Senior Business Analyst (Agile / UAT / eCommerce)
Job Description
The OperAxis team is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a 13-month contract with an industrial equipment manufacturing client in Chicago, IL (hybrid, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM). You will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, product management and search engineering teams on a digital and eCommerce program, working in an Agile/Scrum environment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of business analysis experience, a strong record of turning business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and hands-on experience supporting UAT and releases. Requirements: - Must have: Agile, Analysis, Business Analysis and UAT - 10+ years of Business Analyst experience - Experience gathering and documenting business requirements - Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments - Skill in writing user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and functional specifications - Experience maintaining and prioritizing a product backlog - Excellent communication skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Bachelor's degree Responsibilities: - Gather requirements and translate business needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and functional specifications - Maintain and prioritize product backlog items - Support sprint planning, backlog refinement, UAT and release activities - Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria - Ensure traceability from requirements through implementation and testing - Collaborate with stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, Product Management, Customer Support and eCommerce teams - Communicate progress, risks, dependencies and business impacts - Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders, product management and search engineering teams