Senior Business Analyst
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
About JSSI
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chicago Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) is the largest independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for business aviation. JSSI delivers comprehensive coverage for engines airframes and auxiliary power units (APUs) across more than 300 different aircraft makes and models helping owners and operators stabilize maintenance budgets maximize aircraft availability and protect asset value throughout the lifecycle of ownership.JSSI has built a portfolio of complementary business lines designed to simplify the economic and technical complexity of business aviation; these include Maintenance teams Traxxall maintenance tracking software Parts & Engines Conklin aircraft cost and performance data and Aviation Capital asset-based financing solutions. Together these offerings support owners operators and maintenance providers with integrated tools spanning ownership and maintenance planning execution and financial management.With more than 6500 aircraft supported through programs and software platforms JSSI leverages its unique independence unmatched scale and data-driven insight to deliver customized solutions and support models aligned to the interests of each client regardless of aircraft platform. JSSI is backed by leading institutional investors GTCR Genstar Capital and Blackstone. Learn more at .
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our Maintenance Software Product team. This role is deeply embedded in the product development lifecycle and contributes across discovery definition delivery and validation of new and existing functionality.
Senior Business Analyst works closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs translate them into clear product and technical requirements and support successful implementation. This includes activities such as stakeholder discovery sessions requirements definition wireframes and mockups system support user acceptance testing andreleasecoordination.
The ideal candidate is naturally analytical and curious comfortable working with complex systems and able to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. This role requires someone who can quickly build domain knowledge adapt to evolving customer needs and contribute meaningfully to products in the business aviation industry.
This position reports to the Director of Product and collaborates closely with Product Management Engineering QA Operations and external stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support and advance the product vision by researching ideating sketching andvalidatinghigh-quality user experiences for our business aviation software products.
- Partner closely with stakeholders to understand and define project goals requirements and success metrics while considering technical feasibility and design implications.
- Develop a deep understanding of existing product functionality business logic and customer workflows to support ongoing enhancements and growth initiatives.
- Translate concepts and requirements into clear deliverables including wireframes user stories acceptance criteria process flows and supporting documentation.
- Collaborate with the Engineering team to explore technical implementation options andidentifyrealistic creative solutions to constraints or challenges.
- Work closely with the QA team by defining acceptance criteria supporting test planning reviewing results and guiding overall testing approaches.
- Coordinate andparticipatein user acceptance testing including test execution issue validation approvals and release readiness activities.
- Make informed design and user-experience decisions related to new core and future features balancing usability consistency and technical constraints.
- Contribute to and help improve existing product and delivery processes;assistin defining new processes where gaps exist.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members including other analysts developers project managers QA and others.
- Assistin creating supporting documentation such as release notes user guides and other supporting content.
Desired Credentials:
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or a related discipline.
- 5 year experience in a related field such as business analysis project management or a related role within a software or technology-driven environment.
- Experience working in regulated complex or data-rich domains (e.g. aviation maintenance tracking inventory management financial services insurance) is a strong plus.
- Demonstrated experience eliciting requirements writing user stories with clear acceptance criteria and supporting Agile/Scrum development teams.
- Strong ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience creating wireframes mockups or process flows to support product definition and design discussions.
- Comfort working with complex data models business rules and system integrations; ability to reason through data dependencies and edge cases.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and working closely with Engineering and QA throughout the development lifecycle.
- Experience with business aviation software (maintenance trackingcomponentinventory MRO systems) is a plus but notrequired.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office tools (Excel SharePoint Teams O365).
- Demonstrated ability to communicate concisely and effectively (written and verbal) within high-level technical context to own and produce documents presented to stakeholders.
- Business analysis or Agile certifications (e.g. CBAP PMI-PBA Scrum-related certifications) are a plus but notrequired.
At JSSI we are committed to rewarding our team members with competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect their contributions and talent.
For this role the annual base pay generally ranges from $95000 to $105000 with the final offer determined by variable factors including but not limited to market location job-specific knowledge skills education and addition your total rewards package may include an annual discretionary bonus plan incentive or sales bonus plan or other form of additional compensation based on your role.
Additionally for full-time employees based in the USA Canada or the Philippines we are proud to offer a robust suite of benefits. This ranges from insurance offerings such as medical dental vision retirement savings programs among others starting day one of employment. For a full overview of our offerings visit the JSSI Benefits Page on our company website.
JSSI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristic protected by law.
JSSI does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), is the leading independent provider of aircraft maintenance support and financial services in business aviation.