What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at The Agora Companies?
We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Business Analyst to join our product development team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements while also contributing to the design process through wireframing and user workflow visualization.
You will play a key role in shaping product features from concept to release, bridging the gap between stakeholders, developers, and end users to ensure solutions are well-defined, user-friendly, and aligned with business goals.
Responsibilities
Location(s) & Work Arrangement – Mount Vernon, Baltimore / Hybrid
Who are we?
The Agora Companies service 10 affiliated publishing groups all around world. These publishing groups are focused on developing information and products that help individuals control their own destiny when it comes to matters of finance, health and lifestyle.
We believe strongly in nurturing and developing our team members and don’t just hire to fill gaps. We see every individual as crucial to success of our mission and purposefully create opportunities for them to grow along with the organization.
What We Offer
We offer a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services to our employees, including:
You will play a key role in shaping product features from concept to release, bridging the gap between stakeholders, developers, and end users to ensure solutions are well-defined, user-friendly, and aligned with business goals.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product team and stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for new features and enhancements
- Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional documentation
- Create wireframes and mockups to visualize requirements and support design discussions
- Assist in maintaining internal wiki and product documentation
- Develop feature documentation and user-facing materials
- Write and distribute release notes to communicate product updates to end users
- Create short videos or walkthroughs to demonstrate new features and application changes
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role within a product or software development environment
- Strong ability to gather and translate business requirements into clear documentation
- Experienced in creating wireframes or mockups (tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar)
- Solid understanding of user workflows and application usability principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
- Familiarity with UI/UX design principles
- Experience creating user training materials or walkthrough videos
- Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments
- Experience working with Atlassian (tools such as Jira, Confluence, Trello)
Location(s) & Work Arrangement – Mount Vernon, Baltimore / Hybrid
Who are we?
The Agora Companies service 10 affiliated publishing groups all around world. These publishing groups are focused on developing information and products that help individuals control their own destiny when it comes to matters of finance, health and lifestyle.
We believe strongly in nurturing and developing our team members and don’t just hire to fill gaps. We see every individual as crucial to success of our mission and purposefully create opportunities for them to grow along with the organization.
What We Offer
We offer a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services to our employees, including:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance plans
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Generous vacation time and paid holidays
- Casual dress code
- Highly flexible environment
Salary : $70,000 - $80,000