Business Analyst Job at Motion Recruitment in Atlanta

Transportation Management Systems Business Analyst - remote!

Atlanta- based Supply Chain and Logistics tech firm seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join their dynamic and growing team! The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between clients and the development team, ensuring that their flagship software solutions meet client needs and industry standards. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity working hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week.

REQUIRED - Transportation Management System (TMS) experience.

Contract to perm role and no sponsorship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to understand their transportation management needs and objectives.
• Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather detailed business requirements.
• Business Process Analysis: Analyze current business processes and workflows related to transportation and logistics.
• Identify gaps and areas for improvement to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Agile Documentation: Prepare and maintain user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Solution Design: Work closely with the development team to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Assist in designing solutions that align with client needs and industry best practices.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a liaison between clients, development teams, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Testing and Validation: Collaborate with the QA team to develop test plans and ensure features meet acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
• Provide insights and recommendations to enhance our software offerings.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Logistics or similar
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst in SW Development environment
• Industry experience in transportation (Truck, Rail and Ocean), logistics, or supply chain industry.
• Understanding of transportation management processes and logistics operations.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello) and frameworks including Scrum and Kanban
• Experience with data analysis tools is a plus
• API experience is a plus