Lead Business Analyst - Onsite Richmond, VA
2 days ago
Richmond
Job Description The Lead Business Analyst is a strategic and people-focused role responsible for elevating the quality, consistency, and impact of the Business Analyst team. This position blends mentorship, analytical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality requirements, streamlined processes, and effective communication between business and technical stakeholders. You will guide a talented team of 8-10 Business Analysts, shape BA standards and best practices, and help deliver enterprise-wide solutions that support organizational goals and improve operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities 1. Business Analysis Standards & Requirements • Establish, promote, and maintain consistent BA practices, templates, and documentation standards., • Ensure high-quality business requirement artifacts (BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, data requirements)., • Oversee requirement validation to ensure both business and technical needs are fully addressed., • Review and provide constructive feedback on BA deliverables to reduce rework and strengthen solution quality., • Ensure timely and complete delivery of BA artifacts to support project timelines and milestones., • Promote testing approaches that address functional, non-functional, and data requirements. 2. Collaboration, Facilitation & Stakeholder Alignment • Foster strong collaboration across business units, IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders., • Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared understanding of business needs., • Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and cross-team discussions to drive decision-making., • Support change management efforts through consistent and proactive stakeholder communication., • Work with product owners, project managers, and leadership to prioritize requirements, mitigate risks, and maintain project momentum. 3. Communication & Presentation • Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills., • Translate complex business needs into clear, concise, and actionable requirements and documentation., • Tailor communication for executives, technical teams, and end users to ensure shared understanding., • Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to senior leadership with clarity and confidence., • Produce high-quality documentation that is accurate, structured, and easy to understand. 4. Team Leadership, Coaching & Continuous Improvement • Mentor, guide, and support Business Analysts, promoting skill development, confidence, and analytical excellence., • Identify improvement opportunities through process analysis, team feedback, and project outcomes., • Recommend and help implement improvements to BA practices to increase efficiency and consistency., • Ensure alignment with leadership and team members before introducing new methodologies or practice changes., • Remove roadblocks, provide direction, and proactively address risks that impact BA effectiveness., • Lead by example, demonstrating accountability, professionalism, transparency, and a commitment to quality. Qualifications Required • Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field, • 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, including 3+ years mentoring or leading analysts, • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, • Strong understanding of requirement elicitation, documentation, and process modeling, • Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban), • Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, • Experience working with enterprise-level applications or multi-module systems, • Proficiency with BA and ALM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar Preferred • Experience guiding BA practice standards or supporting BA Centers of Excellence, • Experience with data governance, data integration, or data quality initiatives, • Familiarity with testing methodologies and ALM or automated testing tools, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data to drive insights Skills & Competencies • Leadership and mentoring abilities, • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, • Strong analytical and process improvement mindset, • Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation capabilities, • High attention to detail and commitment to quality, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and support projects concurrently, • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and process modeling tools RequirementsSkill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Business Analysis - Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc) Required 10 Years Leadership - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams. Required 7 Years Communication - Effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization Required 7 Years Stakeholder Management - Ablity to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization Required 7 Years Support - Guide and help experienced professionals in achieving their goals and support in removing obsticles. Required 7 Years