Business Analyst (AI)

Location: Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Detroit, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Macomb, or Southfield, Michigan, United States; principally in-person with flexibility determined with the supervisor and team.

Base salary: $83,500–$137,000 annually for the stated regional compensation range.

Company

hirify.global is an audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firm.

What you will do

• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, architects, developers, Service Design, and vendors to frame business problems and evaluate ideas.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and solution options.
• Analyze end-to-end processes and translate journey maps and service blueprints into process and technology improvements.
• Refine product backlogs, inform prioritization and MVP scope, and align work with objectives and value streams.
• Design test scenarios, coordinate user acceptance testing, and facilitate sprint reviews and demos.
• Support adoption measurement and business outcomes while applying firm AI guardrails and evaluating when AI-assisted methods add value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance/Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience across the software development lifecycle; consulting or professional services experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong foundation in requirements elicitation, process analysis and modeling, and testing.
• Experience with Agile and product ways of working, including backlog refinement, user stories, acceptance criteria, and collaboration with Product Managers and Product Owners.
• Familiarity with or strong interest in AI-assisted analysis tools, with the ability to critically evaluate AI-generated output.
• Strong facilitation, decision-making, time-management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to lead through influence.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain ideas and solutions in business-friendly language.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• As an exempt employee, may be required to work more than a standard 40-hour week.

Nice to have

• Data literacy, including SQL and data modeling.

Culture & Benefits

• Principally in-person Workplace for Your Day model with flexibility and balance determined with the supervisor and team.
• Inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace focused on professional growth and employee well-being.
• Eligible staff may receive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, Flexible Time Off, holidays, and a 401(k) plan.
• Additional benefits may include flexible benefits plans, business travel reimbursement, pension eligibility, and discretionary bonuses.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume through the applicant tracking system.
• Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted; unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies are not accepted for a fee.