Senior Lead Business Analyst — Remote & Stakeholder Champion

UST; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

UST is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to own the business analysis workstream at client sites, bridging business stakeholders and delivery teams while guiding a team of analysts across engagements.

You will lead elicitation workshops, document requirements, validate solutions, manage backlogs, support UAT, and ensure governance and regulatory compliance, including HIPAA where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/Engineering or related discipline; MBA is an advantage.
• CBAP/CCBA/PMI-PBA/CSPO or similar certification is preferred.
• Extensive experience leading analysis workstreams or small BA teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement elicitation workshops with client stakeholders and SMEs.
• Author and maintain BRDs, functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Partner with architects and development teams to ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Own backlog grooming, prioritization, and traceability from requirements to delivery.
• Support UAT planning, test scenario definition, and defect triage with business users.
• Mentor junior BAs and ensure documentation standards are met.
• Present analyses and options to senior stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Ensure governance, data security and regulatory compliance (HIPAA/PHI where applicable).

Skills

Requirement elicitation

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/Engineering

MBA (advantage)

CBAP/CCBA/PMI-PBA/CSPO (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

UST is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to own the business analysis workstream at client sites, bridging business stakeholders and delivery teams while guiding a team of analysts across engagements.

You will lead elicitation workshops, document requirements, validate solutions, manage backlogs, support UAT, and ensure governance and regulatory compliance, including HIPAA where applicable.