Role Overview

Bridge the gap between business stakeholders and the Data/Analytics team by gathering, documenting, and prioritizing data and reporting requirements. Manage the team's backlog and ensure alignment between business needs and technical delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct stakeholder interviews across business departments to identify data, reporting, and analytics needs
• Document current state data issues, pain points, and reporting gaps
• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications
• Prioritize and groom backlog items in Azure DevOps, creating well-defined user stories
• Organize sprint planning and manage work assignments for data projects
• Facilitate communication between business users and technical team members
• Evaluate reporting requests to determine appropriate tools (Tableau, Power BI, Python, etc.)
• Track project progress, identify blockers, and ensure timely delivery of solutions
• Validate delivered solutions meet business requirements and coordinate UAT when time permits
• Maintain documentation of business processes, data definitions, and reporting specifications
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and data-driven decision making
• Support other IT projects during periods of lower data team demand

Required Skills

• 3+ years as a Business Analyst, preferably supporting data, analytics, or BI teams
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar project management tools
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and vice versa
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and sprint-based workflows
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and manage multiple initiatives

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with data and analytics concepts (data warehousing, ETL, BI tools)
• Basic SQL knowledge for data validation and understanding queries
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar reporting platforms
• Background in logistics, supply chain, or 3PL operations
• Experience conducting cross-departmental business process assessments