Sr. Enterprise Business Analyst in Portland, Oregon - #71521 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 71521

Senior Enterprise Business Analyst
Our client is seeking a Senior Enterprise Business Analyst to serve as a strategic partner across complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role is responsible for translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements while guiding enterprise analysis practices, mentoring analysts, and driving alignment between business and technology teams. The ideal candidate brings a strong enterprise mindset, deep requirements expertise, and proven leadership in large-scale programs.

This role is fully remote. This role is fully remote. Applicants must reside in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, or Utah.

Senior Enterprise Business Analyst Responsibilities

• Lead the concept and discovery phases of large, complex initiatives by defining vision, scope, and high-level business and functional requirements.
• Elicit, analyze, validate, and manage requirements through structured techniques such as interviews, workshops, process modeling, use cases, and data analysis.
• Translate business needs into clear, complete, and testable requirements, ensuring traceability, feasibility, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Decompose high-level requirements into detailed functional and non-functional specifications suitable for development, testing, and implementation teams.
• Serve as an enterprise liaison between business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure shared understanding and unified outcomes.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to analysts and business subject matter experts to strengthen requirements practices and delivery quality.
• Oversee requirements change management, ensuring controlled updates, impact analysis, and proper approvals throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate effective communication across stakeholders, escalating risks, dependencies, and changes in a timely and transparent manner.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of enterprise analysis methodologies, tools, and team processes.
• Support resource planning and coordination in partnership with project and program leadership, resolving conflicts as needed.

Senior Enterprise Business Analyst Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 8 or more years of experience supporting large-scale, complex business or enterprise analysis efforts.
• Demonstrated experience working on initiatives with significant ambiguity at project initiation.
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes and domain-specific terminology within regulated environments.
• Proven ability to develop analysis plans and strategies for large programs or multi-team initiatives.
• Advanced facilitation, interviewing, and stakeholder engagement skills across diverse groups.
• Experience leading or coordinating other analysts on complex projects or programs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present effectively to leadership audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations independently.
• Experience supporting structured change management and requirements traceability practices.
• IIBA certifications (CCBA, CBAP, or similar) preferred.
• Experience applying AI-enabled or productivity-enhancing tools in professional workflows highly desired.

Compensation: (DOE)
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