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Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech’s Mission and Values
Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide liaison services between functional user and technical systems groups in the development or modification of typically complex information systems. Lead in definition of user business requirements and assure they are appropriately addressed in application implementation. Redefine business processes to maximize application usage as required. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: assigned user group management and staff, technical project management and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: assigned user group management and staff, technical project management and staff. This position will supervise: NA (may provide work guidance).

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or IT related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Eight to ten years of job related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Certifications:
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certified Business Analyst
Salesforce Platform App Builder

Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

• or demonstrated Salesforce Trailhead knowledge/ranking

Preferred Skills:

• Proficient understanding use of declarative (no- or low-code) tools in the Salesforce Platform
• Ability to understand end user pain points and solve problems within the Salesforce Platform
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized and able to document, simplify, and present complex user requirements
• Interest in automating business processes and ability to think logically.
• Knowledge of and/or experience applying Agile and Lean principles would also be a bonus

SKILLS

This job requires an advanced knowledge of various documentation processes, business system architecture and associated technologies; advanced skills in data organization and analysis, problem solving, systems documentation and report writing as applied within assigned system(s); skills in functional leadership and cross communication between functional user and technical groups; ability to manage work on multiple projects with competing priorities; strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills with the ability to tailor communication to different audiences; effective analytical and presentation skills; excellent organizational, time management skills, and professionalism; self-motivated and able to work independently.