Hybrid IT Business Analyst - Jira & Backlog Master

Stark Carpet; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stark Carpet in New York, NY is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Information Technology team on a hybrid schedule. You will bridge business stakeholders and the development team, translating operations needs into Jira stories and acceptance criteria.

You will collaborate with purchasing, finance, warehouse operations, and logistics to document requirements, support discovery, maintain the backlog, and assist with testing and change management to help deliver technology initiatives on time

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a Business Analyst or similar role.
• Proven ability to write clear, actionable Jira stories and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other iterative project management frameworks.
• Proven ability to facilitate requirements workshops and working sessions with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, and related tools).
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field — or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate requirements for technology initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into well-structured Jira epics, stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct gap analysis comparing current-state processes to desired future-state outcomes.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with the project lead and development team.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and working sessions with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Support sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives as needed.
• Perform light project management duties including tracking deliverables, coordinating stakeholder communication, and flagging risks or blockers.
• Provide stakeholder communication and status updates, keeping business owners informed throughout the project lifecycle without requiring their attendance at every development meeting.

Skills

Jira

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Planner

Job description

Stark Carpet in New York, NY is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Information Technology team on a hybrid schedule. You will bridge business stakeholders and the development team, translating operations needs into Jira stories and acceptance criteria.

You will collaborate with purchasing, finance, warehouse operations, and logistics to document requirements, support discovery, maintain the backlog, and assist with testing and change management to help deliver technology initiatives on time