Jr. Business Analyst – Enterprise Data

Jr. Business Analyst – Enterprise Data

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Travel Required: No


About Kaizen
Kaizen Global is a global technology consulting firm that helps organizations unlock the full value of their data through advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and modern data platforms. We partner with clients across industries to solve complex business problems, modernize legacy systems, and drive measurable outcomes. At Kaizen, we combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative, people-first culture focused on continuous improvement. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution to deliver solutions that make a real impact. 

Job Description
The Business Analyst is a Kaizen consultant placed on client engagements, working as part of a client’s Enterprise Data team. You’ll work with a blended team of Kaizen and client staff, including business stakeholders, data engineers, BI developers, and product owners, to deliver data and analytics solutions. In this role, you’ll turn client business needs into clear requirements, document and improve analytical processes, and keep development work organized and moving in Jira.
You’ll report to a Kaizen engagement lead and get direction from senior Kaizen analysts and leads. Over time, you’ll own requirements for defined workstreams and become a trusted point of contact for client stakeholders.


Key Responsibilities
Requirements and Backlog Management

• Gather and document requirements through client stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and reviews of existing documentation
• Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria and keep them current in Jira
• Work with senior BAs and product owners to refine and prioritize the backlog
• Track requirements from intake through development and testing so nothing gets lost

Analytical Process Analysis and Improvement

• Learn and break down the client’s core business processes – often analytical in nature – that help run the business. This includes key reporting, core system process enhancements, KPI calculations, and data handoffs
• Find pain points, manual workarounds, data quality gaps, and chances to simplify or automate
• Help shape solution options and recommend improvements with the data and BI teams

Process Documentation

• Map current-state and future-state workflows using process flows and swimlane diagrams
• Keep documentation clear and current in Confluence or team repositories

Data and Analytics Solution Support

• Quickly build a working knowledge of each client’s data landscape: source systems, pipelines, the data warehouse, and reporting layers
• Document data definitions, business rules, source-to-target mappings, and data dictionaries
• Write basic SQL queries to explore data, validate requirements, and support testing
• Review, troubleshoot, or build basic Power BI reports and DAX measures to understand how metrics are calculated and shown
• Create low-fidelity wireframes so stakeholders agree on a design before development starts

Core BA Artifacts

• Help create the BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, process maps, data mappings, and test cases that development and business teams rely on
• Support UAT by drafting test scenarios, coordinating testers, and logging and tracking defects

Sprint and Long-Term Planning

• Take part in sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospectives
• Help break epics into stories and size work with the delivery team
• Support quarterly and roadmap planning by organizing requirements, dependencies, and priorities

Client Engagement and Kaizen Contribution

• Represent Kaizen professionally with client teams and build strong working relationships
• Keep the Kaizen engagement lead updated on progress, risks, and scope questions
• Follow Kaizen delivery standards and contribute to internal templates, best practices, and knowledge sharing
• Pick up new client environments, tools, and business domains quickly as engagements change

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field
• 1 to 3 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, or a related role
• Basic understanding of data concepts such as tables, joins, data models, and metrics
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to turn unclear input into clear, structured requirements
• Clear, confident communication with both business and technical audiences
• Curiosity about how the business runs and how data supports decisions
• Interest in consulting and comfort working across different clients, industries, and team setups
• Organized and detail-oriented, and comfortable asking questions
• Familiarity with the following tools:
  • Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint (strong Excel skills expected)
  • Jira: creating and managing stories and epics (Confluence a plus)
  • Power BI: basic report building and DAX
  • SQL: basic querying and data validation
  • Diagramming: Visio, Figma, Lucidchart, Miro, or similar

Kaizen Global is 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, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.