Business Analyst

Talentify; Salem (OR); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Business Analyst to support PPMO modernization initiatives in Salem, Oregon. The role involves eliciting business needs, documenting processes, and supporting testing and implementation.

Some in-office work may be required; many tasks can be done remotely as needed. You will collaborate with program staff, senior analysts, technical teams, and vendors to translate stakeholder input into actionable documentation that guides delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing business needs and translating them into documented requirements.
• Ability to draft process maps, SOPs, and functional descriptions.
• Experience supporting testing activities and validating results.
• Strong facilitation and workshop skills for change management.

Responsibilities

• Gather information via interviews, workshops, and document reviews; translate into diagrams, user stories, and business rules.
• Draft and maintain current/future state process maps and system documentation using approved templates.
• Prepare UAT test cases, participate in execution, and document results for review.
• Assist with end-user training materials and training sessions; gather feedback to drive adoption and improvement.
• Other duties as assigned to support objectives and timelines.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

UAT testing

Process mapping

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Title: Business Analyst
Location: Salem, Oregon (Remote)
Duration: 6 Months
Interview type: Phone and in-person

Note: Candidate must be within 50 miles. May be some need to be in the office based upon business need - a lot of the time the individuals will be able to work remotely

Job Description

As a Business Analyst in the PPMO, you will support Client modernization initiatives by eliciting and clarifying business needs, documenting processes and requirements, assisting with solution assessment, and supporting testing and implementation. You'll collaborate with program staff, senior analysts, technical teams, and vendors to transform stakeholder input into clear, actionable documentation that guides delivery. May be some need to be in the office based upon business need - a lot of the time the individuals will be able to work remotely

Key Responsibilities

• Business analysis & requirements support: Gather information via interviews, workshops, document reviews, and research; translate findings into process diagrams, user stories, business rules, and functional descriptions; help maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Documentation: Draft and maintain currentstate/futurestate process maps, SOPs, requirements summaries, and system documentation using approved templates and consistent terminology.
• Testing & validation support: Prepare UAT test cases, participate in execution, document results, and communicate findings for review and resolution.
• Training & implementation assistance: Contribute to enduser training materials and "trainthetrainer" sessions; observe workflow impacts, gather user feedback, and share insights to support adoption and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned to support program objectives and timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting largescale modernization programs or enterprise initiatives; familiarity with data governance/privacy/security practices.
• Project/change management and facilitation skills (workshops, consensusbuilding).
• Background working with relational or cloudbased data platforms; ability to translate technical concepts for business audiences.