Lead Business Analyst – LCNC / n8n Workflow Automation - W2 - Contract

Lead Business Analyst – LCNC / n8n Workflow Automation
Key Skills: n8n, Low-Code / No-Code (LCNC)
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: San Diego, CA
Shift: General shift
Mode: 5 Days work from office
Rate: $60/hr w2

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst with strong exposure to Low-Code / No-Code (LCNC) workflow automation platforms, preferably n8n, to support enterprise-wide automation and AI-led transformation initiatives within the Banking domain.
The ideal candidate will act as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, driving requirement discovery, solution design, and value realization. A strong inclination toward AI-assisted productivity tools, modern delivery practices, and large-scale workflow orchestration is essential.

Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis & Stakeholder Management
•    Engage with business stakeholders to understand current-state processes, pain points, and automation opportunities
•    Conduct discovery workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and design-thinking workshops with business and IT teams
•    Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria
•    Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for requirement clarifications across the delivery lifecycle
•    Ensure alignment between business goals, automation outcomes, and regulatory constraints
LCNC / Workflow Automation
•    Analyze, design, and document workflows using LCNC platforms, with a strong preference for n8n
•    Experience with additional platforms such as Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier, Make.com, Appian is a plus
•    Define end-to-end process orchestration, system integrations, exception handling, retry mechanisms, and human-in-the-loop steps
•    Collaborate closely with developers, solution architects, and platform teams to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable automation solutions
•    Support UAT, business validation, production go-live, and post-deployment optimization
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AI & Productivity Enablement
•    Leverage AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, and AI-driven documentation/analysis tools to:
•    Accelerate requirement gathering and documentation
•    Improve process analysis and solution design quality
•    Enhance personal and team productivity
•    Identify opportunities to embed AI capabilities or AI agents within workflows for:
•    Decision-making
•    Classification and routing
•    Data enrichment and automation
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Documentation & Governance
•    Create and maintain high-quality delivery artifacts, including:
•    Business Requirement Documents (BRD)
•    Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS)
•    User stories and acceptance criteria
•    Process flows, wireframes, and solution diagrams
•    Automation value realization and benefit assessment documents
•    Ensure adherence to enterprise governance, security, compliance, and banking regulatory standards
•    Support audit and compliance reviews where required
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Required Skills & Experience
Core Experience
•    8–10 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within Banking or Financial Services
•    Strong hands-on experience with workflow automation and LCNC platforms, preferably n8n
•    Proven experience working in enterprise automation or digital transformation programs
•    Solid understanding of end-to-end business processes, system integrations, and API-driven architectures
   
Technical & Functional Skills
•    Strong knowledge of:
•    Requirement elicitation techniques
•    Process modeling (BPMN preferred)
•    Agile / Scrum and/or hybrid delivery models
•    Experience working with cross-functional technical teams (developers, architects, QA)
•    Exposure to AI-driven automation, intelligent workflows, or decision automation is highly desirable