Lead Business Analyst - Contract - Hybrid

Job Description

Job Description

Contract Role - Possibly could turn into Contract to Hire

Hybrid : Remote + Onsite in Albany, NY area

Overview :

This role combines mentorship with hands-on analytical work, driving successful project delivery by ensuring that business requirements are well understood, clearly documented, and aligned with the program goals.

Responsibilities :

• You will mentor a team of business analysts, guiding them on best practices for analysis, documentation, and improvement initiatives, fostering consistency and knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Partner with client stakeholders, BAs, designers, and development teams to ensure effective backlog management, prioritization, and readiness for delivery.
• Act as a liaison between client stakeholders and technical teams, facilitating communication and ensuring alignment on project scope and goals.
• Foster strong, trust-based relationships with the client's stakeholders; communicate status, risks, and value delivery in executive friendly language
• Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.
• Facilitate workshops (requirements elicitation, scoping, impact analysis) and provide facilitation coaching to BAs and Product Owners.
• Assign, prioritize, and oversee team workloads to ensure optimal performance and timely project delivery.
• Oversee the gathering and analysis of business requirements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business needs.
• Lead the documentation of detailed business processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria, supporting the development of system enhancements.
• Ensure consistent use of requirements management tools and methodologies within the team.
• Collaborate with project managers, product owners, and other key stakeholders to prioritize backlogs, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth project execution.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to understand business needs and provide regular project updates to senior leadership.
• Monitor and track progress on multiple projects, ensuring that business analysts deliverables meet quality standards and timelines.
• Conduct regular reviews of team outputs, including user stories, business process flows, and requirements traceability, to ensure alignment with business objectives.

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