Business Analyst Resume Example (2026) — ATS-Friendly

Business Analyst Resume Example

Requirements turned into measurable business value

A business analyst resume should connect requirements work to outcomes — cost saved, processes streamlined, decisions enabled. This example pairs your elicitation, documentation, and stakeholder skills with quantified results and the tools (SQL, BI, modeling) that prove you bridge business and tech.

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business analyst
requirements gathering
process improvement
stakeholder management
SQL
data analysis
user stories
gap analysis
Agile
business process modeling

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Nathan Reed

nathan.reed@email.com · +1 (214) 555-0176 · Dallas, TX · https://linkedin.com/in/nathanreed

Professional summary

Business analyst with 6 years bridging business needs and technical delivery for finance and operations teams. I elicit clear requirements, model processes, and back recommendations with data that drives measurable savings.

Skills

Analysis: Requirements elicitation · Process modeling · Gap analysis · User stories · SQL

Tools: Jira · Confluence · Tableau · Visio · Excel (advanced)

Professional experience

Senior Business Analyst
Lone Star Financial — Dallas, TX
Apr 2021 – Present
- Led requirements for a loan-origination platform, cutting processing time by 35%.
- Mapped and redesigned 12 core workflows, eliminating $420K in annual rework.
- Built SQL-based reporting that gave leadership weekly visibility into 8 KPIs.
Business Analyst
Meridian Operations Group — Plano, TX
Jun 2018 – Mar 2021
- Gathered and documented requirements for 20+ projects across 4 departments.
- Facilitated stakeholder workshops that aligned business and engineering on scope.
- Reduced defect rework by 25% by introducing acceptance-criteria standards.