Sr Business Analyst with system modernization or digital transformation exp - CA/Torrance - Local to Torrance, CA - in office 8 hrs/ Tues-Thurs

Sr Business Analyst with system modernization or digital transformation exp - CA/Torrance - Local to Torrance, CA - in office 8 hrs/ Tues-Thurs

Requisition Name: Sr Business Analyst

Start Date: 9/21/2026

Duration: 40 Weeks

Services Location: CA/Torrance

Max Rate: $60 phr on W2 or 70 $ phr on Corp- Corp all inc

Description Of Services:
The Senior Business Analyst serves as a strategic liaison between Auto Sales IT, business units, and technology teams, leading the analysis, design, and implementation of business process improvements and technology solutions. This role drives the successful delivery of complex initiatives by defining business requirements, optimizing operational processes, supporting digital transformation, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology investments.

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Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Lead discovery sessions, workshops, and interviews with stakeholders to identify business needs and objectives.
• Define, document, and manage business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Develop business process models, use cases, user stories, workflow diagrams, and business rules.
• Facilitate requirements prioritization and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure alignment of business needs with enterprise architecture and strategic goals.

Business Process Optimization & Transformation

• Analyze current-state processes and identify efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Develop future-state process designs supporting operational excellence and digital transformation.
• Recommend process improvements that reduce costs, improve customer experience, and mitigate risk.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across Auto Sales applications and business functions.

Project Delivery Leadership

• Serve as lead business analyst on large, cross-functional projects and programs.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, solution reviews, and release planning.
• Ensure business requirements are successfully translated into delivered solutions.

Testing & Change Management

• Develop and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategies and execution.
• Validate delivered functionality against approved business requirements.
• Support training development, change impact assessments, and business readiness activities.
• Assist in adoption planning and production deployments.

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Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Advanced requirements elicitation and documentation skills.
• Strong business process modeling and workflow analysis skills...
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Visio, and Microsoft 365 tools.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of data analysis, reporting, APIs, cloud solutions, and systems integration preferred.
• Good understanding of Compliance and Audit requirements.

These requirements align with core Honda analyst competencies including requirements management, stakeholder engagement, business relationship management, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Successful delivery of business requirements with minimal rework.
• Achievement of project scope, schedule, quality, and budget objectives.
• Reduction of process inefficiencies and operational risks.
• Quality and completeness of business documentation.
• User adoption and business value realization after implementation.

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Communications & Working Relationships

Internal Contacts

• Product Owners
• Project Managers
• Enterprise Architecture
• Development Teams
• Quality Assurance Teams
• IT Operations & Infrastructure Teams
• Cybersecurity & Compliance

External Contacts

• Technology Vendors
• Consulting Partners
• Software Providers
• Third-Party Service Organizations

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Decisions Expected

• Recommend business process improvements and technology solutions.
• Influence project scope, requirements prioritization, and implementation approaches.
• Evaluate solution alternatives and recommend optimal options.
• Escalate business risks, dependencies, and project issues when necessary.

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Competency

Leadership Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Innovation
• Planning & Execution
• Leading with Purpose
• Collaboration & Cooperation
• Influence & Impact
• Fostering Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Ethics & Integrity

Deliverables:
-Process Flows -Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members -Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility -Participate in data conversion and data maintenance -Provide best practice and industry specific solutions -Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions -Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed. -Participate as a team member of the functional team -Perform other duties as assigned