Robert Half is hiring: Sr Business Systems Analyst in Cincinnati

We’re looking for a seasoned Senior Business Systems Analyst who excels at bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in both Agile and Waterfall environments and can translate complex requirements into clear, actionable deliverables. You’ll serve as a strategic partner to business units, guiding them through the discovery and documentation process while ensuring solutions are aligned with organizational goals.

This is a high-impact role involving critical projects, complex problem-solving, and mentorship of other analysts.

What You’ll Do

• Build Strategic Relationships: Partner with business and IT teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
• Drive Requirements Gathering: Lead efforts to capture and document business needs, ensuring clarity and completeness.
• Facilitate Communication: Act as a liaison between stakeholders, promoting transparency and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Deliver Clear Documentation: Produce concise, user-friendly requirements and process documentation to support design, development, and testing.
• Lead Project Efforts: Provide guidance and leadership from initiation through delivery, ensuring solutions meet business expectations.
• Support Testing & Validation: Collaborate with business partners to develop and execute UAT plans and validate requirements.
• Champion Process Improvement: Analyze current workflows and identify opportunities for optimization using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
• Ensure SDLC Compliance: Work within established software development lifecycle frameworks to support project execution.

Key Deliverables

• User Stories & Flows
• Acceptance Criteria
• Process Diagrams & Workflows
• Functional & Non-Functional Requirements
• Business Rules & Data Definitions
• Data Mapping & Transformation Documentation
• UAT Plans & Execution Support
• Requirements Traceability & Baselines
• Business Cases, RFIs, RFPs, and Scope Documents

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in business or systems analysis
• 5+ years working within structured SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with requirements management tools
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities
• A process-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement