Business Analyst, Lead

Redwire Space; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to guide cross-functional requirements gathering, process evaluation, and continuous improvement. You will work with operations, engineering, policy, data, and functional teams to document processes, define performance measures, and strengthen governance.

The role may lead a small team of analysts, develop dashboards and analytics, establish KPIs, and deliver executive-ready recommendations.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in business analysis or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and process-improvement efforts.
• Proven ability to translate problems into actionable requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in business/ops or MIS; security clearance eligibility may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead interviews, workshops, and sessions to document processes, workflows, requirements, risks.
• Translate findings into recommendations, plans, and measurable improvements.
• Establish methodologies for process mapping and requirements elicitation.
• Define KPIs, metrics, and performance measures aligned with goals.
• Analyze risks across operations, finance, IT, and governance.
• Provide leadership and direction to analysts and review work products.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Process mapping

Requirements elicitation

KPI development

Dashboard development

Executive communication

Mentoring analysts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Data / Business Analytics, or MIS

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Job description

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is, out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space.

Summary:

The Business Analyst, Lead is an experienced internal consultant responsible for leading cross-functional requirements gathering, business process evaluation, operational analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across Redwire. This role partners closely with operations, engineering, policy, data, and functional teams to assess business processes, identify risks and improvement opportunities, define requirements and performance measures, and strengthen enterprise process governance. The Business Analyst Lead serves as a key connection point between business needs, process design, policy, and data. The role leads complex analysis efforts, establishes consistent approaches for documenting and evaluating processes, and supports development of data and dashboards that improve operational visibility and decision-making. This position may also lead and develop a small team of Business Analysts, providing work direction, coaching, quality review, and prioritization while remaining actively engaged in high-priority projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead interviews, workshops, and working sessions with site, functional, and business leaders to understand and document business processes, workflows, requirements, pain points, and operational risks.
• Lead end-to-end process assessments and translate findings into clear recommendations, implementation plans, and measurable improvements.
• Establish and maintain consistent methodologies for process mapping, requirements elicitation, process documentation, and operational analysis.
• Lead the definition of KPIs, metrics, and performance measures aligned with organizational objectives and operational outcomes.
• Analyze operational, financial, technology, and governance risks within existing processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, scalability, and control.
• Partners with process owners and policy stakeholders align business processes, procedures, policies, roles, and controls.
• Partner with stakeholders and IT to translate business requirements into dashboard, reporting, and analytics requirements and validate data readiness.
• Support enterprise initiatives requiring cross-functional business analysis, data interpretation, process alignment, or implementation support.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and help resolve competing requirements or cross-functional process issues.
• Develop recommendations and executive-ready materials that clearly communicate findings, decisions, risks, and required actions.
• Provide leadership and work direction to Business Analysts, including project assignments, coaching, development, and review of work products.
• Establish quality standards for analyst deliverables and ensure consistency across process maps, requirements, assessments, and recommendations.
• Help prioritize the analyst team's workload based on enterprise needs and organizational priorities.
• Support development of Business Analysis capability, including tools, templates, methodologies, training, and best practices.

Ideal Experience:

• 8-10 years of experience in business analysis, process improvement, operational excellence, management consulting, or a related discipline, including leading complex cross-functional business or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong background in process mapping, requirements elicitation, business process analysis, with ability to translate business problems into actionable requirements and recommendations.
• Experience developing KPIs and using operational data to evaluate performance and building dashboards and analytics in tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI platforms.
• Experience integrating business process requirements with enterprise systems, including ERP platforms and collaborating with IT to ensure system design, configuration, and workflow alignment.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, finance, HR, policy/governance, IT, and data organizations.
• Experience facilitating workshops and presenting recommendations to senior leaders.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or supervising junior analysts.
• Experience evaluating operational or process risk
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Data / Business Analytics, or Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Must be able to travel up to 20%, to other Redwire locations

Desired Skills:

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability.
• Advanced process mapping and requirements-development skills.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to move from ambiguous business problems to structured solutions.
• Strong written and executive communication skills.
• Familiarity with operational workflows, governance, process improvement, risk identification, data readiness, dashboard requirements, and analytical scripting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to coach and develop other analysts.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Person as defined by ITAR.
• Ability to obtain security clearance may be required

Salary Range: $115,000 - $140,000/Annually

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Don’t meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you’re excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR