Senior Business Analyst translating complex business and data needs into delivery-ready requirements. Supporting cloud data transformation, analytics teams, Agile backlogs and stakeholder validation.
Responsibilities
Lead requirements discovery sessions with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, data engineers, architects and analytics teams
Translate business needs and subject matter expertise into clear, complete and technically actionable requirements
Document current-state and future-state business processes, data flows, business rules and reporting requirements
Develop source-to-target data mappings, transformation rules and data definitions
Analyze data to validate requirements, identify quality issues and clarify expected business outcomes
Create epics, features and user stories with acceptance criteria, technical context and measurable outcomes
Break complex initiatives into appropriately sized and sequenced stories that delivery teams can estimate and complete within a sprint
Identify and document dependencies, assumptions, risks, blockers and required decisions
Ensure requirements are reviewed, refined, approved and formally signed off before development begins
Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning and requirements walkthroughs
Maintain a delivery-ready backlog and help sequence work based on dependencies, priorities and team capacity
Support engineering and analytics teams throughout delivery by answering questions and resolving ambiguity
Coordinate business validation, user acceptance testing and final stakeholder approval
Establish and promote standards, templates and best practices for requirements and user-story development
Help business stakeholders understand proposed approaches, sequencing and requirements decisions
Requirements
Significant recent experience as a Senior Business Analyst, Technical Business Analyst or Data Business Analyst supporting modern data and analytics programs
Strong understanding of modern cloud data platforms and analytical architectures
Hands-on experience with data mapping, data analysis, data transformation requirements and source-to-target documentation
Working knowledge of medallion architecture, including bronze, silver and gold data layers
Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical work implementable by data engineers, BI developers and architects
Extensive experience developing complex user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and requirements documentation
Strong understanding of Agile delivery, backlog management, story sizing, sprint readiness and dependency management
Experience identifying gaps, challenging unclear requirements and driving decisions to closure
Ability to provide recent, relevant examples of complex user stories and requirements templates contributing to successful delivery
Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder-management skills
Confidence working with senior stakeholders and highly experienced subject matter experts
Understanding of data and analytics technology sufficient to communicate effectively with technical teams and produce implementation-ready requirements
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