Business Analyst / Scrum Master
Location: Oakland, CA — Onsite
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with Scrum Master responsibilities to support Agile delivery by bridging business and technology teams, leading functional discussions, and driving effective requirements and backlog management.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in business analysis, stakeholder engagement, requirements management, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. This role will also serve as a part-time Scrum Master for one or more delivery squads, facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and supporting continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements.
Develop clear user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria aligned with business objectives.
Lead requirements workshops, discovery sessions, process reviews, and functional design discussions.
Translate business needs into actionable backlog items and functional specifications for technology teams.
Collaborate with Product Owners and delivery teams to manage, refine, and prioritize the product backlog.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Monitor sprint progress, identify and remove impediments, and proactively address delivery challenges.
Promote adherence to Agile/Scrum practices, delivery standards, and governance processes.
Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, engineering teams, architects, Product Owners, and project leadership.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including planning, execution, defect triage, and business sign-off.
Track project risks, dependencies, milestones, and delivery commitments while providing regular stakeholder updates.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement recommendations to improve team productivity, delivery quality, and overall efficiency.
Support geographically distributed, cross-functional teams and effectively manage competing priorities.
Required Qualifications & Skills
8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Lead, or similar role.
2+ years of experience facilitating Agile/Scrum teams as a Scrum Master or Agile Lead.
Strong expertise in requirements elicitation, business process modeling, functional analysis, and stakeholder management.
Hands-on experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Strong proficiency in backlog management, user story development, refinement, and acceptance criteria definition.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and facilitation skills.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with business, technology, architecture, and project leadership teams.
Experience working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, risks, and dependencies simultaneously.
Demonstrated ability to drive Agile adoption, continuous improvement, and successful delivery outcomes.

Business Analyst / Scrum Master

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