SC Agile Business Analyst

Excella is a transformative technology firm that helps organizations unlock new possibilities through talented people and sustainable solutions. The Agile Business Analyst will shape product direction and delivery in cross-functional teams by defining product strategy, conducting discovery and analysis, managing roadmaps and backlogs, and translating ideas into user stories and success criteria. The role also involves tracking product metrics, coordinating rollouts, managing risks and dependencies, mentoring team members, and conducting functional, user acceptance, and 508 compliance testing.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product leaders, designers, engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to shape product direction and deliver valuable solutions from concept to launch
• Define and evolve a product vision and strategy rooted in user needs, business objectives, and data
• Lead discovery efforts, apply analysis techniques related to user research, mapping, and modeling, and conduct feasibility assessments to explore and validate product ideas
• Create and maintain a product roadmap that balances short-term delivery with long-term innovation; ensure transparency and alignment across teams
• Prioritize product features and capabilities based on value, effort, dependencies, and user feedback
• Translate ideas into clear, testable user stories and success criteria; support agile events and iterative delivery
• Establish and track key product metrics to evaluate performance and guide continuous improvement
• Act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring shared understanding of goals and outcomes
• Support adoption planning and coordinate product rollouts using change management principles in collaboration with partners across the business
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies; take ownership of resolution paths
• Help shape and evolve good practices across the team—encouraging collaboration, user focus, and agility
• Mentor team members, share knowledge, and promote a product-thinking mindset across the organization
• Lead and conduct functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), 508 compliance testing, etc

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in product management, agile business analysis, or related roles within software or data product development
• Proven ability to define, plan, and deliver end-to-end product solutions in cross-functional, agile environments
• Experience transforming “requirements” to an evidence-based, prioritized product backlog
• Skilled in writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting artifacts that enable efficient development
• Familiarity with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and backlog management practices
• Ability to lead discovery work using a range of research methods and collaborate on iterative design
• Comfortable working with data—able to define metrics, analyze performance, and use insights to drive decisions
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills
• Adept at balancing multiple priorities, navigating ambiguity, and working across business and technical domains