Lead Business Analyst

LEAD BUSINESS ANALYST 
Local to VA, with STATE OF VA
Onsite position and Onsite interview

Lead Business Analyst | BA Team Leadership | Agile, Jira, Azure DevOps | Requirements Management | Process Improvement | Stakeholder Engagement | Enterprise Systems

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About (Summary)
Experienced Lead Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience driving business and technology alignment, improving requirements quality, and enabling successful delivery of enterprise solutions. Proven ability to mentor and lead Business Analysts, establish BA standards, and facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership.

Skilled in eliciting and documenting business requirements, translating complex needs into actionable user stories, BRDs, and process models. Strong background in Agile (Scrum, Kanban), requirements traceability, data analysis, and enterprise system implementations. Known for servant leadership, clear communication, and building trust across teams to deliver high-quality, business-value-driven solutions.

Core strengths include requirements management, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, mentoring BA teams, and supporting enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

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Core Competencies
* Business Analysis Leadership
* Requirements Elicitation & Documentation (BRD, RTM, User Stories)
* Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
* Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation
* Process Modeling (Visio, BPMN)
* Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM Tools
* Data Analysis & Data Requirements
* Enterprise Systems Implementation
* Change Management Support
* BA Mentoring & Coaching

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Professional Experience
Lead Business Analyst
[Company Name] | [Location] | [Dates]

* Led and mentored a team of Business Analysts, improving requirements quality and delivery consistency
* Established BA standards, templates, and best practices across multiple enterprise projects
* Facilitated workshops, stakeholder meetings, and discovery sessions to gather business requirements
* Created and managed BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows
* Acted as liaison between business, IT, and vendors to ensure alignment and solution clarity
* Supported Agile teams using Jira/Azure DevOps for backlog management and requirements tracking
* Identified process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce delivery risks
* Provided leadership reporting, recommendations, and decision support to senior stakeholders

Tools & Technologies
Jira | Azure DevOps | Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Office | Confluence | Agile Scrum | Kanban | BPMN | Data Analysis Tools