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RSM US LLP · 1 month ago

Business Analysis Capability Leader

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$159K/yr - $282K/yr

10+ years exp

RSM US LLP is a leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, empowering clients and employees to realize their full potential. The Business Analysis Capability Leader is responsible for architecting and driving BA capability within the Digital Solutions group, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering innovative solutions in an Agile SAFe environment.

AccountingConsultingFinancial Services

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create and execute a comprehensive talent strategy for each discipline, ensuring optimal skill mix, clear roles, and progressive career paths to support enterprise BA needs and proactively align with 18-month rolling roadmaps

Support planning processes to understand business goals and align future BA goals and strategies

Recruit, lead and mentor a diverse and high-performing team of BA with the right capability mix for the firm’s evolving portfolio

Build and scale BA capabilities to support business growth, digital transformation, and modernization initiatives

Build and maintain BA competency frameworks and targeted training programs that drive excellence in Agile delivery and provide accelerated growth for early-career and mid-level professionals

Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture focused on innovation, quality, continuous improvement, curiosity, and peer mentoring are core expectations

Develop and execute structured career paths and training programs that accelerate growth for early-career and mid-level developers

Define and implement the BA strategy, standards, methodologies, and operating procedures across all product lines and technology platforms, ensuring alignment with the firm’s Digital Solutions vision and SAFe framework

Lead the adoption of modern BA tools, automation frameworks, and AI-driven testing solutions to enhance speed, accuracy, and scalability

Oversee the development and execution of automated test strategies covering functional, performance, and security testing

Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to improve BA effectiveness and drive innovation

Define and implement the development capability strategy in partnership with Digital Solutions leadership, ensuring alignment with the SAFe operating model

Implement governance and quality control mechanisms to uphold high quality standards across products, projects, and programs

Collaborate closely with other capability leaders, including Solution Architecture, Development, Business Analysis, Data, and Operations—to ensure end-to-end delivery efficiency, consistency, and quality

Integrate BA practices into Agile and SAFe delivery models, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps workflows

Partner with Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and Agile Coaches to embed quality into every stage of the delivery lifecycle

Champion modern BA practices and continuous improvement across BA ceremonies, backlog refinement, and quality gates

Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to continuously improve delivery flow and reduce systemic quality issues

Oversee BA activities across multiple Agile teams, ensuring predictable delivery and adherence to SAFe principles

Champion modern engineering practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and reusable architecture patterns

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align BA efforts with business outcomes, enabling rapid, reliable, and scalable digital solution delivery

Promote a culture of innovation, encouraging exploration of new tools, AI-driven development accelerators, and automation opportunities

Establish and evolve coding standards, design principles, and best practices that ensure maintainable, scalable, and secure solutions

Ensure BA practices comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards (e.g., ISO, SOC, GDPR)

Establish and maintain a centralized BA governance model to ensure consistency, traceability, and accountability across teams

Establish and track KPIs and metrics to measure BA performance, including defect density, test coverage, and automation adoption

Monitor technical debt, system performance, and productivity trends, and lead initiatives to address them proactively

Implement metrics and maturity models to assess and continually improve the capabilities' effectiveness

Lead process audits to identify and implement improvement opportunities

Serve as a key liaison between capability leaders and portfolio teams to ensure alignment of delivery objectives with organizational strategy

Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities with clarity and transparency, enabling informed decision-making at all levels

Qualification

Business Analysis StrategyAgile SAFe EnvironmentAutomation ToolsTeam LeadershipDevOps PracticesSDLC KnowledgeStakeholder ManagementContinuous ImprovementCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

10+ years of experience in BA, with significant senior leadership responsibility

Minimum of 5 years of leading multi-level, cross-functional BA teams

Deep expertise in defining and implementing enterprise-level BA strategies, standards, and operating procedures

Expert knowledge of SDLC, Agile, SAFe, and DevOps practices

Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and agile metrics

Ability to analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies, and drive measurable improvement

Ability to evaluate and deploy emerging technologies, including AI-driven testing accelerators and automation tools

Experience supporting QA for both complex custom builds and low-code/no-code platforms

Strong communication skills required practiced at all levels of the organization and the ability to discuss complex technical concepts with clarity to business individuals

Strategic thinker able to align BA and development capabilities with evolving solution requirements and business outcomes

Skilled communicator and influencer, capable of bridging business, product, and technology perspectives to drive alignment and shared understanding

Collaborative mindset with a commitment to continuous learning, lean thinking, and incremental improvement

Demonstrated maturity of architecture through measurable SAFe adoption of metrics and architectural governance outcomes

Strong people leader with a track record of developing talent and creating scalable, high-performing teams

Excellent communication, coaching, and change-management skills

Benefits

Flexibility in your schedule

Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

Company

RSM US LLP

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Founded in 1926

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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