Role: Lead Business Analyst with BISD Exp (On-Site) - Location: Richmond, VA (In-Person) - Only locals (VA) with valid DL copy

Role: Lead Business Analyst (On-Site)

Location: Richmond, VA (In-Person)
Job Type: Long-Term Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Business Analyst to lead and mentor a team of business analysts while driving the analysis, documentation, and improvement of business processes across multiple projects. This role combines leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on analytical expertise to ensure that business requirements are well understood, clearly documented, and aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Support

• Lead, guide, and support a team of business analysts, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
• Assign, prioritize, and oversee workloads to ensure high performance and timely project delivery.
• Conduct regular peer reviews and provide coaching to help team members meet objectives.

Requirements Management

• Oversee the gathering and analysis of business requirements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business needs.
• Lead documentation of business processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria to support system enhancements.
• Ensure consistent use of requirements management tools and methodologies across the team.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT, and development teams.
• Collaborate with project managers, product owners, and other stakeholders to prioritize work, mitigate risks, and ensure successful project execution.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to capture business needs and provide status updates to leadership.

Reporting & Quality Assurance

• Monitor progress on multiple projects, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.
• Review team outputs, including user stories, process flows, and requirements traceability, for accuracy and alignment.
• Lead testing and validation efforts to ensure solutions meet business needs.

Collaboration

• Partner with IT teams, vendors, and consultants to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives to align technology solutions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, including at least 3 years in a leadership or mentoring capacity.
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and managing product/sprint backlogs.
• Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into clear documentation (user stories, acceptance criteria, etc.).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in process modeling, root cause analysis, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Experience working with enterprise-level or multi-module systems.
• Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar requirements management tools.
• Experience with statistical tools or data analysis is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as CBAP, CSPO, or PMP are preferred.

Core Skills

• Leadership & mentoring abilities.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) and process mapping tools.
• Familiarity with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and automated testing tools is a plus.

Required Skills & Experience