Title: Product Analyst
Location: Westlake TX or Smithfield RI or Merrimack NH or Boston MA (Onsite) Local only
Mandatory Skills - Minimum 5 years working as Business Analyst - Scrum / Agile Team experience - Financial Services
The Expertise Were Looking For
- Demonstrated knowledge (6-9 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
- Bachelors degree preferred
- CPAB/CSPO Certification desirable
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