Business Analyst - Workforce Development Software

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives.  We blend cutting-edge technology with compassionate, high-touch services to drive real, measurable outcomes in the lives of job seekers across the country.  At Career Team, we’re solving today’s unemployment challenges with smart software, world-class trainers, dedicated case managers, dynamic job developers, and innovative partners. If you're passionate about making a difference and believe in the power of technology to transform lives, you’ll feel right at home here.

At Career Team, our mission is to empower one person, start one career, and serve one family at a time. We do this through innovative software solutions and high-touch services. 

Business Analyst - Workforce Development Software

Summary:  Own discovery and requirements for a workforce development SaaS platform (WIOA case management, labor exchange, services, outcomes, reporting). Translate program and policy needs into build-ready user stories and support delivery through UAT and go-live.

Responsibilities

Attend client workshops to document workflows (intake/eligibility, enrollment, services, case notes, exits/follow-up).

Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, and configuration/business rules.

Partner with Product/Engineering/QA to design solutions, clarify scope, and manage requirements changes.

Support integrations and data mapping (imports/exports, APIs) and reporting requirements.

Plan and execute UAT with customers; triage defects and validate fixes.

Requirements

2+ Years in workforce development with program domain knowledge (WIOA, labor exchange, eligibility, intake, reporting, performance).

Strong facilitation and documentation skills; can turn complex processes into testable requirements.

Project and grant performance: Build a repeatable financial operating model for complex, compliance-heavy projects, including budget-to-actual comparisons, burn rates, cost allocation, and overall fiscal performance metrics.

Client-facing deliverables: Partner with our Quality Assurance team to deliver accurate, timely, audit-ready financials that we’re proud to put our name on.

Finance cadence that builds confidence: Lead monthly close and quarterly reporting activities, creating predictable outcomes with a clear narrative.

Controls that support momentum: Strengthen controls and compliance while keeping the business moving fast.

Strategy and Planning: Translate tradeoffs into decisions - forecasting, scenarios, and recommendations that help us pick the right direction together.

Cross-functional problem-solving: Work hand in hand with the operations and client- facing teams when financial issues arise, before they become escalations.

Scale the team; build the machine: Help position us for growth and the exciting chapters ahead!

Why Join Us

We change lives.

We’re growing quickly and need leaders who want real ownership and real impact.

We’re serious about the outcomes but have fun making them happen.

Big enough to be interesting, small enough that your work changes the company.

Who You Are

You’re fluent in the numbers and comfortable with the messy middle of scaling fast.

You can move from deep analysis to executive conversation without missing a beat.

You’re hands-on when needed, but you’re always building people, processes, and tools.

You simplify complicated things and build systems to keep them simple.

You anticipate the communication before it's needed and always know your audience.

You’re calm, direct, and you follow through.

How We Work

High trust, high accountability

We obsess about our customers

We value action over perfection, and iterate to get better every day

About Career Team: Founded in 1996, Career Team, LLC is a private workforce development organization.

Career Team’s outstanding record of accelerating the human condition  has resulted in numerous honors:

Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest growing privately held companies

Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation

Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government funded solutions program

Invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfare-to-Work Partnership and National Alliance of Business as a top 10 US training provider

As a socially conscious organization, Career Team has found a healthy balance between for-profit innovation and community enrichment. Looking ahead, the organization will continue to close the nation’s opportunity divide with additional government-funded workforce sites; while also building staff capacity of workforce funding sources and industry providers. See www.careerteam.com  for more information.

Career Team is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Background Check Requirements. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check (including criminal, prior employment and education verification). Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current employees who apply for the position.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA").  Career Team is committed to complying with the CCPA and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. Career Team collects and uses Personal Information for human resources, employment, benefits administration, health and safety, and business-related purposes and to be in legal compliance. Below are the categories of Personal Information we collect and the purposes for which we intend to use this information:

Identifying information , such as your full name, gender, date of birth, and signature;  Demographic data , such as race, ethnic origin, marital status, disability, and veteran or military status; Contact information , such as your home address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contact information;  Dependent's or other individual's information , such as their full name, address, date of birth, and Social Security numbers (SSN);  National identifiers , such as SSN, passport and visa information, and immigration status and documentation;  Educational and professional background , such as your work history, academic and professional qualifications, educational records, references, and interview notes;  Employment details , such as your job title, position, hire dates, compensation, performance and disciplinary records, and vacation and sick leave records;  Financial information , such as banking details, tax information, payroll information, and withholdings; Health and Safety information , such as health conditions (if relevant to your employment), job restrictions, workplace illness and injury information, and health insurance policy information;  Information Systems (IS) information , such as your search history, browsing history, login information, and IP addresses on the Company's information systems and networks;  Biometric information , such as facial recognition, fingerprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, or other physical patterns; and Geolocation data , such as time and physical location related to use of an internet website, application, device, or physical access to a Company office location.

The Company collects Personal Information to use or disclose as appropriate to:

(1) Comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (2) Recruit and evaluate job applicants and candidates for employment; (3) Conduct background checks; (4) Manage your employment relationship with us, including for: (a) onboarding processes; (b) timekeeping, payroll, and expense report administration; (c) employee benefits administration; (d) employee training and development requirements; (d) the creation, maintenance, and security of your online employee accounts; (e) reaching your emergency contacts when needed, such as when you are not reachable or are injured or ill; (f) workers' compensation claims management; (g) employee job performance, including goals and performance reviews, promotions, discipline, and termination; and (h) other human resources purposes; (5) Manage and monitor employee access to company facilities, equipment, and systems; (6) Conduct internal audits and workplace investigations; (7) Investigate and enforce compliance with and potential breaches of Company policies and procedures; (8) Engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records, such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of the Company; (9) Maintain commercial insurance policies and coverages, including for workers' compensation and other liability insurance; (10) Perform workforce analytics, data analytics, and benchmarking; (11) Administer and maintain the Company's operations, including for safety purposes; (12) For client marketing purposes; (13) Exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company and its employees, and affiliates, customers, contractors, and agents; and (14) to comply with requirements of government grants, including, but not limited to, program and audit requirements.