Business Analyst

Libertyville, Illinois Direct Hire Salary Range : $90,000 - $130,000 Benefits : Full benefits Business Analyst IT / Application Delivery | Hybrid, Northern Chicago Suburbs Department: IT / Application Delivery Location: Hybrid, three days onsite, northern Chicago suburbs Level: Mid to senior, 5+ years as a Business Analyst in an IT or software environment Type: Full-time About the Opportunity Hirewell is partnering with a growing, established distribution company in the northern Chicago suburbs to hire a Business Analyst. You'll be the link between the business and a modern, AI-forward development team. You'll uncover what stakeholders need, shape it into development-ready work, and stay involved through testing and delivery. The company builds much of its technology in-house, so your analysis will directly influence what gets built. What You'll Do Work with business stakeholders to understand their goals, pain points, and the problems most worth solving Run requirements workshops and interviews, and document current and future state processes with flow diagrams Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements the IT team can act on Partner with architects and developers to weigh solution options, spot dependencies, and confirm feasibility Shape requirements into user stories with clear, testable acceptance criteria Own and prioritize the product backlog alongside business owners Take part in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives Serve as the go-to contact for requirements questions throughout the delivery lifecycle Support QA with test cases and coordinate user acceptance testing Manage scope changes and communicate their impact and trade-offs to stakeholders Keep requirements traceable from business need through delivery, and produce business requirements documents, functional specs, and data mapping What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience 5+ years as a Business Analyst in an IT or software development environment A proven record of turning business needs into technical requirements Strong user story writing with clear, testable acceptance criteria Experience working with architects, developers, and QA in an Agile or Scrum team Strong facilitation skills for sessions with both business and technical audiences Excellent written and verbal communication, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical people Sharp analytical skills and a habit of asking the questions that uncover the real need Experience supporting testing and user acceptance testing Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or Jira, Confluence or similar documentation tools, process modeling (BPMN, swimlanes), and Visio or Lucidchart Nice to Have CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, or CSPO certification Experience with ERP or CRM systems and integrations Basic understanding of data structures and APIs, plus SQL for analysis and validation Wireframing experience (Figma or Balsamiq) Exposure to supply chain or distribution environments Hirewell