Technical Business Analyst, Core Platform

National Basketball Association (NBA) • Secaucus, NJ

2d • $110,000 - $140,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Technical Business Analyst will support the Core Platform team within the NBA’s Direct to Consumer Products, Technology & Operations (DTC PTO) organization, serving as a key connector between business stakeholders and engineering teams. This role focuses on translating complex business needs into clear technical requirements that power the platforms underpinning NBA League Pass, NBA ID, and other global fan experiences. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical rigor, technical fluency, and a collaborative mindset to help scale and optimize core systems that enable reliable, high-quality digital products for fans worldwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst, with a focus on large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-functional teams
• Experience developing and managing requirements roadmaps across multiple workstreams
• Experience collaborating effectively across Product, Engineering, QA, and other partner teams
• Hands-on experience using modern project management and planning methodologies and tools, including Agile and Scrum frameworks
• Experience working with mobile and connected device development, including AVOD, TVOD, and SVOD platforms
• Relevant experience within the sports media or digital entertainment industry
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex business needs into technical requirements
• Ability to engage, influence, and help guide multiple functions involved in product development
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and multitasking skills
• Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and sub-projects simultaneously
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and contribute wherever needed to support team success
• Familiarity with platform-specific design guidelines and partner integrations
• Passion for basketball and the NBA fan experience

Responsibilities

• Technical Business Analysis & Requirements Management: Gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements, translating product needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria while creating and maintaining technical tickets to ensure scope clarity and delivery alignment.
• Technical Scoping & Delivery Support: Partner with Product and Engineering teams to scope backend and client-side initiatives, assessing feasibility, dependencies, and implementation approach to ensure work is appropriately defined and ready for sprint execution.
• Platform & Configuration Management: Coordinate with internal and upstream teams to establish and maintain data contracts, APIs, and platform integrations, and manage configuration files to enable scalable platform changes without requiring repeated code releases.
• Quality Assurance & Testing Support: Collaborate with QA teams to ensure a clear understanding of feature functionality and technical implementation, support the development of test plans, and participate in testing to validate quality and platform stability.
• Agile & Scrum Delivery Support: Lead backlog refinement to ensure tickets are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with sprint and Program Increment (PI) goals, while tracking capacity, velocity, and delivery progress and helping remove impediments.
• Release & Project Management: Coordinate release planning and execution, manage priorities, timelines, and dependencies, and balance team capacity to support smooth, on-time deployments and delivery of commitments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication: Serve as a liaison across Product, Engineering, QA, and partner teams on cross-functional initiatives, facilitating technical discussions and maintaining project plans to ensure alignment, visibility, and timely execution.

Benefits

• Employees currently are eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance bonus, awarded at the sole discretion of the Company and subject to any terms and conditions set by the Company.
• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company-sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; dental; vision; life/AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; fertility and family-forming assistance; wellbeing allowance; educational assistance; mental health coaching/therapy; tax advantaged accounts such as HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs; a 401(k) retirement plan; and time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees