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• *Job Title:** Remote Business Analyst • *Location:** Remote — based in Forest Lake, Minnesota --- About the Role We are seeking a proactive and data‑driven Remote Business Analyst to join our fast‑growing product‑management team. In this role you will partner directly with the Senior Product Owner and a cross‑functional squad of engineers, designers, and marketers to translate business objectives into clear, actionable requirements. Your analyses will shape product roadmaps that serve thousands of customers, driving measurable improvements in conversion, retention, and operational efficiency. Reporting to the Director of Product Strategy, you will be the voice of the business within a fully remote environment, championing evidence‑based decisions while fostering collaboration across time zones. Based in Forest Lake, Minnesota, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States while staying deeply connected to the pulse of our Forest Lake market. --- Key Responsibilities - **Gather & Prioritize Requirements:** Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and surveys with internal partners in Forest Lake and other locations to elicit functional and non‑functional requirements, then prioritize them in a weighted scoring model. - **Document Solutions:** Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, process flow diagrams, and data‑mapping documents in Confluence and JIRA, ensuring traceability from concept to release. - **Perform Gap Analysis:** Compare existing system capabilities with future state visions, identifying gaps, dependencies, and mitigation strategies for at least three major releases per year. - **Data Visualization & Reporting:** Build interactive dashboards in Tableau and Power BI that surface key performance indicators (KPIs) such as churn rate, average order value, and sprint velocity for senior leadership reviews. - **SQL Querying & Data Validation:** Write complex SQL queries against our PostgreSQL and Snowflake data warehouses to validate data integrity and support ad‑hoc analysis requested by product managers. - **Process Improvement:** Lead a quarterly “Process Review” initiative, applying Lean Six Sigma principles to streamline onboarding, order fulfillment, and support ticket triage, targeting a minimum 10 % reduction in cycle time. - **Stakeholder Communication:** Facilitate weekly syncs, sprint planning, and retrospectives via Zoom and Slack, balancing synchronous collaboration with up to 85 % asynchronous updates to accommodate remote teams across the U.S. - **Risk & Impact Assessment:** Develop RACI matrices and impact‑assessment reports for each proposed change, presenting findings to the Steering Committee (including executives based in Forest Lake and other hubs). - **Tool & Vendor Management:** Evaluate and recommend analytics and workflow automation tools (e.g., Microsoft Power Automate, Asana) that align with our strategic objectives, negotiating contracts where appropriate. - **User Acceptance Testing (UAT):** Coordinate UAT cycles, create test scripts, and log defects in JIRA, ensuring a minimum 95 % pass rate before production deployment. --- Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field **or** equivalent professional experience. - **3–5 years** of hands‑on experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Process Analyst in a SaaS or technology‑driven environment. - Demonstrated proficiency with **JIRA**, **Confluence**, **SQL**, **Excel (advanced), Tableau**, and **Power BI**. - Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear, documented solutions. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex data to both technical and non‑technical audiences. - Proven ability to work independently in a fully remote setting while maintaining high visibility and accountability. - Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban) and a solid grasp of sprint ceremonies and backlog grooming. --- Preferred Qualifications - Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or PMI‑PBA certification. - Experience with **Microsoft Power Automate** or **Zapier** for workflow automation. - Prior exposure to the e‑commerce or fintech domains, especially within the Forest Lake market. - Demonstrated leadership in driving cross‑functional initiatives, mentoring junior analysts, or facilitating community of practice sessions. - Familiarity with **Salesforce** or other CRM platforms for data extraction and reporting. - Knowledge of cloud‑based data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift) and basic data modeling concepts. --- Compensation & Benefits - **Salary Range:** **$95,000 – $115,000** annually, commensurate with experience and proven impact. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans with 100 % employee premium coverage. - 401(k) plan with company match up to 5 % of salary. - Generous paid time off (PTO) – 20 vacation days plus sick leave and holidays. - **Remote Work Stipend:** $1,200 per year for home‑office equipment, high‑speed internet, and coworking space access in Forest Lake or any U.S. city. - Annual professional development budget of $2,000 for certifications, conferences, or online courses. - Wellness allowance, employee assistance program, and quarterly “virtual happy hour” events. --- Work Setup - **Time Zones:** Our core collaboration window is **10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST**, but we embrace flexibility; you may adjust start/end times provided you attend required meetings. - **Meeting Cadence:** Daily stand‑ups (15 min), bi‑weekly sprint planning (1 hour), weekly stakeholder demos (45 min), and monthly roadmap reviews (90 min). - **Connectivity:** Minimum 25 Mbps download/upload speed, reliable VPN access, and a webcam for video conferences. - **Equipment:** Laptop (Mac or Windows) with monitor(s), headset, and ergonomic chair are encouraged; we provide a $1,200 equipment stipend for those based in Minnesota. - **Collaboration Platforms:** Slack (for instant messaging), Zoom (video conferencing), JIRA & Confluence (project tracking and documentation), Tableau/Power BI (analytics), and Asana (task management). --- Growth We invest in your career trajectory. Within the first 12 months you can expect: - **Clear Pathways:** Advancement from Business Analyst → Senior Business Analyst → Lead Analyst → Product Strategy Manager, based on performance and skill acquisition. - **Mentoring Program:** Pairing with a senior functional analyst for quarterly skill‑building sessions and feedback loops. - **Learning Budget:** Up to $2,000 annually for certifications (e.g., CBAP, Agile), workshops, or industry conferences (including events held in Forest Lake). - **Performance Cycles:** Structured 6‑month reviews focusing on impact metrics (e.g., delivery speed, requirement quality) and professional development goals. --- How to Apply If you are excited to shape product experiences for millions of users while staying rooted in the vibrant business community of Forest Lake, Minnesota, please submit the following: 1. **Resume** – tailored to highlight relevant BA experience, tools, and project outcomes. 2. **Cover Letter** – a brief (250‑word) narrative describing why you are a perfect fit for a remote analyst role supporting teams in Forest Lake. 3. **Portfolio or Work Sample** – optional but encouraged (e.g., a JIRA roadmap, a Tableau dashboard, or a process flow diagram). • *Application Timeline:** - **Week 1:** Resume & cover letter review (screening). - **Week 2:** 30‑minute video interview with HR focusing on cultural fit and remote‑work competencies. - **Week 3:** Technical interview with the Director of Product Strategy (case study and tool proficiency). - **Week 4:** Final interview with senior leadership (strategic alignment) and an opportunity for you to ask questions. We aim to make a hiring decision within **30 days** of receipt of your application. • We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.* --- • *Ready to bring your analytical expertise to a forward‑thinking, remote‑first team? Apply today and help us turn data‑driven insights into real‑world impact for customers across Forest Lake, Minnesota and beyond!**