Senior Business Analyst
Associa Richardson, Texas, United States
Real Estate · 51-200 employees
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About the role
The Senior Business Analyst acts as a liaison between business stakeholders and software development teams to elicit, document, and translate business needs into actionable requirements. They facilitate alignment between technical solutions and business goals while managing process improvements and supporting the full software development lifecycle.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have strong experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and working within Agile software development environments. A college degree in a relevant field or 10 years of related work experience is required, along with proficiency in tools like Jira and Azure DevOps.
Full description
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to serve as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and software development teams. The primary focus of this role is to understand business needs, translate them into clear and actionable requirements, and ensure those needs are accurately reflected throughout the design, development, and delivery of technology solutions. While improving business processes is an important outcome, success in this role is driven by strong stakeholder engagement, clear communication, and effective collaboration with engineering teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and software development teams
- Elicit, analyze, clarify, and document business requirements through interviews, workshops, and working sessions
- Ensure stakeholder goals, constraints, and priorities are clearly understood and accurately translated into functional requirements and user stories
- Partner with developers, architects, and product owners throughout the SDLC to validate intent, clarify questions, and manage changes
- Facilitate alignment between business expectations and technical solutions, helping stakeholders understand tradeoffs and impacts
- Analyze existing processes to identify gaps and improvement opportunities that support business objectives
- Create and maintain process flows, models, and documentation to support development and decision-making
- Support testing, user acceptance, and release activities to ensure delivered solutions meet business needs
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly across business and technology teams
Qualifications
- Strong experience working directly with business stakeholders and software development teams
- Proven ability to translate business needs into clear, testable system requirements
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies
- Experience with requirements and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, and Excel
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and relationship‑building skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with attention to detail
- Ability to balance stakeholder expectations, technical constraints, and delivery timelines
- Self-directed, organized, and comfortable operating in complex, cross-functional environments
- College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, finance, or management information systems or 10 years related work experience.
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