Lead Business Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of business analysts across various scrum teams to develop the product backlog and establish business objectives.

• Take ownership of the backlog decomposition strategy and manage the product backlog for the complete product scope.

• Collaborate with customers to align expectations and manage scope effectively.

• Ensure transparency of the backlog through the use of metrics and automated dashboards.

• Define and implement the Definition of Done and Definition of Ready across all development teams.

• Keep prioritized work items prepared for sprint execution up to four sprints in advance.

• Direct PI planning and oversee deliverables, dependencies, milestones, timelines, and sequencing.

• Address impediments and clarify requirements in collaboration with business analysts, product owners, and customers.

• Facilitate retrospectives and Communities of Practice meetings to gather insights and enhance processes.

• Identify and manage risks, communicate mitigation strategies, and ensure issues are resolved.

• Work with architects, testers, product owners, and stakeholders on deliverables.

• Generate contractual deliverables in line with scope and timelines.

• Support the development of customer journey maps and conduct end-user interviews.

• Create process maps and narratives utilizing Microsoft Visio.

• Lead process-flow mapping and analysis sessions with the CMM team and Court staff.

• Examine opportunities for standardization and assess variations among court types and local regulations.

• Present findings from process analysis to the CMM team and Court staff.

• Maintain structured, accessible process-flow maps and narratives.

• Provide journey mapping, process mapping, analysis, and interview artifacts through Agile Scrum ceremonies and bi-weekly reports.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of relevant experience supporting product owners and agile teams.

• Proven experience in leading and guiding multiple teams and business analysts.

• Skilled in gathering and synthesizing requirements from product owners, customers, stakeholders, and end-users.

• Experience in transforming requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Background in assisting with product scope, vision, and roadmap definition.

• Proficient in system analysis and possessing subject matter expertise on issues and bugs.

• Experience in conducting business process, workflow, and business process re-engineering analysis.

• Knowledge in designing legacy IT solutions for integration and deployment alongside active legacy applications.

• Experience in developing IT solutions for modernization and new development initiatives.

• Skilled in performing gap analyses, workflow analysis, Analysis of Alternatives studies, business process modeling, wireframes, and storyboards.

• Experience in delivering technical briefings and facilitating meetings for diverse audiences.

• Strong technical background with experience working alongside Solutions Architects and senior development team members.

• Hands-on experience in progressively elaborating highly technical epics and stories.

• Familiarity with assisting in testing by writing acceptance criteria and verifying test case outcomes.

• Experience in producing current requirements, estimating user stories, and eliminating roadblocks before sprints commence.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (BS/BA or MA/MS).

• Exceptional oral and written presentation and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to function independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting.

• Experience in identifying and utilizing industry tools, solutions, methods, best practices, and emerging technologies.

• Knowledge of Agile Methodology, Deliverables Management, and Process Analysis.

• US citizenship is not a requirement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for medical plans, some of which include Health Savings Accounts.

• Options for dental plans.

• Options for vision plans.

• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contributions along with company matching.

• Flexible work weeks where feasible.

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and personal time off.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Military leave.

• Bereavement leave.

• Jury duty leave.

• Typically, 15 days of paid leave per calendar year.

• An additional 10 paid holidays per year.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Personal accident insurance.

• Critical illness insurance.

• Business travel and accident insurance.

• Opportunities for remote work.