Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst (Financial Services / Retirement Services & UI/UX Experience)

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst with a strong background in Financial Services, preferably Retirement Services, to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in gathering and analyzing business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital solutions. Experience in UI/UX design, including creating wireframes, user flows, and screen mockups based on business requirements, is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document functional and non-functional requirements.
Conduct requirement elicitation workshops, interviews, and business process analysis.
Translate business needs into detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Design UI wireframes, screen layouts, user flows, and prototypes based on business requirements and user experience best practices.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners, UX/UI Designers, Developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
Analyze current business processes and recommend improvements to enhance operational efficiency and user experience.
Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Perform gap analysis, impact analysis, and process mapping.
Assist QA teams during testing by validating business scenarios and ensuring requirements are met.
Support UAT planning, execution, and defect resolution.
Ensure solutions comply with financial industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
8+ years of Business Analyst experience.
Strong experience in Financial Services, with Retirement Services domain expertise preferred.
Proven experience gathering and documenting business requirements for enterprise applications.
Hands-on experience designing UI wireframes, mockups, user journeys, and screen flows.
Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Figma, Balsamiq, Visio, Axure, or similar UI/wireframing tools.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with retirement administration platforms, pension systems, 401(k), IRA, annuities, or wealth management solutions.
Knowledge of financial regulations and compliance requirements.
Experience with API integrations and system integration projects.
CBAP, PMI-PBA, or Agile certification is a plus.