6Month Contract
Role Overview: The Business Analyst plays a vital role in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to determine requirements and define solutions for complex business process and systems challenges. The Feature Analyst aspect of the role entails guiding the clarification of business requirements collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring effective delivery within the feature team.
Key Responsibilities:
Prioritization and Planning:
- Prioritize and plan work activities within the Feature Team/Product Owner.
- Facilitate discovery/inception workshops to establish a shared understanding of user needs and potential technology solutions.
- Identify user journeys and clarify requirements ahead of iterations.
- Create relevant user stories and groom them through collaboration with crossfunctional teams.
Support for Product Owner:
- Provide key information for prioritization and estimation.
- Facilitate and participate in iteration meetings.
- Support showcasing stories to stakeholders.
- Clarify the goals and business value of Minimum Marketable Features/Minimal Viable Products.
Testing and Validation:
- Review user stories with a strategic point of view.
- Provide regular feedback by testing deliverables against acceptance criteria.
- Validate that the product meets business goals.
- Provide support and input into system testing activities.
Collaboration and Engagement:
- Wear different hats as necessary (designer tester facilitator etc.).
- Create a shared understanding of the products objectives.
- Collaborate with the feature team to ensure effective story delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Engage with developers testers and user experience teams to understand business context.
Requirements: Skills Qualifications and Experience:
- 3 to 8 years of experience in business applications and exposure to IT functions.
- Exposure to Customer Engagement and Content Management Systems desirable.
- Broad knowledge of endtoend IT solution designs.
- Exposure to ITIL principles/functions across IT operational environments with ITIL accreditation (Foundation level).
- BA/IT qualification with expertise in business analysis solutions design testing and data modeling.
Competencies:
- Analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Relationship building and decisionmaking abilities.
- Customer focus and multifunctional team collaboration.
- Attention to detail and big picture perspective.
- Actionoriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Strong problemfinding and problemsolving skills.