Senior Business Analyst

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New York, NY, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase home ownership throughout New York State.

This position is with HCR’s Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC). This is not a civil service position, and a civil service exam is not required. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications outlined below to be considered.

NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Our work would not be possible without the diverse backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and abilities of our employees. HCR is committed to developing a workforce that represents the diverse population of New York State. HCR embraces a diverse and inclusive work environment by encouraging all individuals, including those with disabilities, to apply to open positions at the agency.

Business Analysis & Process Improvement

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business needs, gather requirements, and identify opportunities for business operations and data improvement
• Develop business cases, current (“as-is”) and future (“to-be”) processes, and recommend strategic solutions to improve operations, policy, and performance
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and ensure alignment across teams to support project execution, requirements documentation, test planning, issue tracking, and risk reporting
• Troubleshoot system or process issues and coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement and test fixes
• Apply process improvement methods to optimize workflows, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve service delivery through structured change management
• Use critical thinking and data-driven decision making to resolve business and technical challenges efficiently

Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects, define scope, project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, and success metrics
• Facilitate effective meetings with clear communication and alignment across leadership and teams

Data Management

• Partner with program teams to understand program data, define data requirements and standards, and create documentation (e.g., schemas, dictionaries)
• Contribute to agency-wide data governance and ensure compliance with internal controls and quality standards
• Use analytics to inform decision-making and align data initiatives with broader business and technology strategies
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on complex, cross-functional projects
• Mentor junior staff, sharing tools, techniques, and best practices across business analysis, project management, and SDLC
• Lead collaborative, inclusive teams and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Adapt leadership style based on expertise of team

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant area e.g., Information Technology, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or related field
• 8-10 years of experience working on large scale projects in a lead position
• Working knowledge of database concepts and design preferred

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

• Extensive benefits package including paid leave, including excellent health, dental, vision and retirement benefits with the New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System.
• Promotional opportunity for dedicated…