Business Analyst

Title: Business Analyst
Location: Onsite - Appleton, WI 3 days a week in office / days remote
Term: Contract to Hire - 6 month contract period.
Pay: $37-$48 per hour - W2
Start Date: ASAP

Our client has an immediate need for a Business Analyst to join their web development team. We're looking for a BA with a blend of technical and analytical skills. This BA will come with curiosity, clarity, and the ability to keep the team focused on delivering value to users and the business.

Core Responsibilities:

• Work with product owners, clients, and development teams to gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements.
• Elicit, document, and prioritize business and user needs through interviews, workshops, or surveys with stakeholders.
• Help support an efficient product development lifecycle via time management and organizational skills to track requirements, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Assist in defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Apply solid analysis to break down complex problems into manageable parts for the team.
• Define acceptance criteria and validatevthat the final web product meets requirements.
• Apply testing processes (functional, usability testing) to ensure solutions work as intended.
• Take part in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and Agile ceremonies.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst supporting web or software team.
• Knowledge of web development lifecycle, SDLC, and Agile processes.
• Solid experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional documentation.
• Experience diagramming software ( Lucidchart, Visio) to create process flows, use case diagrams, or data models.
• Basic understanding of web development concepts like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, and databases to communicate effectively with developers.
• Familiarity with web architecture, content management systems (CMS), and front-end/back-end frameworks to grasp project constraints and possibilities.
• Experience with tools like Jira, Trello, or Asana for task tracking, and Confluence or Notion for documentation.
  
  

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.