Lead Business Analyst

Maryland Heights, MO, US • Posted 23 hours ago • Updated 11 hours ago
Contract W2
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Skills

  • Marketing Operations
  • Team Building
  • Operational Excellence
  • Life Insurance
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Training
  • Collaboration
  • Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Research
  • UI
  • Development Testing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Documentation
  • Workflow
  • Requirements Elicitation
  • User Stories
  • Process Modeling
  • Gap Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Coaching
  • Software Development Methodology
  • Agile
  • Waterfall
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Process Flow
  • Wireframe
  • Mockups
  • Requirements Management
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Cabling
  • Field Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional
  • Business Analysis
  • Business Analytics
  • Team Leadership
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Screening
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Recruiting
  • Taxes
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Communication
  • Gmail
  • Routing
  • Management Consulting
  • Life Sciences
  • SAP BASIS
  • Military

Summary

Description:
Hybrid 4 onsite in Maryland Heights, MO

Our client seeks a Lead Business Analyst to serve as a working leader for a team of seven Business Analysts within Field Operations. The role combines hands-on analysis with people leadership to drive delivery quality, team development, and operational excellence. The Lead BA will champion adoption of AI-powered tools and modern SDLC practices to improve efficiency and consistency across BA deliverables.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $68.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:
  • Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and mentoring to a team of 7 Business Analysts.
  • Conduct quality reviews of BA deliverables including BRDs, user stories, process flows, UI mockups, and gap analyses.
  • Support career development, skills growth, and performance feedback for team members.
  • Serve as a first point of escalation for analysts on methodology, approach, and stakeholder challenges.
  • Reduce key-person dependency and improve team resiliency through knowledge sharing and cross-training.
  • Collaborate with management on workload balancing, capacity planning, and team priorities.
  • Perform senior-level business analysis on complex initiatives within Field Operations.
  • Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and research.
  • Develop and review BRDs, functional specifications, and user stories.
  • Create and validate process flows, UI mockups, and gap analyses.
  • Ensure BA artifacts meet quality standards and align with project objectives and business needs.
  • Partner with product owners, developers, QA, and project managers throughout the SDLC.
  • Lead the team's adoption and effective use of AI tools for business analysis activities.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI in requirements analysis, documentation, mockup creation, and gap analysis.
  • Help define and refine AI-augmented workflows within the team's SDLC process.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities relevant to business analysis and share knowledge with the team.

Experience Requirements:
  • 7+ years of Business Analysis experience including requirements elicitation, BRDs, user stories, process modeling, and gap analysis.
  • 2+ years of people leadership or team lead experience with mentoring, coaching, and performance oversight.
  • Strong experience with SDLC methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid.
  • Proven ability to review and provide constructive feedback on BA deliverables.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business audiences.
  • Experience with process flow tools, wireframing or mockup tools, and requirements management platforms.
  • Preferred: Experience using AI tools such as Amazon Kiro, Gemini, ChatGPT, or Copilot for BA work.
  • Preferred: Experience in telecommunications, cable, or field operations domains.
  • Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: CBAP, CCBA, or similar BA certification.
  • Preferred: Experience leading teams through process or tooling transitions.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with Jira and Confluence or similar platforms.


Recruitment Transparency Notice



Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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