Business Analyst

Fitch GroupNew York, NY
14dHybrid

About The Position

The Business Analyst is a squad-facing role within Technology & Data Delivery Enablement, translating business needs into actionable requirements that drive measurable outcomes for an Agile squad. The Business Analyst partners with Delivery Owners, Technical Owners, and squad members to ensure technology solutions align with business strategies while supporting predictable, high-quality delivery. This position operates within a culture of accountability, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement. The Business Analyst learns evolving ways of working (including AI-enabled practices) and develops stakeholder communication skills. This role ensures requirements are clear, testable, and delivery-ready while maintaining focus on business value, actively participating in Communities of Practice to develop expertise in modern requirements management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field; or equivalent experience
  • 0-2 years in business analysis, requirements management, or related role
  • Foundational understanding of requirements gathering and documentation
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Eagerness to learn business analysis practices and AI-enabled tools

Nice To Haves

  • Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP, CCBA) or Agile (PMI-ACP)
  • Experience with requirements tools (Jira, Confluence, or similar)
  • Exposure to data analysis or SQL
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle

Responsibilities

  • Engage directly with business stakeholders and end users to elicit, validate, and refine requirements
  • Align technology solutions with business strategies and translate needs into clear, testable requirements
  • Partner with Product Owners to ensure requirements support business value and stakeholder needs
  • Maintain focus on outcomes and business impact
  • Partner with Delivery Owners and technical teams on Agile processes including story creation, backlog refinement, and sprint planning
  • Ensure requirements are delivery-ready, sequenced appropriately, and support continuous flow
  • Surface delivery risks early; drive mitigations with clear ownership
  • Provide estimation insights and identify risks related to requirements clarity and technical feasibility
  • Perform data profiling to validate requirements and document data flows
  • Partner with Engineering and Data teams on non-functional requirements
  • Assist with smoke testing to ensure solutions meet business requirements
  • Facilitate requirements sessions and maintain documentation in tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Ensure requirements artifacts are current, accessible, and actionable
  • Provide clear updates on requirements status, risks, and dependencies
  • Learn and apply AI-enabled tools for requirements gathering, documentation, and analysis
  • Develop AI literacy to understand how AI enhances requirements management
  • Experiment with AI-assisted process mapping and automated documentation
  • Own requirements clarity and quality; ensure requirements enable predictable delivery
  • Participate actively in retrospectives; identify opportunities to improve processes
  • Build personal accountability for requirements outcomes and delivery success
  • Educate squad members on business goals and software value; emphasize outcomes
  • Foster collaboration between business and technical teams
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships for effective requirements elicitation
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