Business Analyst

Accord Technologies Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. in Chicago, IL seeks a Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience to gather requirements and translate them into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.

You will maintain and prioritize the backlog while supporting sprint planning, UAT, and releases. You will ensure traceability from requirements through testing, validate functionality against business needs, and act as a bridge between stakeholders and cross-functional teams across Digital,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required with 10+ years' experience in the capacity.
• 10+ years of Business Analyst experience as listed under required technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and functional specs.
• Maintain and prioritize product backlog items.
• Support sprint planning, backlog refinement, UAT, and release activities.
• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure traceability from requirements through implementation and testing.
• Collaborate with Digital, Marketing, Product Management, Customer Support, and eCommerce teams.
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and business impacts.
• Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders, product management, and search engineering teams.

Skills

BA experience

Requirements gathering

Agile/Scrum

User stories

Backlog management

Sprint planning support

UAT & releases

Traceability

Stakeholder collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration

Progress communication

Relationship bridging

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL

Type: W2 Contract

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10+ years' experience in this capacity
• 10+ years of Business Analyst experience (listed under required technical skills)

Required Skills

• 10+ years of Business Analyst experience
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Ability to translate business needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and functional specifications
• Ability to maintain and prioritize product backlog items
• Experience supporting sprint planning, backlog refinement, UAT, and release activities
• Ability to validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria
• Ability to ensure traceability from requirements through implementation and testing
• Serve as a bridge between business stakeholders, product management, and search engineering teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, Product Management, Customer Support, and eCommerce teams
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and business impacts
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Soft Skills (Required)

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Job Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and translate business needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and functional specifications
• Maintain and prioritize product backlog items
• Support sprint planning, backlog refinement, UAT, and release activities
• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria
• Ensure traceability from requirements through implementation and testing
• Collaborate with business stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, Product Management, Customer Support, and eCommerce teams
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and business impacts
• Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders, product management, and search engineering teams