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Lionsgate
Santa Monica, CANot to worry — we have many other great jobs on the site:
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Business Analyst - Business Solutions Job Details | Lionsgate
Summary of Position
Lionsgate is seeking a Business Analyst to support business solutions and technology initiatives across the studios’ business operations. This role is suited for someone with a consulting background, hands on studio experience, and the ability to use advanced analytics and AI tools to accelerate analysis, functional and technical specifications, business requirements, and stakeholder communication. You will partner with Finance, Sales & Distribution, Legal, Marketing, and Content Operations to translate business needs into clear requirements and deliver technological solutions achieving business goals.
Responsibilities
• Lead structured discovery with business stakeholders to define problems, requirements, and success criteria
• Translate business needs into clear functional, data, and reporting requirements
• Create executive ready documentation (problem statements, BRD, FRD, user stories, test criteria, process flows, presentations)
• Partner with infrastructure, engineering and analytics teams to ensure quality and timely implementation
• Support vendor evaluations and implementation of internal and third party tools
• Assist with project scoping, sequencing, testing and UAT execution
• Develop training materials and support user adoption
• Use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to improve speed and quality of analysis and documentation
Qualifications and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• 3–7 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Consultant, or similar role
• Prior consulting experience with strong problem-structuring skills
• Media and/or Studio experience with familiarity across finance, content, or distribution workflows
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or Cursor
• Strong understanding of SDLC (Agile, Kanban/Scrum, Waterfall)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Monday.com, Airtable, Microsoft 365, Visio, or Lucidchart
Nice to Haves
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP
• Familiarity with data platforms (Snowflake, Salesforce)
• Experience supporting Finance, FP&A, CFO, or CAO organizations
• Background in studio operations, post-production, or content distribution
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching