Lead Business Analyst

DataStaff, Inc. is currently seeking a Lead Business Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Richmond, VA.
*This position is on-site

Job Description:
The Lead Business Analyst is a strategic and people-focused role responsible for elevating the quality, consistency, and impact of the Business Analyst team. This position blends mentorship, analytical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality requirements, streamlined processes, and effective communication between business and technical stakeholders. The candidate will guide a talented team of 8-10 Business Analyst; shape BA stands and practices and help deliver enterprise-wide solutions that support organizational goals and improve operational efficiency.

Job Responsibilities
Establish, promote, and maintain consistent BA practices, templates, and documentation standards.
Ensure high-quality business requirement artifacts (BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, data requirements).
Oversee requirement validation to ensure both business and technical needs are fully addressed.
Review and provide constructive feedback on BA deliverables to reduce rework and strengthen solution quality.
Ensure timely and complete delivery of BA artifacts to support project timelines and milestones.
Promote testing approaches that address functional, non-functional, and data requirements.
Foster strong collaboration across business units, IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared understanding of business needs.
Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and cross-team discussions to drive decision-making.
Support management efforts through consistent and proactive stakeholder communication.
Work with product owners, project managers, and leadership to prioritize requirements, mitigate risks, and maintain project momentum.
Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Translate complex business needs into clear, concise, and actionable requirements and documentation.
Tailor communication for executives, technical teams, and end users to ensure shared understanding.
Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
Produce high-quality documentation that is accurate, structured, and easy to understand.
Mentor, guide, and support Business Analysts, promoting skill development, confidence, and analytical excellence.
Identify improvement opportunities through process analysis, team feedback, and project outcomes.
Recommend and help implement improvements to BA practices to increase efficiency and consistency.
Ensure alignment with leadership and team members before introducing new methodologies or practice changes.
Remove roadblocks, provide direction, and proactively address risks that impact BA effectiveness.
Lead by example, demonstrating accountability, professionalism, transparency, and a commitment to quality.

Knowledge and Experience:
~ Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field
~7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, including 3+ years mentoring or leading analysts
~ Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
~ Strong understanding of requirement elicitation, documentation, and process modeling
~ Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban)
~ Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
~ Experience working with enterprise-level applications or multi-module systems
~ Proficiency with BA and ALM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar
~ Experience guiding BA practice standards or supporting BA Centers of Excellence
~ Experience with data governance, data integration, or data quality initiatives
~ Familiarity with testing methodologies and ALM or automated testing tools
~ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data to drive insights


Required Skills:
~10 Years - Business Analysis - Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc)
~7 Years - Leadership - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams.
~7 Years - Communication - Effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization
~7 Years - Stakeholder Management - Ability to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization
~7 Years - Support - Guide and help experienced professionals in achieving their goals and support in removing obstacles.


This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401K program available for employees after 6 months.