Lead Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead, guide, and support a team of business analysts, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Assign, prioritize, and oversee team workloads to ensure timely project delivery and performance excellence.
• Conduct peer reviews and provide coaching to help team members achieve project goals.
• Oversee the gathering and analysis of business requirements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead documentation of business processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria for system enhancements.
• Ensure consistent use of requirements management tools and methodologies across the team.
• Act as a primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT, and development teams for project alignment.
• Collaborate with project managers and product owners to prioritize backlogs, mitigate risks, and ensure execution efficiency.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to capture business needs and communicate project updates to leadership.
• Monitor and track progress on multiple projects, ensuring quality and timely deliverables.
• Review outputs such as user stories, process flows, and traceability matrices for alignment with business goals.
• Lead efforts in testing and validation to confirm that delivered solutions meet business needs.
• Collaborate with IT, vendors, and consultants to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment between business goals and technology.

• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, including 3+ years in a leadership or mentoring role.
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), with experience managing product and sprint backlogs.
• Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in process modeling, root cause analysis, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, leveraging data to drive insights.
• Experience working with enterprise-level systems and multi-module applications.
• Proficiency in Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar requirements management tools.

• Leadership and mentoring experience.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills to manage multiple projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and automated testing tools.
• Certifications such as CBAP, CSPO, PMP, or similar are preferred.

• Business analysis and requirements gathering.
• Agile project management.
• Process improvement and documentation.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Stakeholder management.
• Communication and leadership.

• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field.
• Professional certifications (CBAP, CSPO, PMP) preferred.