Business Systems Analyst, Executive Education

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About Us:

Harvard Business School Executive Education brings together senior executives from the world’s most influential organizations, preparing them to reach the next level for their organizations and for themselves. Working closely with HBS’s world-class faculty, we design and deliver programs for individuals and for organizations, welcoming over 12,000 participants annually from over 130 countries. Programs range from a few days to multiple weeks. Most programs are delivered on the HBS campus, where participants live, learn, and dine together in dedicated Executive Education residences and facilities. Our programming includes in-person, virtual, and blended (combining both in-person and virtual learning) options. The Executive Education department consists of open enrollment, global, and custom program portfolio management; guest services; marketing; corporate sales; program operations; technology services; human resources; enrollment and admissions; and finance.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Operations Manager, Executive Education Information Technology (EEIT), the Business Systems Analyst (BSA) is a central operational and analytical partner, responsible for owning day-to-day case intake, triage, and prioritization across EEIT Operations, while directly resolving a significant portion of Tier 1 support requests. In addition to hands-on operational support and business analysis, the BSA will partner with the Operations Manager to continuously improve scalable case intake, triage, knowledge base documentation, and escalation practices—ensuring work is prioritized, transparent, and delivery is efficient and predictable.

Position Description

• Provide day-to-day Tier 1 support for Salesforce and Learning Communities

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to user access, roles, permissions, participant, faculty, guest, and staff records, data discrepancies, configuration issues, and system behavior

• Own cases from intake through resolution, ensuring clear documentation and communication

• Own the operational intake pipeline, including initial assessment, prioritization, assignment, and resolution of Tier 1 cases

• Manage incoming EEIT cases to ensure timely triage and predictable flow of work

• Apply defined criteria to route higher-complexity or cross-functional work to ExEd Release workstreams

• Define, document, and continuously improve intake, triage, and escalation processes

• Identify trends, risks, or capacity constraints and proactively surface them to the Operations Manager, EEIT

• Perform advanced Salesforce data work including data uploads and bulk updates, contact and participant merges, and cleanup of duplicate, test, or erroneous records

• Use tools such as Dataloader.io to execute controlled data changes while maintaining data integrity

• Participate in testing and validation for fixes or release-related changes

• Support post-release verification to ensure operational readiness

• Work directly with Executive Education staff and program teams to resolve issues quickly and accurately

• Provide clear, responsive customer service in a fast-paced, program-driven environment

• Escalate blockers or risks appropriately to EEIT leadership

• Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents.

• This role is responsible for other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.

• 5+ years of directly related and specific experience in business systems analysis, technology support, reporting tools, or within other enterprise platforms is required.

• Education beyond high school may count toward experience.

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) experience is a must.

• Advanced Salesforce experience, including data management, permissions, reporting, and operational support across complex use cases

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven ability to independently manage a high-volume case workload

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal direction

• Demonstrated success collaborating across teams in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment

• Experience partnering with business users to document requirements and test functionality

• Strong quality assurance, investigative, and documentation skills

• High attention to detail

• Experience with Learning Management Systems or Learning Communities

• Experience with Dataloader.io

• Experience with Marketing Cloud

• Experience with Einstein Analytics

Standard Hours: 40 hours/week, overtime eligible 

Expected Offer Range: $82,000 – $86,000 commensurate with experience.

Visa Sponsorship: Harvard University is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Pre-Employment Screenings: Identity check

Other Information:

This is a hybrid position which we consider to be a combination of onsite and remote work at our Boston, MA based campus. This department expects staff to be onsite a minimum of 2 days per week and departments to provide onsite coverage Monday – Friday. Specific hours and days onsite will be determined by business needs and are subject to change with appropriate advanced notice.

We may conduct candidate interviews virtually (phone and/or via Zoom) and/or in-person for this role.

Work Format Details

This position has been determined by school or unit leaders that some of the duties and responsibilities can be effectively performed at a non-Harvard location. The work schedule and location will be set by the department at its discretion and based upon operational needs. When not working at a Harvard or Harvard-designated location, employees in hybrid positions must work in a Harvard registered state in compliance with the University’s Policy on Employment Outside of Massachusetts. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 056. Please visit  Harvard's Salary Ranges  to view the corresponding salary range and related information. 

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to: 

• Generous paid time off including parental leave 
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one 
• Retirement plans with university contributions 
• Wellbeing and mental health resources 
• Support for families and caregivers 
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement 
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks 

Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page. 

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