Software Business Analyst

Foundation Software LLC

Since 1985, Foundation Software has been a leading provider of software and services built specifically for the construction industry. Our integrated solutions support contractors throughout the entire project lifecycle, from estimating and job cost accounting to project management, HR, time tracking, and payroll processing.

With more than 600 team members and offices across the United States, we combine industry expertise , technology, and exceptional service to help our customers work more efficiently and successfully. At Foundation Software, employees have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful solutions while learning and growing as part of a collaborative team

The Functional Business Analyst plays a pivotal role within our product development team, tasked with uncovering, documenting, and validating requirements for software feature development. They excel in translating product vision into detailed specifications and user stories, bridging the gap between business and development teams. Through proven analytical prowess and adept communication skills, they ensure that feature delivery meets stakeholder expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage in requirement elicitation, analysis, specification, and validation with stakeholders.

• Collaborate closely with project sponsors to define and communicate project vision, impact, success criteria, and metrics.

• Translate customer/business requirements into functional specifications using various tools and methods, providing clear direction to developers and project team members.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to scope, estimate, and prioritize requirements.

• Craft user stories, acceptance criteria, user guides, and process flows.

• Collaborate with UI/UX professionals to create wireframes and prototypes.

• Partner with project managers, implementation teams, and client support to plan and execute user acceptance testing.

• Conduct meetings and presentations to effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.

• Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.

• Continuously enhance requirements-gathering processes and develop strategies for optimization.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field, or equivalent work experience

• Minimum 3 years of exceptional Business Analyst experience in a dynamic environment

• Profound understanding of business analysis fundamentals

• Proven history of organizing and facilitating customer input sessions.

• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of interacting with business units at all levels and interpreting their needs.

• Experience in documenting Business Process Flow Diagrams

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle, including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities

• Demonstrated creativity and innovation in problem-solving.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with stakeholder management expertise

• Self-discipline and results orientation, meeting critical deadlines consistently.

• Adaptability to changing situations and priorities, with strong time management and multitasking skills.

• Demonstrates ownership and responsibility for team delivery.

• Foundation is constantly recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top workplaces. We are a 21-time winner of the NorthCoast 99 award, a multi-year winner of The Plain Dealer's Top Workplaces award, and have been recognized multiple years on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. *

• Let's start your future at Foundation! *

• Foundation Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer. *