Senior Agile Analyst

Excella; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 101,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Internet Reimbursement

Professional Development

Job summary

Excella is a transformative technology firm delivering innovative solutions by empowering people to make an impact. We seek thought leaders in Agile, Product Management, and Business Analysis to join a distributed team focused on delivering value for real business needs.

As an Agile Business Analyst, you’ll collaborate with UX, engineering, data specialists, and stakeholders to shape roadmaps, write user stories, and drive discovery from concept to launch, while supporting continuous improvement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in product management, agile business analysis, or related roles within software or data product development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product leaders, designers, engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to shape product direction and deliver valuable solutions from concept to launch.

Skills

Product management

Agile business analysis

User stories

Backlog management

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Job description

Excella is a transformative technology firm that helps organizations unlock new possibilities. We believe the key to helping clients challenge the status quo and reach new heights lies in our talented people. That’s why we’re committed to developing talent and providing opportunities for career growth at every stage. Join our collaborative team dedicated to solving complex problems with sustainable solutions while building your future as a leader. At Excella, you’re empowered to make lasting impact, turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s mission successes.

• Workplace locations look different for everyone. Excellians are a distributed workforce and whether you're working from your home office or a client site, we support a flexible work/life integration regardless of your location.
• We offer top of industry medical, dental, and vision benefits with multiple options to choose from such as an employer-contributed health savings account, infertility coverage, and orthodontia so you can select the plan that works best for you.
• Regardless of what stage of life you’re in, Excella wants to support you. We provide 8 weeks of Parental Leave, discounted pet insurance, and a Care.com membership with 3 back-up emergency child or elder care days annually - all available to you on your first day.
• Starting day one, every employee is bonus eligible and receives 15 days of paid vacation, 6 federal holidays, and 4 floating holidays.
• Doing your best work means having the best tools! Excella’s TechEleX program provides you with multiple options to suit your technology needs. Choose between a variety of Mac or PC devices, and to ensure your hardware remains current, at the end of a 3-year period Excella will replace your existing computer with a new model from the program. Plus, we’ll even give you the original device to keep for your personal use!
• With Excella’s Annual Internet Reimbursement benefit, all employees receive an additional $25 per month to help offset the cost of internet access. This initiative reflects our commitment to supporting you in staying connected and productive, no matter where you work.
• We'll invest in your career by providing 3 days of paid professional development every year, including an allowance for registration fees to attend classes, conferences, or obtain professional certifications.
• We encourage mindfulness and overall well-being through employee wellness events, a HeadSpace membership, as well as access to TalkSpace and mental health coverage through our medical plans.

Overview

We are looking for thought leaders in Agile, Product Management, and Business Analysis to join our team who are passionate about delivering innovative that meet real business needs. Our Agile Business Analysts thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams-working closely with UX designers, developers, data specialists, and business stakeholders to shape and deliver features that align with the overall product strategy. We combine Agile methodologies with modern analysis techniques to define success, drive the product vision and strategy, and lead the creation and prioritization of feature roadmaps based on business value and user impact.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product leaders, designers, engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to shape product direction and deliver valuable solutions from concept to launch.
• Define and evolve a product vision and strategy rooted in user needs, business objectives , and data.
• Lead discovery efforts, apply analysis techniques related to user research, mapping, and modeling, and conduct feasibility assessments to explore and validate product ideas.
• Create and maintain a product roadmap that balances short-term delivery with long-term innovation; ensure transparency and alignment across teams.
• Prioritize product features and capabilities based on value, effort, dependencies, and user feedback.
• Translate ideas into clear, testable user stories and success criteria; support agile events and iterative delivery.
• Establish and track key product metrics to evaluate performance and guide continuous improvement.
• Act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring shared understanding of goals and outcomes.
• Support adoption planning and coordinate product rollouts using change management principles in collaboration with partners across the business.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies; take ownership of resolution paths.
• Help shape and evolve good practices across the team-encouraging collaboration, user focus, and agility.
• Mentor team members, share knowledge, and promote a product-thinking mindset across the organization.
• Lead and conduct functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), 508 compliance testing, etc.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in product management, agile business analysis, or related roles within software or data product development.
• Proven ability to define, plan, and deliver end-to-end product solutions in cross-functional, agile environments.
• Experience transforming "requirements" to an evidence-based, prioritized product backlog.
• Skilled in writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting artifacts that enable efficient development.
• Familiarity with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe ) and backlog management practices.
• Ability to lead discovery work using a range of research methods and collaborate on iterative design.
• Comfortable working with data-able to define metrics, analyze performance, and use insights to drive decisions.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Adept at balancing multiple priorities, navigating ambiguity, and working across business and technical domains.

This rangerepresentsthe minimum andmaximumbase salary that Excella reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role. Actual compensation within the range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, training, certifications, and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top or bottom of the range.

Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus in addition to the base salary. This variable pay opportunity is dependent upon the attainment of shared firmwide goals andobjectivesasdeterminedby Excella’s Executive Team. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Should your experience and knowledge qualify you for a different position or title within Excella, we may consider you for positions that better align with your qualifications. In that case, we willprovidethe range for those positions as well.

Pay Range

$100,735 - $142,165 USD

Excella is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Excella is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [e-mail] or 703-840-8600.