Conservation Senior Business Analyst
Conservation Senior Business Analyst
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Timmons Group is currently seeking a SeniorBusinessAnalyst to guide a multiyear modernization effort for a longstanding client whose mission centers on environmental conservation. In this consulting role youll partner closely with the clients product owners scientists and field staffas well as our own engineering teamto balance two parallel imperatives:
Business agility enhancing existing systems so they evolve at the pace of new regulatory operational and conservationscience needs.
Technical modernization retiring legacy code and architecture introducing cloudnative and GIS best practices and streamlining DevOps pipelines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Build Shared Understanding Translate conservation and regulatory needs into clear testable user stories ensuring the clients product owners subjectmatter experts and our developers share a single actionable vision of each feature.
- Decision Enablement Distill complex tradeoffs (scope timeline technical debt vs. new capability) into concise decisionready options; present these to product owners and guide them toward wellinformed valuefocused choices.
- DaytoDay Judgment Calls Act as the first responder for the development teamclarifying requirements resolving ambiguities and making pragmatic priority calls that keep sprints unblocked and delivery on track.
- Facilitate Collaborative Workshops Lead discovery journey mapping and backlog refinement sessions that surface pain points define value streams and maintain equilibrium between modernization tasks and new enhancements.
- Roadmap & Backlog Stewardship Own and continuously refine the product backlog; run refinement and sprint planning meetings; track dependencies acceptance criteria and Definition of Done across multiple release trains.
- Stakeholder Alignment & Communication Provide frequent clear updates to executives and field users; maintain living documentation and metrics that keep all parties in sync on progress risks and upcoming decisions.
- Consult & Facilitate Lead collaborative sessions with crossfunctional client teams to surface pain points define value streams and agree on balanced sprint priorities.
- Change Management & Adoption Develop communication plans training materials and adoption KPIs to maximize user uptake of new features and workflows.
- Assist other team members with their deliverables to ensure success of the project and deadline are met
- Provide mentorship to junior staff
- Assist with proposals RFP responses and winning work through existing clients
Skills/Requirements of a successful candidate include but are not limited to:
- 8 years of Business Analysis or Product Ownership experience on enterprise software projects ideally in the public sector environmental conservation and grant management domain.
- Bachelors degree required in Business Management or another related field
- Demonstrated success on long term phased modernization programs (legacy replacement cloud replat forming or large GIS rollouts).
- Strong consulting presence: workshop facilitation executive level communication and prioritization rooted in a shared understanding of the clients goals.
- Solid grasp of Agile/Scrum practices; experience translating business objectives into epics features and user stories.
- Proficient with Azure DevOps for backlog and release management
- Familiarity with geospatial technologies (Esri ArcGIS suite or opensource alternatives) is a plus.
- Ability to be creative open minded and organized.
- Must possess excellent communication skills.
- Ability to provide direct constructive feedback to both teams and individuals.
- Ability to delegate tasks and provide direction as needed.
- CSPO and PBA CBAP or CCBA desirable
Additional Information :
The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are looking for high energy creative flexible patient selfstarters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our companys Vision Mission and Shared Values.
Timmons Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability or protected Veteran status.
Timmons Group is a multidisciplined firm recognized nationally as a Best Firm to Work For. We help government and private clients alike to scale and grow through GIS services. With over 30 years providing expert GIS services our awardwinning team is ready to provide the flexible services to meet the needs of any organization. Our service expertise ranges from traditional GIS architecture and system configuration to custom application development to Enterprise Asset Management. We pride ourselves in being technology professionals that differentiate our services with unrivaled customer service. We are dedicated to solving challenges and helping our clients achieve their vision. For more information visit .
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
