Business Analyst

Joining Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) as a Business Analyst presents a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change within the nonprofit sector.

You will play a critical role in identifying and implementing innovative solutions that enhance our operational efficiency and elevate our impact on the community.

With a starting salary of $58,500, this position not only compensates you fairly but also positions you at the forefront of addressing food insecurity in central Ohio.

You will collaborate with a team of passionate problem solvers, dedicated to customer-centric service, and focused on driving results.

You will have benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Paid Time Off.

This is your chance to contribute to a mission-driven organization while advancing your career in a vibrant and supportive environment.

Are you excited about this Business Analyst job?

In the Business Analyst role at MOFC, you will take charge of backlog management by owning and refining the product backlog, ensuring that epics and user stories are clearly defined and prioritized in alignment with business objectives.

Your responsibilities include optimizing our Jira workflows for efficient sprint planning and tracking to support effective retrospectives.

You will collaborate closely with Product Owners and Engineering Leads to facilitate agile ceremonies, ensuring delivery readiness.

Additionally, you will proactively identify and eliminate blockers by clarifying requirements, aligning stakeholders, and resolving dependencies.

Engaging stakeholders through demos and insightful release notes will also be part of your role.

Enhancing your analysis capabilities with AI tools, you will draft user stories, analyze customer feedback, generate test scenarios, and summarize sprint outcomes for executive reporting, driving innovative solutions that impact our mission.

Would you be a great Business Analyst?

To excel as a Business Analyst at MOFC, candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

A minimum of three years of experience in Agile/Scrum environments is required, with demonstrated proficiency in writing epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Familiarity with platform engineering, DevOps, or enterprise SaaS environments is preferred, along with experience using tools like Figma, Asana, or Miro.

Strong proficiency in Jira, including the ability to customize fields, workflows, dashboards, and filters, is crucial.

Additionally, candidates should be skilled in Microsoft Office/Office 365 and have a working knowledge of AI tools to enhance business analysis tasks.

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills are vital, as they will be instrumental in fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment across all teams involved in the product development process.

A breakdown of knowledge and skills required for the position include: * Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.

* 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Agile/Scrum environments.

* Demonstrated experience writing epics user stories, and acceptance criteria.

* Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or enterprise SaaS environments including familiarity with tools such as Figma, Asana, and/or Miro is preferred.

* Strong proficiency with Jira (including custom fields, workflows, dashboards, and filters) as well as Microsoft Office/Office 365.

* Familiarity with AI tools in a business analysis context (e.g.

using LLMs to accelerate documentation, automate insights, and/or enhance stakeholder communication). * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ready to join our team?

If you think this job is a fit for what you are looking for, great!

Mid-Ohio Food Collective is a Drug-Free Workplace.

This job posting is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of accountabilities, duties, responsibilities of requirements.

Any individual may be required to perform any other job-related activities or functions requested by his/her manager, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Mid-Ohio Food Collective reserves the right to modify this job description to reflect changes in essential job duties made necessary by changing organizational needs.

Mid-Ohio Food Collective is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.

Successful candidate must be able to pass standard background check and drug screening.