Strategic BA Lead – Center of Excellence

95-2566122 First American Title Insurance Co; California; Remote; USD 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Manager, Strategic Business Analysis to lead a team of BAs/BSAs and drive analysis for major transformation programs. You will liaise between business users and technology, ensuring high-quality analysis and documentation to support strategic initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in business analysis, leadership, and collaboration across business, product, and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Certifications: CBAP or IIBA, PBA, Agile certifications a plus.
• Demonstrated experience as a Lead BA or Business Analysis Manager with supervisory duties.
• Strong people leadership capabilities with an ability to influence and inspire change.
• Experience in leading analysis for digital transformation programs within complex agile environments.
• Experience in collaborating with business, product and engineering teams to identify and translate business requirements into systems definitions and solutions.
• Must be a strong and confident communicator with exceptional abilities in presenting, influencing and collaborating with internal and external partners at management level for success.
• Knowledge of Title insurance & settlement services operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of BAs and BSAs leading analysis for various business processes and programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and ensure analysis support.
• Provide business analysis expertise and act as Lead Analyst on key initiatives.
• Lead and mentor the team in best practices for process improvement, data and product initiatives.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of documentation (API, process maps, business rules, user stories, data validation).
• Act as strategic partner between business, OCM, PMO, Product, Design and Engineering teams.
• Set and manage team goals and day-to-day operations for projects.
• Participate in hiring, performance reviews, and HR actions for the team.
• Provide inputs to leadership through reports and presentations to inform roadmaps and budgets.
• Lead the creation of a Center of Excellence for the Business Analysis Practice.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Business analysis

Agile experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree

Advanced degree preferred

CBAP or IIBA Certifications

PBA

Agile certifications

Tools

API analysis

Microsoft Office

Job description

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Manager, Strategic Business Analysis to lead a team of BAs/BSAs and drive analysis for major transformation programs. You will liaise between business users and technology, ensuring high-quality analysis and documentation to support strategic initiatives.

The role requires extensive experience in business analysis, leadership, and collaboration across business, product, and engineering teams.