Sr. Business Analyst

Bridge Business Strategy and Technology Innovation

Success in this position will entail the following achievements:

• Successful delivery of high-quality business requirements with minimal rework.
• Improved operational efficiency through process improvements.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction and adoption of delivered solutions.
• Successful delivery of business value and project objectives.
• Effective collaboration across business and technology organizations.

Responsibilities will include the following:

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Lead stakeholder interviews, workshops, and discovery sessions.
• Gather, document, and manage business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Develop user stories, process flows, use cases, business rules, and workflow diagrams.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate requirements prioritization and change management activities.

Business Process Improvement

• Analyze current-state business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Design future-state workflows and operational solutions.
• Recommend process enhancements that improve efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance user experiences.
• Support operational excellence and digital transformation initiatives.

Project Delivery & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a lead Business Analyst on complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Project Managers, Architects, Developers, and QA teams.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and solution reviews.
• Ensure business requirements are effectively translated into delivered solutions.

Testing & Business Readiness

• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Validate delivered functionality against approved requirements.
• Assist with change management, training, and adoption planning activities.
• Support production deployment and business readiness efforts.

Communication & Leadership

• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and decision-making sessions.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations.
• Influence solution design through data-driven analysis and business insights.

Required Skills & Expertise:

Professional Experience

• 8+ years of Business Analysis experience supporting enterprise business and technology initiatives.
• Experience supporting large-scale system implementations and modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Demonstrated success working with both business and technical stakeholders.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Requirements elicitation and documentation
• Business process modeling and workflow analysis
• User story development and management
• Business rules and functional specification development
• UAT planning and coordination
• Data analysis and reporting
• Systems integration concepts
• API and enterprise application understanding

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Confluence
• Visio
• Microsoft 365 Suite
• Business process modeling tools

Business & Leadership Skills

• Exceptional communication and facilitation abilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to influence decisions across all organizational levels.
• Strong presentation, documentation, and organizational skills.

Desired Skills & Expertise

• Experience within automotive or automotive finance environments.
• Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and enterprise architecture.
• Familiarity with compliance, audit, and governance requirements.
• Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments.
• Exposure to enterprise modernization and legacy system replacement projects.