Senior Business Analyst

<p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Senior Business Analyst (Product Owner) within Kroll’s Chief Data Office (CDO) is accountable for the end‑to‑end ownership, delivery, and adoption of enterprise data products. This role serves as the single point of accountability for product vision, stakeholder alignment, roadmap execution, and experience quality across assigned data domains.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Senior Business Analyst (Product Owner) partners closely with Business stakeholders, Data Engineering, BI/Reporting, Data Science, Governance, and Platform teams to ensure data products are reliable, intuitive, scalable, and aligned with Kroll’s strategic priorities. The role emphasizes clarity of ownership, predictable delivery, and measurable business impact in a complex, enterprise data environment.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Senior Business Analyst (Product Owner) is a critical enabler of CDO’s product‑led operating model, ensuring that data and analytics investments deliver consistent, trusted, and measurable value to the firm—while reducing dependency on informal workarounds, fragmented ownership, and vendor‑driven execution.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>Day-to-Day Responsibilities:</u></strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for enterprise data, analytics, or AI product areas.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Serve as the single point of accountability for product outcomes, delivery health, and user experience.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Define and communicate product goals, success metrics, and value drivers to stakeholders and delivery teams.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Ensure products operate with clear ownership, release discipline, and lifecycle management, behaving like true products—not one‑off projects.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Act as the primary interface between the CDO and business, finance, and functional leaders for assigned domains.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Partner with stakeholders to prioritize demand, manage tradeoffs, and align delivery to business timelines.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements without compromising data integrity or architectural standards.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Establish and maintain trusted relationships that enable fast decision‑making and alignment.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Own and maintain a prioritized, well‑defined backlog with clear acceptance criteria and readiness standards.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Work with Program Managers, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams to plan releases and manage dependencies.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Balance short‑term delivery needs with long‑term product health, scalability, and maintainability.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Surface risks, constraints, or scope trade‑offs early to enable leadership decisions.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Partner with Data Governance, Data Stewards, and Platform Owners to ensure: </span></span><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Consistent KPI definitions and metric logic</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Data quality, lineage, and trust standards</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Alignment with enterprise data architecture and security policies</span></span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Ensure products meet operational readiness standards prior to release and are supported post‑launch.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Drive product adoption by ensuring solutions is intuitive, reliable, and aligned to real user workflows.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Define and track usage, adoption, and value realization metrics.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Collect feedback and iterate to continuously improve product experience and impact.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Support leadership by providing a clear narrative on what is delivered, what value it creates, and what comes next.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>Essential Traits:</u></strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Analytics, or Data‑centric roles.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Proven ability to own roadmaps, backlogs, and stakeholder relationships in a complex enterprise environment.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Strong understanding of data, reporting, analytics, or BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Databricks, data warehouses).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models with engineering and analytics teams.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate between business objectives and technical execution.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Experience in a Chief Data Office, Analytics, or Enterprise Reporting organization, is preferred</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Familiarity with data governance, semantic models, KPI standardization, and self‑service analytics is preferred</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Experience supporting finance, operations, or enterprise‑wide reporting domains, is preferred</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Prior experience working in a vendor‑heavy environment and helping transition to more internal ownership, is preferred</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><u>About Kroll</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Join the global leader in risk and financial advisory solutions—Kroll. With a nearly century-long legacy, we blend trusted expertise with cutting-edge technology to navigate and redefine industry complexities. As a part of One Team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a collaborative and empowering environment, propelling your career to new heights. Ready to build, protect, restore and maximize our clients’ value? Your journey begins with Kroll.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">In order to be considered for a position at Kroll, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The current salary range for this position is $80,000 to $130,000.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">#LI-Remote</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: " nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">#LI-MO1</span></span></p><p> </p>

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