Business Systems Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Business Systems Analyst to support privacy-focused business and technology initiatives in Southern California. This Long-term Contract position will work closely with business leaders, compliance partners, and technical teams to define needs, improve processes, and shape practical solutions that align with regulatory expectations and organizational goals. The role requires strong analytical thinking, clear documentation, and the ability to guide discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in an onsite environment four days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with project leaders, business sponsors, and key stakeholders to define initiative goals, expected outcomes, and overall business scope.
• Examine complex operational challenges and convert findings into structured, scalable recommendations that support long-term business needs.
• Lead discovery sessions with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts to capture detailed business needs, process expectations, and user scenarios.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder meetings to gather requirements, clarify priorities, and build consensus across teams.
• Translate business needs into well-defined functional requirements and communicate them clearly to developers, architects, and delivery teams.
• Review current processes and systems to identify gaps, inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement, including privacy and compliance considerations.
• Produce and maintain core analysis artifacts such as requirements documents, process maps, workflow diagrams, mock-ups, and traceability records.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support solution design, validate that outcomes meet business and regulatory expectations, and assist with audit readiness activities.
• Support planning and execution activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring requirements remain aligned through design, testing, and implementation.