Our major Financial Services client is searching for a Senior Product Analyst with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Key attributes that make up a successful Senior Product Analyst are highly motivated, “self-starters” with a sense of ownership, driven to succeed. The Senior Product Analyst is successful working individually and within a team structure.
Onsite Requirements: 2 weeks per month
Ideal Candidate Profile
1. Prior BA exp in an Agile environment/scrum team exp.
2. Analysis writing epics and stories.
3. Soft skills, critical thinking, communication, and documentation
The Expertise We're Looking For
Demonstrated knowledge (5+ years) of business analyst techniques, for example: elicitation, current/future state analysis, flow diagramming, benchmarking, business rules and risk analysis, user acceptance testing and product documentation.
Agile mentality; experience with Jira or similar Agile backlog management tool, Confluence, Mural preferred
Bachelor’s degree preferred
CPAB/CSPO Certification desirable
The Skills You Bring
Enjoy solving problems and able to resolve conflicts through strong mediation skills
Facilitating and orchestrating across multiple teams, BU, squads, business partners
Outstanding listening, verbal, and written communication skills
Proven analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Capable of facilitating a workshop, or speaking publicly to a broad audience
Excellent time management skills
Proven the ability to write clear, concise product documentation and communications
Positive demeanor and flexible, with ability to adapt to the changing needs of the chapter
The Value You Deliver
Initiate and lead discovery for Feature/Epic Definition with Squad Leader and Scrum Master to prioritize Epics
Ensure analysis artifacts (i.e. use cases and supporting documentation) are updated and available for story execution
Write feature-level (Sub-Initiative) epics and facilitate story grooming/refinement sessions to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready
Lead collaboration with key Business, IT, Legal, Compliance & Risk partners to define product features and monitor trends
Establish stakeholder meetings to include demos of sprint deliverables and impact analysis results (User Experience Design, Legal, Outside business groups)
Lead organizational readiness activities through the lifecycle of the project to proactively mitigate risks related to product delivery
Communicate issues and client feedback to the Squad Leader in a clear, concise and timely manner
Act as Subject Matter Expert as needed in Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives for assigned initiatives and features
Create/Document/Review initiatives, Sub-Initiatives, Epics & Stories
Identify business requirements, document improvement opportunities, share with Scrum Team and at PA Community of Practice
Collaborate strategically with the QA team on QA test plan review to provide clarity on epic requirements / acceptance criteria
Perform End to End Business Acceptance Testing in Acceptance Region and ensure the traceability of test cases.
Assist with readiness and deployment activities for each release