Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule is hybrid - three days in office and two remote

Department: Product

Reports to: VP Product and Integrations

The name of our partner organization will be disclosed during the interview process. This is not a direct role with LaunchCode; it is a position through LaunchCode, working with one of our partner companies.

The company is a fast-growing SaaS provider serving the mortgage industry with advanced eligibility, pricing, and decisioning tools that enable originators to navigate both simple and complex mortgage scenarios for borrowers. Its platform offers bi-directional connectivity between originators and mortgage investors, streamlining access to lending options and helping users identify optimal solutions for borrowers.

The company serves enterprise and independent mortgage lenders nationwide and is designed to support complex pricing models, investor eligibility requirements, and integrations with Loan Origination Systems (LOS) and other mortgage technology platforms.

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail oriented and customer focused Business Analyst to support the

continued development and enhancement of our pricing and eligibility platform. In this role,

you will gather requirements, translate business needs into clear specifications, support

product enhancements, and ensure our platform delivers exceptional value to clients. This role

serves as the critical bridge between Product, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Operations.

As a small, agile team, we value collaboration, ownership, and people who enjoy solving

complex problems in the mortgage and fintech space.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis and Documentation

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from internal stakeholders and

clients

• Translate mortgage pricing, eligibility, and workflow requirements into clear functional

specifications

• Write detailed user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria

• Partner with Engineering to develop technical stories and identify dependencies or gaps

• Ensure requirements are clearly understood by Engineering and QA teams

• Ensure requirements are complete, testable, and ready for development

• Partner with Engineering and Product to clarify requirements and resolve questions

during development

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation of business rules, pricing logic, workflows,

and system integrations

• Support analysis and documentation of integrations with Loan Origination Systems and

external platforms

Cross Functional Collaboration and Coordination:

• Assist in setting up Agile processes : daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and

retrospectives

• Support Product in ensuring backlog, defects, enhancements, and roadmap priorities

are groomed, estimated, and prioritized

• Track sprint health metrics and surface blockers early

• Enforce process standards with authority to escalate when needed

• Drive continuous improvement through actionable retrospective outcomes

Product & Feature Support

• Assist in solution design for new features, integrations, and automation.

• For integrations, the ability to map data fields and document

• Prepare documentation, including release notes, training materials, and process guides.

• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve client-reported issues and system

discrepancies

Quality Assurance

• Work closely with Quality Assurance to develop comprehensive test plans and test

cases.

• Assist with User Acceptance Testing and release validation

• Validate system behavior aligns with business intent and documented requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business

Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• 5-10 years of relevant work experience as a Systems Analyst, Business Systems Analyst

or similar role.

• Strong experience writing user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.

• Mortgage industry experience, preferably with pricing engines, secondary markets,

product eligibility, or loan workflows.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Familiarity with SaaS development processes (Agile, Kanban).

• Experience supporting integrations between technology systems

• Experience supporting Quality Assurance, testing, or UAT

• Knowledge of tools like Jira and DevOps

Preferred

• Experience working in or with Product & Pricing Engines (PPE)

• Experience working with Loan Origination Systems (LOS).

• Proven ability to plan, monitor, and control projects, managing timelines, milestones,

and deliverables. Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) is highly valued

• Exposure to financial modeling or secondary market pricing concepts.

• Ability to leverage modern tools, including AI, to improve efficiency and document

quality.

Key Traits for Success

• Strong analytical and problem solving mindset.

• Comfortable working in a fast paced, startup style environment

• High attention to detail.

• Curious, resourceful, and committed to continuous learning.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options

• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution

• Paid time off and holidays

• Professional development opportunities