Lead Application Business Analyst

Title: Lead Application Business Analyst

Location: Onsite Albany NY 4 days per month or as needed if more than 4 days. Only Local Candidates in Albany, NY or very close surrounding area will be considered.

Transform technology into opportunity as a Lead Application Development Business Analyst.. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most

You will join our team in partnership with New York State of Health (NYSoH) to provide comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.0 million New Yorkers through its Health Benefit Exchange (HBE)

This role combines mentorship with hands-on analytical work, driving successful project delivery by ensuring that business requirements are well understood, clearly documented, and aligned with the program goals.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
You will mentor a team of business analysts, guiding them on best practices for analysis, documentation, and improvement initiatives, fostering consistency and knowledge-sharing within the team.
You will partner with client stakeholders, Client, designers, and development teams to ensure effective backlog management, prioritization, and readiness for delivery.
You will act as a liaison between client stakeholders and technical teams, facilitating communication and ensuring alignment on project scope and goals.
You will foster strong, trust-based relationships with the client's stakeholders; communicate status, risks, and value delivery in executive friendly language
You will translate complex business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.
You will facilitate workshops (requirements elicitation, scoping, impact analysis) and provide facilitation coaching to Client and Product Owners.
You will assign, prioritize, and oversee team workloads to ensure optimal performance and timely project delivery.
You will oversee the gathering and analysis of business requirements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business needs.
You will lead the documentation of detailed business processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria, supporting the development of system enhancements.
You will ensure consistent use of requirements management tools and methodologies within the team.
You will collaborate with project managers, product owners, and other key stakeholders to prioritize backlogs, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth project execution.
You will facilitate workshops and meetings to understand business needs and provide regular project updates to senior leadership.
You will monitor and track progress on multiple projects, ensuring that business analysts deliverables meet quality standards and timelines.
You will conduct regular reviews of team outputs, including user stories, business process flows, and requirements traceability, to ensure alignment with business objectives.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in related technical field, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience:
Ten (10) + years of experience in analysis and design on application development projects in a Business Analyst role preferably in a large-scale environment
Three (3) + years in a leadership role managing or mentoring teams
Experience with at least one enterprise software development project within the past three years.

• Experience working with a variety of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

Preferred Experience:
Healthcare, Medicaid, and/or Health Exchange Industry experience
ffordable Care Act (ACA) experience in the areas of Eligibility and Enrollment experience
Federal and state compliance and regulations experience. New York State experience is a plus.

Skills:
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams.
Deep expertise in requirements engineering within Agile (user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, non-functional requirements).
Proficiency with Agile tooling (Jira, Confluence/SharePoint, Visio, MS Office).
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills with the ability to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization and the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences
Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution abilities.
Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc.)
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across various teams and departments.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to drive insights and decision-making.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex business processes and systems environments.
Demonstrated ability to effectively convey ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization

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