Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Granville, Ohio client is looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative Business Analyst to help support complex, department-level and enterprise-wide technology and transformation initiatives. You'll play a critical part in bridging business needs and technology solutions by translating requirements into clear, actionable specifications for development and implementation teams. The ideal candidate brings over 7 years of experience identifying and analyzing business needs, translating complex scenarios into clear and actionable requirements, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver results. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing structure to ambiguity, improving processes, and knows how to get things done in a dynamic environment. This position reports to the Director of the Project Management Organization within the IT & Transformation Office.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand business challenges, support decision-making, and ensure that technology solutions deliver meaningful value
• Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document requirements for technology-based project and process transformation initiatives
• Translate complex business needs into detailed functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that developers can use to design and build solutions
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability and data mapping documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and impact assessments to support informed decision-making
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions with stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and capture requirements and success criteria, distinguishing between must-have and nice-to-have requirements
• Assist in software selection processes, including evaluating solutions against business needs and supporting recommendation development
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, and business teams to ensure successful delivery of solutions
• Support testing efforts, including UAT planning and execution, validating that delivered solutions meet defined requirements
• Identify opportunities for process improvement to increase efficiency and project outcomes.
• Travel for this position is up to 20% and will consist of overnight stays.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Requires 7+ years of professional experience with minimum of 3+ years of business analyst experience with a track record of delivering complex department-level and enterprise-scale projects
• Proven ability to elicit, document, and manage requirements across complex, cross-functional projects
• Experience with software selection processes including RFI/RFP development and vendor evaluation
• Solid skills in requirements definition and translating business needs into actionable project plans
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to details, with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with ERP, project management, or field operations systems common in construction environments
• CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent business analysis certification
• Experience working within a formal PMO structure

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