Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guidehouse is a consulting firm specializing in SAAS/PAAS/Cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Salesforce Business Analyst - Data Specialist. The role involves engaging with stakeholders to define data-related business outcomes, conducting data assessments, and leading data migration efforts to enhance data quality and governance within Salesforce.
Responsibilities
- Engage customer stakeholders to understand data-related business outcomes, reporting needs, and define measurable success criteria for data quality, completeness, and accessibility
- Articulate the value of data-driven Salesforce solutions, including data governance, migration strategies, and analytics capabilities
- Lead discovery and data assessment sessions to inventory legacy systems, data sources, data quality issues, and transformation requirements
- Analyze, profile, and map source data to Salesforce data models, identifying relationships, dependencies, and data integrity constraints
- Perform detailed data mapping, transformation logic definition, and reconciliation planning between source and target systems
- Conduct fit-gap analysis between existing data structures and Salesforce standard/custom objects and recommend optimal data model design
- Define and document data migration strategies, including data cleansing, deduplication, enrichment, and validation processes
- Develop and maintain data migration artifacts such as data dictionaries, mapping documents, conversion plans, and reconciliation reports
- Collaborate with technical teams to execute data migrations using tools such as Data Loader, Data Import Wizard, ETL platforms, and integration frameworks
- Design and validate test scenarios for data migration, including unit, system integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Monitor and resolve data migration issues, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with business rules
- Support the development of reporting, dashboards, and analytics solutions to enable business insights and performance tracking
- Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders in an Agile or Hybrid-Agile environment to iteratively refine data requirements and deliverables
- Develop data governance frameworks, including data stewardship roles, data quality standards, and ongoing data maintenance processes
- Deliver training and documentation to enable end users to effectively manage and utilize migrated data within Salesforce
- Work with the Guidehouse Project Manager to manage data migration activities within scope, budget, and timeline expectations
Skills
- BA/BS degree
- A minimum of FIVE (5) years of work experience, with a strong focus on data analysis and migration projects
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and accelerators to automate data profiling, mapping, cleansing, and validation, and to enhance data quality insights and migration outcomes
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce data management tools (Data Loader, Data Import Wizard, Workbench)
- Experience with data migration methodologies, including profiling, cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation
- Experience working with large datasets, multiple legacy systems, and complex data transformations
- Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, including standard and custom objects, relationships, and data architecture principles
- Experience with ETL/ELT tools (e.g., Informatica, MuleSoft, Talend, SSIS, or equivalent) and integration patterns
- Experience performing data quality analysis, including deduplication, normalization, and enrichment strategies
- Experience writing data mapping documents, migration plans, and reconciliation reports
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks and best practices
- Experience supporting testing cycles (SIT, UAT) with a focus on data validation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience working in Agile or Hybrid-Agile environments
- US Citizenship is contractually required for this role
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment
- Minimum of ONE (1) current Salesforce Certification (Admin, App Builder, or relevant Cloud certification) is preferred
- Experience in a “Big 4” or equivalent consulting firm and/or Salesforce Platinum partner
- Experience with public sector clients, especially involving legacy system modernization and data conversion efforts
- Experience with Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, Health Cloud, or Financial Services Cloud data models
- Familiarity with MuleSoft or other integration platforms for data orchestration
- Experience supporting large-scale data migrations (millions of records, multiple systems)
- Knowledge of data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, CRM Analytics)
- Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) concepts and tools
- Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- MBA preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
Company Overview
Guidehouse offers consulting services for public and commercial markets with expertise in management, technology, and risk consulting. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://guidehouse.com.