Business Analyst

KAI Partners•Roseville, CA

10d

About The Position

KAI Partners, Inc. is seeking Business Analysts to analyze business needs, facilitate requirements sessions, maintain project schedules, and manage tasks through Jira. The role helps align stakeholders and project objectives, supports project activities, and provides documentation and insights to support successful project delivery. The Business Analyst collaborates with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to capture business and technical requirements, track project progress, support coordination and reporting, and keep documentation current and compliant with organizational standards. The role also provides actionable insights to project managers and leadership, follows company quality, professional, and ethical standards, records work hours in designated platforms, and continues learning relevant technologies and methodologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
At least five years of experience aligning IT systems with organizational business processes, including at least three years in a lead capacity.
At least three years of experience as a business solutions analyst with human resources and supporting financial management projects.
At least five years of experience applying analytical processes on IT projects.
At least three years of experience in IT technical writing.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging with internal and external customers.
Ability to present data and insights clearly and effectively to clients.
Strong customer engagement, communication, influence, leadership, and critical-thinking abilities, with a driven and self-starting mindset.
Ability to maintain composure under pressure, meet deadlines, and provide exemplary customer service.
Ability to work independently under general supervision and complete assignments within guidelines, routines, and standard practices.
Ability to follow company policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, deliverables, and projects with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certificate.
Experience after acquiring the Certified Scrum Product Owner certificate.
Experience with strategic business process improvement and product backlog refinement.
Experience as a Business Solutions Analyst on a medium-level project focused on delivering Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) artifacts.
Experience as a data analyst.
At least three years of experience as a business solutions analyst with human resources and supporting financial management projects.
Experience with Jira.

Responsibilities

Analyze and document project needs, goals, and requirements.
Update and maintain the project schedule to support timely delivery of milestones.
Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholders to capture detailed business and technical requirements.
Manage and track tasks, issues, and progress using Jira, promoting transparency and communication among team members.
Support project activities, including stakeholder coordination, status reporting, and risk management.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align requirements with project objectives and deliverables.
Keep project documentation up to date and compliant with organizational standards.
Provide project managers and leadership with clear, actionable insights for decision-making.
Follow KAI Partners' quality management processes, professional standards, and ethical guidelines while exercising discretion and independent judgment.
Accurately log work hours in designated platforms to meet compliance requirements.
Continue learning new technologies and methodologies to advance organizational and client knowledge.
Perform other duties as assigned.