Acog

Business Analyst

Washington, DC. Posted 24 days ago

The role

The Business Analyst leads discovery, facilitation, and requirements development for technical and non-technical initiatives. This role partners with stakeholders to identify problems and translate needs into actionable requirements.

What you will do

  • Lead discovery sessions and stakeholder discussions to define business problems and requirements.
  • Analyze and document current and future-state processes, workflows, and business rules.
  • Review incoming requests, clarify business needs, and route requests for prioritization.
  • Develop user stories and acceptance criteria for technical and non-technical initiatives.
  • Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies across projects and platforms.
  • Participate in solution design, backlog refinement, and sprint planning.
  • Partner with QA and stakeholders to support testing and implementation readiness.
  • Serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to support organizational priorities.

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience performing business analysis in complex organizational environments.
  • Demonstrated experience leading requirements and facilitation efforts for cross-functional, multi-department initiatives.
  • Proven track record of delivering high-quality requirements and user stories.
  • Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks, including Scrum.
  • Experience using tools such as Wrike, Jira, Azure DevOps, Lucidchart, Miro, Visio, or similar platforms.
  • Experience working on both technology-focused and business-focused projects.
  • Strong understanding of organizational operations, change impacts, and stakeholder management.
  • Advanced business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation.
  • Exceptional facilitation skills.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to operate independently and manage ambiguity.

Nice to have

  • Experience within membership associations or similar organizations is helpful

Benefits

  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Commuting Allowance
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • Life Insurance
  • Community Volunteering Opportunities
  • Generous 401(k) Company Contributions
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Learning Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company-Sponsored Team Outings

About the company

ACOG is an EEO employer and a federal government contractor.

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