidance.
Independence of Action
Works independently; seeks guidance for unusual situations.
Communication and Collaboration
Collaborates with team members and external departments. May represent the team in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Physical Requirements
This role is primarily desk-based with extensive use of desktop computers, phones, and other standard office equipment.
Work is performed in an office or remote environment with regular interruptions and deadlines.
Physical demands are typical of office work, including sitting for extended periods and repetitive use of a keyboard and mouse.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 or more years of related professional experience, or equivalent education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering results in a large or federated environment (higher ed, public sector).
- Demonstrated impact on satisfaction, reliability, adoption, or other metrics.
- Ability to work and collaborate effectively with partners, customers, and stakeholders with diverse perspectives and needs
- Strong skills in written and verbal communication, especially stakeholder communication and collaboration.
- Familiarity with IT risk, accessibility, and security practices.
- Comfort with IT methodologies and practices (agile, service management, etc.).
- Proven success in stakeholder engagement, guiding change, and ensuring user experience is reflected in solutions.
- Fluency in data governance, compliance, and integration/API implications.
- Track record steering complex scope toward measurable outcomes, adoption, and positive user impact.
- Enterprise-level process redesign and decision facilitation across multiple units.
- Demonstrated influence with senior stakeholders.
Department
Information and Technology Office
Pay Rate
The target salary range is $68,299.00 to $92,205 commensurate with the selected candidate’s education and experience while considering internal equity.
Ohio University is proud to offer a robust healthcare plan that includes maternity care, counseling and mental healthcare, prescription coverage, vision, dental, orthodontia care, and more. Our robust benefits package also includes paid holidays, sick time, personal time, a tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents, an excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% employer contribution, a 12-week parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, flextime and flexplace policies, an employee assistance program, access to professional development programs, and additional employee resources. Additional information is available at https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits.
Total Compensation Estimator (For Full-Time Benefits Eligible Employees)
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Pay Range
$68,299.00-$117,127.00
Job Category
Administrative at-will appointment
Employment Type
full-time regular
Job Family
Information Technology
Job Sub Family
IT Business Analysis
Posting End Date
08/03/2026
Planning Unit
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Work Schedule
Full-time, M–F with core hours (8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET).
Campus meetings and stakeholder sessions may require in-person presence (weekly/biweekly).
Limited in-state travel (<10%) to regional campuses and other related locations.
Occasional evening/weekend support during start-of-term and major academic activities.
Flexible Schedule: Alternative or compressed schedules may be approved based on business need.
Expected hours worked per week
40 hours per week
Expected duration of assignment
Indefinite
Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position.
Jane Van Tassel, Manager, IT Business Analysis
Non-Discrimination Statement
Ohio university is proud of its rich history and as part of our ongoing efforts to provide and support a transformative learning experience, we affirm our commitment to fostering a welcoming and respectful workforce and community. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration free from discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military service or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent or foster parent, or any other bases under the law. Ohio university is an equal access/equal opportunity employer.
