Data Strategy / Business Analyst Consultant

Data Strategy / Business Analyst Consultant

DETAILS

Location

: Remote

Position Type

: 6-week\+ Contract

Hourly / Salary

: to $85W2\+ (based on experience level)

JOB SUMMARY

Vaco is currently seeking a Data Strategy / Business Analysis Consultant for an enterprise Data and AI strategy engagement. The BA will facilitate stakeholder discovery, capture business requirements, and translate workshop discussions into structured deliverables supporting enterprise data governance and Data / AI product strategies. Partnering with Data Architects, Engagement Leadership, and business stakeholders, the BA will document current-state challenges, prioritize data and AI product opportunities, and help develop a data governance framework. The role operates at the intersection of Business Analysis, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Technical Writing, and AI Enablement, requiring strong workshop facilitation, real-time documentation, business-to-technical translation, and the ability to communicate complex data concepts clearly.

• Workshop Facilitation Support - Capturing requirements, use cases, decisions, and action items during stakeholder workshops while producing structured documentation in real time.
• Business Analysis / Requirements Elicitation - Conducting stakeholder interviews, documenting current-state processes, identifying pain points, and translating business needs into actionable requirements.
• Technical Documentation - Developing business and technical deliverables including workshop summaries, use case documentation, governance artifacts, and prioritized Data / AI product recommendations.
• Data Governance Support - Assisting with the development of ownership models, stewardship processes, metadata standards, and governance documentation supporting enterprise data initiatives.
• Data / AI Product Definition - Helping define reusable data products and AI use cases by documenting business capabilities, data requirements, and expected outcomes.
• Business / Technical Translation - Bridging communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure requirements, priorities, and deliverables are clearly understood and documented.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Business Analysis - Stakeholder Interviews / Current- \& Future-State Analysis / Process Mapping / Gap Analysis / Use Case Development
• Workshop Facilitation - Facilitating Stakeholder Workshops / Real-Time Documentation / Decision Capture / Action Item Tracking
• Technical Documentation - Business Requirements / Functional Specifications / Governance Artifacts / Executive Deliverables \& Documentation
• Data Governance - Data Ownership / Data Stewardship / Metadata Management / Data Quality / Governance Frameworks
• Modern Data Platforms (working knowledge) - SQL / ETL / ELT / Data Modeling / Snowflake / Databricks / Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Data Engineering Concepts (working knowledge) - Python / dbt / Apache Airflow / Data Pipelines / Analytics Workflows
• Data / AI Enablement - Data Products / AI Use Cases / Reusable Data Product Concepts / Feature Stores
• Stakeholder Management / Engagement - Executive Communication / Cross-Functional Collaboration / Business-to-Technical Translation / Analytical Problem Solving

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact

[email protected]

.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that

workplace discrimination is illegal

.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only:

to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees

here

.

• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies

here

.

• Residents of all other states may access our policies

here

.

• Canadian residents may access our policies in English

here

and in French

here

.

• Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies

here

.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (

https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/

). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).