Business Analyst, Technology - Multiple roles

A+E Networks•New York, NY

1d•$97,391 - $112,000•Hybrid

About The Position

A+E Global Media is hiring multiple Business Analysts to support distinct areas of our enterprise technology portfolio: Enterprise Media Solutions and Rights Solutions. Each role will serve as a bridge between business and technology teams, translating operational needs into scalable solutions, clear requirements, effective testing, and sustainable process improvements. Both positions share a strong foundation in business analysis, cross-functional delivery, application and workflow support, automation, integration, and AI-enabled innovation. Candidates will be considered for the specialty that best aligns with their experience.

Requirements

3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, Product Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar role supporting enterprise technology solutions and business operations.
Media and entertainment industry experience supporting enterprise applications, operational workflows, or media technology solutions is strongly desired.
Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business, functional, technical, workflow, data, and integration requirements, including use cases, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and user documentation.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, Development, QA, Infrastructure, Project Management, vendors, and cross-functional technology teams to deliver projects and system enhancements.
Working knowledge of enterprise applications, system integrations, data flows, APIs, and SDLC processes, including testing, UAT, defect management, release validation, and production implementation or support.
Experience identifying opportunities for workflow automation, process optimization, analytics, data quality improvement, and AI-enabled solutions.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, facilitation, documentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong ownership, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and interpersonal effectiveness, including the ability to influence stakeholders across business and technical teams.
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience is preferred.
Experience supporting media asset management, production asset management, digital asset management, post-production, archive, fulfillment, content distribution, or media supply chain workflows (for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Familiarity with file-based media movement, metadata, transcoding, automated QC, captioning, content packaging, content delivery, cloud-based workflows, APIs, XML, JSON, metadata models, integrations, and workflow automation (for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Basic understanding of generative AI, large language models, prompt-based workflows, AI-assisted content creation, metadata enrichment, content analysis, search, clipping, and story discovery (for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Basic scripting or coding experience; Python, JavaScript, or Groovy is preferred, and PowerShell is helpful. Expert-level development experience is not required (for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Experience creating workflow diagrams, SOPs, training materials, test cases, and support documentation (for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Experience supporting enterprise technology solutions, business process optimization, system implementations, and operational support in the media and entertainment industry (for Rights Solutions role).
Knowledge of media rights, rights management systems, content licensing, rights availability, or related rights workflows is highly desirable (for Rights Solutions role).
Working knowledge of financial accounting concepts, data analysis, and reporting (for Rights Solutions role).
Hands-on experience writing and analyzing database queries using Microsoft SQL and Snowflake (for Rights Solutions role).
Proficiency with requirements and process documentation tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Visio or comparable platforms (for Rights Solutions role).

Nice To Haves

Python, JavaScript, or Groovy scripting/coding experience (preferred for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
PowerShell scripting/coding experience (helpful for Enterprise Media Solutions role).
Knowledge of media rights, rights management systems, content licensing, rights availability, or related rights workflows (highly desirable for Rights Solutions role).

Responsibilities

Serve as a bridge between business and technology teams, translating operational needs into scalable solutions, clear requirements, effective testing, and sustainable process improvements.
Support distinct areas of the enterprise technology portfolio: Enterprise Media Solutions and Rights Solutions.
Provide a strong foundation in business analysis, cross-functional delivery, application and workflow support, automation, integration, and AI-enabled innovation.
Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, technical, workflow, data, and integration requirements, including use cases, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and user documentation.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, Development, QA, Infrastructure, Project Management, vendors, and cross-functional technology teams to deliver projects and system enhancements.
Identify opportunities for workflow automation, process optimization, analytics, data quality improvement, and AI-enabled solutions.
Support enterprise applications, system integrations, data flows, APIs, and SDLC processes, including testing, UAT, defect management, release validation, and production implementation or support.