Software Business Analyst

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to lead the analysis, documentation, and communication of business and technical requirements in support of IT initiatives, product development, and business strategy. This role will partner with business and technical teams to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements while supporting the delivery of cloud, web, workflow automation, and AI-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, document, and translate business requirements into detailed technical requirements.
• Create and maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define system functionality, workflows, integrations, interfaces, and software requirements.
• Analyze and document current and future-state business processes and workflows.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, design meetings, workshops, and stakeholder discussions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, vendors, and project leadership to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Estimate the effort, timeline, and resources required for business analysis activities.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks, and communicate them proactively.
• Support Agile teams by participating in daily ceremonies and ensuring work is properly documented and prioritized.
• Manage and maintain application-related work items using Jira.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and promote efficient development processes.
• Participate in customer and stakeholder meetings, serving as a key point of contact for business analysis activities.
• Develop and maintain documentation standards, use cases, user stories, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Recommend process improvements and best practices to improve project execution and team effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Experience 5+ years of Business Analyst experience supporting large-scale technical initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience gathering, analyzing, and translating business requirements into technical documentation.
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.
• 5+ years supporting Cloud, Web Application, and/or SaaS development projects.
• Experience documenting business processes, workflows, and system requirements.
• Experience working with Jira for backlog and work item management.

Preferred Experience

• Big Data projects.
• API integrations.
• Automotive or OEM industry experience.
• Experience supporting AI-enabled business solutions or leveraging LLM tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or similar AI platforms.

Required Skills

• Strong business and technical requirements elicitation and documentation.
• Business process analysis and workflow documentation.
• Ability to understand complex technical systems and their business impacts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to identify project risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Professional judgment, attention to detail, and customer-focused mindset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Preferred Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or other LLM/AI productivity tools
• Cloud-based applications
• API integrations
• SaaS platforms

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Scrum Master certification or formal Scrum training is required.