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In this role, you will serve as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and our development team - translating operational needs into clearly defined Jira stories and supporting the successful delivery of technology initiatives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across purchasing, finance, warehouse operations, and logistics to document requirements, facilitate discovery, and keep projects on track. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven professional who wants to deepen their experience in a fast-paced, specialty retail environment.\nJob Responsibilities:\nPartner with business stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate requirements for technology initiatives.\nTranslate business requirements into well-structured Jira epics, stories, and acceptance criteria.\nConduct gap analysis comparing current-state processes to desired future-state outcomes, identifying areas for improvement or clarification.\nMaintain and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with the project lead and development team.\nFacilitate requirements workshops and working sessions with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.\nSupport sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives as needed.\nPerform light project management duties including tracking deliverables, coordinating stakeholder communication, and flagging risks or blockers.\nProvide stakeholder communication and status updates, keeping business owners informed throughout the project lifecycle without requiring their attendance at every development meeting.\nDocument current-state and future-state business processes using clear, accessible language, including data mapping and field-level documentation where applicable.\nSupport change management efforts by documenting what is changing and helping communicate impacts to affected business users.\nAssist the UAT team during testing cycles by clarifying requirements and resolving ambiguities - UAT execution is owned by the testing team.\nJob Requirements:\nRequired\n2-5 years of experience in a Business Analyst or similar role.\nDemonstrated ability to write clear, actionable Jira stories and acceptance criteria.\nFamiliarity with Agile, Scrum, or other iterative project management frameworks.\nProven ability to facilitate requirements workshops and working sessions with diverse stakeholder groups.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nProficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, and related tools).\nOrganized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently.\nBachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field - or equivalent work experience.\nPreferred\nExperience in the carpet, rug, textile, or specialty apparel/garment industries.\nExposure to ERP systems (Infor M3 or similar) or order management platforms.\nHands-on experience with Jira and project management tools such as Microsoft Planner or equivalent.\nUnderstanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) concepts.\nAgile or Scrum certification (CSPO, CSM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent) is a plus.\n COMPANY INFO\nAbout Us:\nWith more than 80 years of industry expertise, STARK is the discerning designer’s go-to source for luxurious custom carpet and rugs.\nOur Mission:\nTo live our mission of helping create world class experiences, we believe our first responsibility is making design industry professionals the heroes in their projects because supporting businesses helps to preserve craftsmanship and enable unique and specially designed spaces to exist. In meeting their needs, we must continue to deliver peace of mind service while offering an expansive, diverse, and innovative product assortment that is accessible and convenient.\nOur Heritage:\nEstablished by Arthur Stark and his wife Nadia in 1938, the foundation of STARK was always to provide the very best products to our customers. With a rich history, third generation owners Chad Stark, as CEO, and Ashley Stark, as Creative Director, bring the STARK legacy into the new century by staying true to their founding principles. To seek out the best craftsman and methods of manufacturing for the most innovative and beautiful designs.\nSTARK is a certified Great Place to Work® (June 2026- June 2027) - and that comes straight from our people. 85% of our employees say STARK is a great place to work, 28 points above the typical U.S. company. 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