Business Analyst - Data & Analytics

Job Title:

Business Analyst - Data & Analytics

Department:
Technology

Location:

Santa Monica, CA, US, 90404

Summary of Position

Lionsgate is seeking a Business Analyst to support data and technology initiatives across Film & Television studio operations. This role is suited for someone with a consulting background, hands on studio experience, and the ability to use modern AI tools to accelerate analysis, documentation, and stakeholder communication. You will partner with Finance, Sales & Distribution, Legal, Marketing, and Content Operations to translate business needs into clear requirements and deliver practical, data driven solutions.

Responsibilities

* Lead structured discovery with business stakeholders to define problems, requirements, and success criteria

* Translate business needs into clear functional, data, and reporting requirements

* Create executive ready materials (problem statements, process flows, presentations)

* Partner with engineering and analytics teams to ensure accurate implementation

* Support vendor evaluations and implementation of internal and third party tools

* Assist with project scoping, sequencing, and UAT execution

* Develop training materials and support user adoption

* Use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to improve speed and quality of analysis and documentation

Qualifications and Skills

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

* 3
-7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Consultant, or similar role

* Prior consulting experience with strong problem structuring skills

* Film/TV studio experience with familiarity across finance, content, or distribution workflows

* Hands‑on experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or Cursor

* Strong understanding of SDLC (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft 365, Visio, or Lucidchart

Nice to Haves

* Experience with analytics and BI tools (Sigma, Row Zero, Power BI, Tableau)

* Familiarity with data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, Dynamics)

* Experience supporting Finance, FP&A, CFO, or CAO organizations

* Background in studio operations, post‑production, or content distribution

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is one of the world's leading standalone, pure play, publicly traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by the studio's bold and entrepreneurial culture.

Our Benefits

* Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental

* Work/Life Balance - generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day

* 401(k) company matching

Compensation

$90,000 - $110,000

EEO Statement

Lionsgate is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Lionsgate will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Lionsgate will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.

Nearest Major Market:
Los Angeles