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Lead Business AnalystDKMRBH Inc • Richmond, VA, United States
Lead Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst

DKMRBH Inc • Richmond, VA, United States
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The Lead Business Analyst is a strategic and people-focused role responsible for elevating the quality, consistency, and impact of the Business Analyst team. This position blends mentorship, analytical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality requirements, streamlined processes, and effective communication between business and technical stakeholders.

You will guide a talented team of 8-10 Business Analysts, shape BA standards and best practices, and help deliver enterprise-wide solutions that support organizational goals and improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Analysis Standards & Requirements

  • Establish, promote, and maintain consistent BA practices, templates, and documentation standards.
  • Ensure high-quality business requirement artifacts (BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, data requirements).
  • Oversee requirement validation to ensure both business and technical needs are fully addressed.
  • Review and provide constructive feedback on BA deliverables to reduce rework and strengthen solution quality.
  • Ensure timely and complete delivery of BA artifacts to support project timelines and milestones.
  • Promote testing approaches that address functional, non-functional, and data requirements.

2. Collaboration, Facilitation & Stakeholder Alignment

  • Foster strong collaboration across business units, IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
  • Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared understanding of business needs.
  • Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and cross-team discussions to drive decision-making.
  • Support change management efforts through consistent and proactive stakeholder communication.
  • Work with product owners, project managers, and leadership to prioritize requirements, mitigate risks, and maintain project momentum.
  • 3. Communication & Presentation

  • Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Translate complex business needs into clear, concise, and actionable requirements and documentation.
  • Tailor communication for executives, technical teams, and end users to ensure shared understanding.
  • Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
  • Produce high-quality documentation that is accurate, structured, and easy to understand.
  • 4. Team Leadership, Coaching & Continuous Improvement

  • Mentor, guide, and support Business Analysts, promoting skill development, confidence, and analytical excellence.
  • Identify improvement opportunities through process analysis, team feedback, and project outcomes.
  • Recommend and help implement improvements to BA practices to increase efficiency and consistency.
  • Ensure alignment with leadership and team members before introducing new methodologies or practice changes.
  • Remove roadblocks, provide direction, and proactively address risks that impact BA effectiveness.
  • Lead by example, demonstrating accountability, professionalism, transparency, and a commitment to quality.
  • Qualifications

    Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, including 3+ years mentoring or leading analysts
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong understanding of requirement elicitation, documentation, and process modeling
  • Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and / or Kanban)
  • Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience working with enterprise-level applications or multi-module systems
  • Proficiency with BA and ALM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar
  • Preferred

  • Experience guiding BA practice standards or supporting BA Centers of Excellence
  • Experience with data governance, data integration, or data quality initiatives
  • Familiarity with testing methodologies and ALM or automated testing tools
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data to drive insights
  • Skills & Competencies

  • Leadership and mentoring abilities
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and process improvement mindset
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation capabilities
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and support projects concurrently
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and process modeling tools
  • Skill

    Required / Desired

    Amount

    of Experience

    Business Analysis - Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc)

    Required

    10

    Years

    Leadership - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams.

    Required

    Years

    Communication - Effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization

    Required

    Years

    Stakeholder Management - Ablity to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization

    Required

    Years

    Support - Guide and help experienced professionals in achieving their goals and support in removing obsticles.

    Required

    Years

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