How to hire a senior business operations analyst

How to hire a senior business operations analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior business operations analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior business operations analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior business operations analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a senior business operations analyst do?

Post a senior business operations analyst job for free, promote it for a fee

Post free

1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your senior business operations analyst job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a senior business operations analyst for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A senior business operations analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior business operations analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents senior business operations analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Senior Business Operations Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Business Operations Analyst	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$31-49
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Business Analyst/Project Manager	A business analyst/project manager is responsible for developing project management procedures, analyzing processes, and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of project deliverables, following clients' specifications and requirements to meet their highest satisfaction. Business analysts/project managers manage project resources, delegate tasks to project staff, setting deadlines, and coordinating with the clients for regular updates and suggest strategic adjustments as needed... Show more	$34-65

   Show more

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Operations
   • Data Analysis
   • Process Improvement
   • Project Management
   • Shared Services
   • PowerPoint
   • SR
   • Business Analysis
   • Business Processes
   • Strong Analytical
   • Financial Analysis
   • Visualization
   • Portfolio
   • CRM

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage implementation and design a SharePoint solution to control the media plan review and approval process for sales and operations teams.
   • Manage timely (business/technology) requirements gathering, project documentation, approvals from governance, QA testing and post-production validation.
   • Redesign the architecture and visualization of the internal SharePoint sites.
   • Maintain CRM database of client information and sales activities.
   • Create specific and actionable business requirements for releasing new CRM tool and processes.
   • Work as a SME in resolving some issues relate to certain CR deployments.

   More senior business operations analyst duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior business operations analyst job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A senior business operations analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a senior business operations analyst in West Virginia may be lower than in California, and an entry-level senior business operations analyst usually earns less than a senior-level senior business operations analyst. Additionally, a senior business operations analyst with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average senior business operations analyst salary

   $82,143yearly

   $39.49 hourly rate

   ---

   Entry-level senior business operations analyst salary

   $65,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average senior business operations analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$107,638	$52
   2	Washington	$96,884	$47
   3	New York	$88,307	$42
   4	Massachusetts	$87,721	$42
   5	Virginia	$85,502	$41
   6	Texas	$83,893	$40
   7	District of Columbia	$83,718	$40
   8	Illinois	$81,102	$39
   9	North Carolina	$81,055	$39
   10	Arizona	$80,626	$39
   11	Oregon	$79,979	$38
   12	Colorado	$75,874	$36
   13	Missouri	$75,559	$36
   14	Georgia	$71,726	$34
   15	Ohio	$71,353	$34
   16	Minnesota	$71,107	$34
   17	Florida	$70,901	$34
   18	Oklahoma	$69,391	$33
   19	Tennessee	$68,662	$33
   20	South Carolina	$67,370	$32

   Average senior business operations analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Cambridge Associates	$117,570	$56.52
   2	Palo Alto Networks	$109,383	$52.59	38
   3	American Tower	$108,446	$52.14
   4	BNY Mellon	$106,397	$51.15	33
   5	Renesas Electronics	$106,079	$51.00	2
   6	Rubrik	$105,539	$50.74	98
   7	BMO Capital Markets	$105,520	$50.73	12
   8	Pacific Gas and Electric	$104,504	$50.24
   9	Morgan Stanley	$104,370	$50.18	33
   10	Varian Medical Systems	$104,034	$50.02
   11	Unity Technologies	$103,678	$49.85	2
   12	Lam Research	$103,380	$49.70	4
   13	Micron Technology	$102,742	$49.40	17
   14	Intuitive Surgical	$102,489	$49.27	6
   15	Shutterstock	$101,885	$48.98
   16	American Century Investments	$100,546	$48.34	2
   17	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$100,116	$48.13	2
   18	VMware	$97,396	$46.83
   19	SoFi	$96,644	$46.46	25
   20	Amazon	$96,417	$46.35	648

4. Writing a senior business operations analyst job description

   A good senior business operations analyst job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a senior business operations analyst job description:

   Senior business operations analyst job description example

   Please list the top 4 competencies:

   1) Possesses a strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Specifically, SharePoint Online, web parts, Office 365, Power Apps, etc.

   2) Demonstrates independent and critical thinking and decision-making abilities as well as have strong written and oral communication abilities

   3) Demonstrates the ability to manage time and projects effectively by adjusting quickly to new and different priorities

   4) Possesses strong teamwork skills and the ability to build and work collaboratively within and across work teams

   Responsibilities:

   The Supervision &Regulation Department is a collaborative environment that promotes a "People first" culture.

   Please list the top 3 priorities:

   1) Migration from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint Online

   2) Training and adoption of the Microsoft 365 platform of tools

   3) Development and support of SharePoint Sites, MS Teams Sites, Power Platform, etc.

   Complete JD:

   Responsibilities:

   Develop and implement solutions and workflows using advanced functionality with Microsoft Products (i.e., SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automation (Flow), Teams, Project, PowerBI, etc.)

   Convey the value of the Microsoft 365 platform including teamwork (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams) by understanding our needs and translating those requirements into capabilities of the Microsoft 365 platform.

   Participate in migrations and modernizations from on-premises to Microsoft Office 365.

   Analyze business problems, identify, and articulate requirements to support system and process improvements and identifies alternative technical solutions.

   Solves and resolves complex technical issues.

   Lead complex technical projects; independently develop project plans, timelines, and milestones for complex projects

   Draw on professional experiences to develop, maintain, collect, and distribute important materials such as project plans, tracking spreadsheets, metrics and documentation

   Oversee the development, analysis and implementation of new and existing solutions.

   Create ideas for process improvement projects and participate in control activities that maintain and validate standards for the functional area

   Draw on professional experiences and expertise to determine best practices and make recommendations to improve current business practices; participate in efforts to make changes in business practices

   Prepares and presents both, conclusions and recommendations concerning complex matters to partners

   Build and maintain strategic work relationships and networks with partners, such as other Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors

   Serve as a mentor and/or coach; provide guidance, training and constructive feedback to all levels of staff

   Perform other tasks as assigned

   Your Background:

   Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

   Five plus years of direct work-related experience

   Office 365/SharePoint development experience is required

   Experience with SharePoint Migrations is highly preferred

   Experience gathering and documenting requirements

   Have a strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Specifically, SharePoint Online, web parts, Office 365, Power Apps, Power Automation (Flow), Teams, Project, PowerBI.

   Can understand risk focused supervision and processes

   Demonstrate Business Analyst skills such as advanced analytical and problem solving.

   Demonstrate independent and critical thinking and decision-making abilities as well as have strong written and oral communication abilities

   Ability to provide guidance and constructive feedback to less experienced staff and peers

   Possesses strong teamwork skills and the ability to build and work collaboratively within and across work teams

   Demonstrates the ability to lead a team without authority and to resolve moderately complex to complex issues

   Demonstrates the ability to manage time and projects effectively by adjusting quickly to new and different priorities

   Comments/Special Instructions

   Manager willing to review candidates available to work onsite and 100% remote. +5 years of experience. This position requires CSI clearance.

   Copy this example

   

5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior business operations analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior business operations analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior business operations analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit senior business operations analysts, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior business operations analyst

   Once you've found the senior business operations analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

   Sign up to download full list

   Sign up

How much does it cost to hire a senior business operations analyst?