Senior Business Analyst- Team Lead

Role Description

We are seeking a business-savvy, strategic leader and proactive Senior Business Analyst to lead the rollout and ongoing evolution of CORE and Field Spot while establishing best practices and mentoring business analysts. This role requires someone who can listen, challenge, and translate operational needs into actionable user stories that deliver value, while also building capability within the team and influencing organizational culture. You will work closely with business units, product owners, development teams, and senior leadership to ensure CORE and Field Spot meets real business priorities while driving harmonization, adoption, and organizational maturity.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance
  • Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts, providing coaching, quality oversight, and professional development.
  • Establish BA standards, processes, and best practices for consistency, quality, and scalability.
  • Drive strategic alignment between business unit priorities, platform capabilities, and organizational transformation objectives.
  • Partner with senior leadership to articulate business case, ROI, and strategic impact of initiatives.
• Stakeholder Leadership & Influence
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to understand strategic operational challenges and harmonization opportunities.
  • Lead cross-functional governance forums and steering committees to prioritize initiatives and drive decision-making.
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with key business leaders.
  • Champion organizational change, promoting harmonized processes and operational excellence.
• Requirements & Delivery Excellence
  • Translate complex business strategy into clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Lead discovery and requirements workshops, facilitating strategic discussions.
  • Own the requirements backlog strategy, ensuring prioritization reflects tactical and strategic objectives.
  • Serve as the authoritative voice of the business within the programs.
• Program Leadership & Execution
  • Lead deployment, UAT, and adoption strategies with product owners and implementation leaders.
  • Drive accountability for on-time, high-quality delivery through rigorous tracking and documentation.
  • Identify and mitigate risks that could impact business value realization.
  • Measure and communicate program success, establishing KPIs and reporting on business impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior-level Business Analysis experience, ideally within enterprise platform transformation.
• Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring analysts and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to communicate with confidence and influence at all levels.
• Advanced expertise in requirements gathering, user story creation, and Agile delivery at scale.
• Track record of successfully challenging assumptions and aligning diverse stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking with ability to connect tactical requirements to broader goals.
• Excellent follow-through, organizational skills, and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to thrive and drive results in fast-paced, complex organizations.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience leading or scaling BA functions within large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps and program/portfolio management approaches.
• Knowledge of contract management, scheduling, resourcing, and time/expense platforms.
• Experience with organizational change management and driving adoption of new processes.
• Background in operations, finance, or supply chain within professional services.
• Business Analysis or Agile certification (CBAP, PMI-PBA, CSM, etc.).

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead flagship transformation initiatives.
• Direct visibility with leadership and opportunity to build high-performing teams.
• Significant career growth and strategic influence.
• Chance to drive organizational change impacting thousands of colleagues globally.