Lead Business Analyst - News & Content Platforms, Renca

We are building a Lead Business Analyst role for news and content platforms, partnering with senior stakeholders in a rapid, newsroom-style environment.
You will drive requirements discovery, prioritization and clear translation into delivery with engineering, starting with stabilization and BAU before moving toward hyper-personalization and AI-driven content generation.
Apply to help shape a content-first product vision and execution
Responsibilities
Lead requirements discovery and elicitation for a high-stakes news/content product
Convert newsroom and content-producer workflows into clear, actionable requirements
Draft high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria tailored to content creators, editors and consumers
Ensure requirements reinforce a consumer-focused, content-first website
Drive backlog refinement in collaboration with the Lead Engineer
Prioritize work based on newsroom needs, SEO impact, performance and business value
Adjust quickly as priorities shift, staying effective in a flexible and dynamic setting
Collaborate daily with the senior stakeholder and her team, bridging business, newsroom, analytics, and engineering
Communicate trade-offs, dependencies and changes with clarity
Monitor analytics and success metrics to surface pain points and opportunities for improvement
Explain requirements clearly to the engineering team and support Agile hygiene including refinement, sprint planning and reviews
Remain calm and effective under pressure in a high-change environment
Requirements
5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst on news, media or content-heavy platforms
Solid understanding of content, newsroom, or editorial workflows (news product experience required, not conference, events or static content sites)
Hands‐on experience with WordPress or similar CMS platforms
Strong background partnering closely with engineering teams
Working knowledge of Amplitude and web analytics to guide requirements and prioritization
Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, high-visibility environments
Practical skills in Agile methodologies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning and reviews
Highly organized, analytical, and articulate communication style, with confidence working with senior stakeholders and technical leads
English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher
Nice to have
Experience with SEO, content optimization, or performance-driven products
Familiarity with personalization
Experience supporting consumer-scale websites
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
EPAM Employee Groups
Award‐winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
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