Lead Business Analyst

Job Summary:

The Lead Business Analyst role is a senior position focused on leading and improving the Business Analysis function. The role involves establishing standards, mentoring other Business Analysts, ensuring high-quality requirements, and facilitating effective communication between business and technical teams.

Location:

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Responsibilities:

- Establish and maintain standardized BA practices, templates, and documentation.
- Ensure high-quality requirements artifacts (BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows).
- Review and validate requirements to ensure business and technical needs are met.
- Provide feedback on BA deliverables to improve quality and reduce rework.
- Ensure timely delivery of BA artifacts to support project milestones.
- Promote testing approaches covering functional, non-functional, and data requirements.
- Serve as a liaison between business and technical teams.
- Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and cross-functional discussions.
- Support change management through clear and consistent communication.
- Partner with project managers, product owners, and leadership to prioritize work and mitigate risks.
- Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable documentation.
- Present findings, recommendations, and updates to leadership.
- Tailor communication for executives, technical teams, and end users.
- Mentor and coach Business Analysts to support skill development and performance.
- Identify and implement improvements to BA practices and processes.
- Remove obstacles and proactively address risks impacting team effectiveness.
- Lead by example with accountability, professionalism, and quality focus.

Required Skills &

Certifications:

- Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
- 3+ years of experience mentoring or leading Business Analysts.
- Strong experience with requirements elicitation, documentation, and process modelling.
- Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban).
- Proficiency with BA and ALM tools (Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or similar).
- Excellent written, verbal, and facilitation skills.

Preferred Skills &

Certifications:

- Experience defining BA 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.

Special Considerations:

- In-person interview required.

Scheduling:
- Duration: 05 months.