Full-Time

Business Systems Analyst

Coates Group

Coates Group

201-500 employees

End-to-end digital signage for QSRs

Compensation Overview

$83.6k - $95k/yr

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Quality Assurance (QA)
JIRA
Confluence

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Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Information Management Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 2+ years of experience in a Business Systems Analyst or hybrid cross-functional role (BA/QA/PM) within a software development environment.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex business processes, translate them into system requirements, and support delivery across multiple platforms.
  • Hands-on experience supporting all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills; able to work cross-functionally with business users, developers, QA, and external vendors.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Self-starter with the ability to drive clarity, structure, and documentation independently.
  • Familiarity with development management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and other software development management /documentation platforms.
  • Exposure to both business process modeling and technical requirements gathering (system inputs/outputs, data flows, integrations).
  • Additional requirement related to the role: experienced in translating business needs into clarity for CRM and ERP solutions, end-to-end requirements capture and validation, and enabling fit-for-purpose solutions across Customer Experience Portals, Lead-to-Cash, Field Service, and Revenue Management.
Responsibilities
  • Translate business needs into clarity
  • Ensure end-to-end requirements are consistently captured and validated, enabling CRM and ERP solutions that reduce rework and accelerate delivery.
  • Enable fit-for-purpose solutions
  • Deliver process-driven, scalable solutions across Customer Experience Portals, Lead-to-Cash, Field Service, and Revenue Management that directly improve efficiency and customer experience.
  • Execute structured intake to enable prioritization
  • Ensure all requests are consistently documented and assessed, allowing BTS to allocate resources effectively and focus on the highest-value initiatives.
  • Surface and address process gaps
  • Proactively identify inefficiencies, dependencies, and unclear ownership during discovery, reducing late-stage issues and ensuring cross-system alignment.
  • Support seamless delivery
  • Partner with technical teams to design, test, and deploy solutions that integrate smoothly across systems and minimize disruption to business operations.
  • Participate in sprint QA testing
  • Execute functional QA each sprint by validating acceptance criteria, running test cases, logging defects, and collaborating with developers on fixes.
  • Drive confident adoption
  • Lead structured UAT and post-implementation support, ensuring new capabilities are adopted by end-users, with measurable improvements in usability and operational performance.
  • Optimize processes continuously
  • Regularly evaluate business processes to identify and deliver automation and simplification opportunities, improving efficiency and scalability across teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • Salesforce Administrator or Trailhead badges (preferred but not required)
  • Exposure to Agile or Scrum methodologies (certifications a plus: Scrum Foundations, Certified Scrum Master)
  • Interest in process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
  • Certifications related to development management or project management tools would be advantageous
  • Experience with business process modeling and requirements gathering tools beyond basic usage

Coates Group provides digital signage and customer experience solutions for Quick Service Restaurants. It offers digital menu boards, self-service kiosks, and content management systems, along with hardware, software, installation, and ongoing support. The system combines displays and interactive kiosks with a central content platform to create, schedule, and push menus and messages across multiple locations, while technicians install and maintain the setup. Its goal is to help QSR brands improve the customer experience and drive sales by offering end-to-end, location-wide digital signage management for large chains and independents.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newtown Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

2003

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What believers are saying

  • Thousands of outdoor menu boards create a large installed base for upsells.
  • Switchboard CMS supports recurring revenue through real-time content management and analytics.
  • Drive-thru and kiosk deployments directly improve speed, personalization, and average check size.

What critics are saying

  • Toast, NCR Voyix, and Oracle bundle adjacent workflows into broader QSR contracts.
  • Hardware-heavy deployments face supply shocks, margin compression, and installation delays.
  • A single enterprise customer refresh can replace Coates across an entire chain.

What makes Coates Group unique

  • End-to-end QSR stack spans hardware, Switchboard CMS, installation, and support.
  • Global enterprise footprint includes McDonald's and over 40 countries.
  • Outdoor menu boards and kiosks are tightly integrated with dynamic merchandising workflows.

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Benefits

Performance Bonus

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Sick Leave

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