Senior BA: Product Master Data & Process Optimization

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, vision, and 401

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to shape and scale product master data processes across regions. You will define future-state requirements, draft build-ready scopes, and partner with product, business, and technology teams to ensure scalable, high-quality data governance and delivery readiness.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, requirements clarity, and process optimization to enable faster delivery and data accuracy in a global organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in business analysis, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and future-state definition.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting process transformation or business process improvement initiatives.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working across cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently while partnering with senior leaders and SMEs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of SQL for querying, validating, and analyzing structured data.
• Experience supporting enterprise data import/export processes, including integrations and ETL workflows.
• Understanding of ERP systems such as SAP, JDE, or JDA.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint for developing clear, professional presentations.
• 3+ years of experience supporting product master data or related business processes.
• 2+ years of experience supporting global or regional rollout efforts.
• 2+ years of experience identifying and shaping process improvement opportunities.
• Familiarity with workflow-driven business processes and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting backlog, story, or delivery-readiness activities in partnership with product or technology teams.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead requirements gathering for upcoming product master data workstreams and regional expansion efforts.
• Translate business needs into clear, structured, and actionable requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders to define future-state workflows, process changes, and business rules.
• Ensure scope is sufficiently defined and ready to transition into build planning and delivery.
• Co-own identification of process improvement opportunities across in-flight and launched workstreams.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve speed, usability, governance, and data quality.
• Help shape future-state process designs that are scalable, practical, and aligned to business priorities.
• Support simplification and standardization of product master data processes across teams and regions.
• Work independently with cross-functional stakeholders to gather input, clarify needs, and align on requirements.
• Communicate requirements, decisions, and process impacts clearly across business and delivery teams.
• Bring forward thoughtful recommendations and constructive challenges when opportunities for improvement are identified.
• Support creation and refinement of user stories, acceptance criteria, and related documentation.
• Support prioritization discussions by helping distinguish MVP scope from future enhancements.
• Provide support to delivery teammates when needed, including requirements clarification and feedback translation.
• Contribute to change management and training support activities where appropriate.
• Help improve the speed and quality of the requirements-to-build cycle.
• Reduce defects and rework by strengthening requirements clarity and process definition.

Skills

process transformation

master data

cross-functional requirements

requirements gathering

process mapping

ERP systems

SQL

PowerPoint

communication skills

stakeholder engagement

data quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/IT/Data Analytics/Business/Data Science/Finance/Marketing)

Tools

SAP

JDE

JDA

MS Office Suite

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to shape and scale product master data processes across regions. You will define future-state requirements, draft build-ready scopes, and partner with product, business, and technology teams to ensure scalable, high-quality data governance and delivery readiness.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, requirements clarity, and process optimization to enable faster delivery and data accuracy in a global organization.