Business Analyst

JSR Tech Consulting; United States; Remote; Full time

Job summary

JSR Tech Consulting is seeking a Sr. Technical Recruiter to work closely with Agile teams and stakeholders. The role involves gathering business requirements, translating needs into user stories, and supporting delivery aligned with SAFe principles. Ideal candidates should have experience in the U.S. retirement industry and Agile methodologies, along with strong analytical, communication, and facilitation skills. This position is fully remote, requiring candidates to work within EST hours.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in U.S. retirement industry or related financial services experience is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment is desired.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale enterprise systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to gather and refine requirements.
• Support Agile teams during iteration planning and execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Facilitation skills

Agile/Scrum principles

Lean-Agile mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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$70.00/hr - $120.00/hr

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Fully Remote - Must be located in the US and work EST business hours

Summary - The ideal candidate will work closely with Product Owners, Solution Architects, and cross-functional Agile teams to define business requirements and support the delivery of high-value solutions aligned with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to gather and refine business and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear, concise user stories with acceptance criteria, maintaining a well-groomed product backlog.
• Participate in PI (Program Increment) Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt workshops.
• Support the Agile team during iteration planning and execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Analyze and document business processes and workflows; identify areas for improvement.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team, ensuring a shared understanding of requirements and goals.
• Assist in defining and validating solution features and capabilities during the development cycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the ART and support SAFe best practices.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline preferably in business, engineering or related field.
• Significant experience in U.S. retirement industry specifically around recordkeeping retirement plans operations and services is highly preferred or related experience in more than one financial services area including wealth management, asset management, investment management, payroll management and banking.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale enterprise systems or digital transformation initiatives covering one or more areas of workflow implementations, data migrations strategies and bulk conversion of book of business.
• Familiarity with value stream mapping, journey mapping, or similar analysis tools.
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) design and human-centered design principles.
• 2+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment; experience writing Epics, Features and User Stories within a SAFe framework strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and Lean-Agile mindset.
• SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner, or SAFe POPM) is a plus.
• Proficient in tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and facilitation skills.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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