Business Analyst

The Canton Group

Business Analyst role focusing on elections administration and product development for a remote software company. Elicit and document business rules, facilitate workshops, and validate compliance in election processes.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Elicit, document, and maintain detailed business rules governing elections workflows.
Model how users interact with business rules within the platform, capturing decision points and workflow branches.
Produce structured business rules documentation in actionable formats.
Partner with Business Solution Architects to ensure solution designs reflect the underlying business rules.
Map and analyze end-to-end elections workflows as experienced by government users.
Facilitate structured requirements workshops with government clients to elicit business rules and workflow requirements.
Validate proposed product features and solution designs against applicable elections laws.
Serve as a subject matter expert during User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in business analysis, elections administration, government program management, or a closely related field.
Working knowledge of elections administration processes, including at least one of the following: voter registration, ballot management, tabulation, results reporting, or election night operations.
Demonstrated ability to document complex business rules and workflows in structured, clear formats for cross-functional audiences.
Experience facilitating requirements sessions or workshops with government stakeholders or subject matter experts.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and edge cases in requirements and process documentation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate domain expertise into product-relevant documentation.
Familiarity with Agile software development practices and how business analysis integrates with sprint-based delivery teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Paid time off

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

business analysiselections administrationworkflow documentationrequirements elicitationUATAgile software developmentvoter registrationballot managementtabulationresults reporting

Soft Skills

analytical skillscritical thinkingcommunication skillsfacilitation skillscollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillsstakeholder engagementtranslating domain expertise