Business Analyst

Horizontal Talent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 50,971 - 97,809; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Business Analyst to drive enterprise AI, automation, and digital workflow improvements within a ServiceNow environment. You will partner with stakeholders, architects, developers, and governance teams to shape solutions that boost processes and achieve meaningful business outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading discovery sessions, documenting requirements, and aligning business needs with technical design.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business analysis experience in enterprise technology or digital transformation.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Experience developing user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops to capture needs.
• Translate goals into business requirements, functional specs, flows, and user stories.
• Evaluate current and future processes to identify efficiency opportunities.
• Collaborate with ServiceNow developers, architects, and governance teams on solutions.
• Support Agile delivery including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and releases.
• Contribute to AI, automation, and digital workflow enhancements on the platform.
• Coordinate UAT, business validation, and issue resolution efforts.
• Track risks, dependencies, issues, and action items; inform stakeholders of progress.
• Assist with change management, user adoption, communications, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile/Scrum

Requirements documentation

User stories & use cases

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ServiceNow

Agile tooling

Job description

Join a strategic enterprise initiative focused on advancing AI, automation, and digital workflow capabilities within a ServiceNow environment. This Business Analyst role offers the opportunity to partner with stakeholders, architects, developers, and governance teams to shape solutions that improve processes and support meaningful business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and requirements workshops to capture business needs.
• Translate business goals into clear documentation such as business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate current and future-state processes to identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.
• Work closely with ServiceNow developers, solution architects, and governance teams to align requirements with technical solutions.
• Support Agile delivery activities including backlog refinement, prioritization, sprint planning, and release readiness.
• Contribute to the delivery of AI, automation, and digital workflow enhancements across the platform.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, business validation, and issue resolution efforts.
• Track risks, dependencies, issues, and action items while keeping stakeholders informed of progress.
• Assist with change management, user adoption, communications, and knowledge transfer documentation.

Skills

• 5+ years of business analysis experience supporting enterprise technology or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Experience developing user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business, technical, and governance teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with ServiceNow implementations or enhancements.
• Background supporting AI, automation, intelligent workflows, or digital transformation programs.
• CBAP, PMI-PBA, or a similar business analysis certification.
• Experience working within large enterprise organizations.
• Experience in regulated industries.

Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and everyone has the opportunity to contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to building teams that reflect equity, respect, and belonging.

Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks.

Competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• retirement

The pay range for this role is $37 - $71 per hour based on qualifications and experience.