Business Analyst 4

Business Analyst 4

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Business Analyst 4 Professional Job for an opportunity at Onsite(Hybrid) -Redmond WA!

Position Title: Business Analyst 4

Location: Onsite (Hybrid) at Redmond, WA (3 days/week)

Anticipated Start Date: 9/15/2025

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 9 Months contract

Job Type: Contract and Hybrid

Pay Range: $55/hr. - $60/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Candidate Requirements

* Years of Experience Required: 8+ overall years of experience in the field. 5+

* Degrees or certifications required: No degree is required to be eligible for this role.

* Disqualifiers: None.

* Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain previous experience collaborating with various stakeholders, influencing them to make the best possible decisions using the data they analyzed. The ideal candidate also has previous experience in the gaming industry and/or a significant interest in gaming, and are self-driven and take initiative.

* Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on their impact to the Key Performance Indicators for the studio, such as increasing sales and active users in game based on the insights they provided.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

1. Minimum 8+ years experience with data analysis with dashboarding tools, Power BI preferred

2. Minimum 8+ years experience with Python and SQL, bonus if familiar with Databricks, SparkSQL, PySpark, or Azure Data Explorer.

3. Minimum 5+ years experience with direct stakeholder engagement

Hard Skills Assessments

* Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: week of 8/25

* Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 2 rounds of HSAs at most, likely a first round with the sponsor and another round with another member of the team.

* Required Candidate Preparation: Candidates should have be prepared to demonstrate their skills and previous experience with dashboarding, python, SQL, and stakeholder engagement during the assessment.

As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for synthesizing stakeholder needs into clear and insightful dashboards, as well as ad hoc analysis. You will join a high-visibility team impacting strategic studio decisions, so speed, storytelling, and attention to detail are essential. To optimize how we interact with our player community you will benchmark the success on key metrics for a variety of stakeholders and provide recommendations for future improvements that will drive the most impact. Leveraging findings from a team of data scientists, a successful candidate will integrate insights to create a holistic view easily accessible to stakeholders. All of this is done with a focus on driving impact to player engagement, revenue, and player acquisition across the franchise.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner across various stakeholders to enhance or create new Power BI dashboards

• Create automated source data tables for the dashboards and ensure accuracy

• Provide ad-hoc analysis on key business trends and insights

• Make recommendations based on insights from analysis and insights

• Drive projects from end -to-end, gathering requirements from stakeholders to production

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of dashboarding experience with dashboarding tools, Power BI preferred

• 8+ years of experience with Python and SQL, bonus if familiar with Databricks, SparkSQL, PySpark, or Azure Data Explorer

• 5+ years experience in direct stakeholder engagement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills

• UX/UI

• Able to work in a collaborative, diverse and fast-paced team

• Excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills and autonomy when faced with solving data problems

• Interest in games, bonus if experience in gaming industry

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 243139 when responding to this ad.

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