Product Analyst

responsibilities

? participates in organizational analysis efforts to identify current capabilities, opportunities for improvement and drives measurement, prioritization
and implementation of identified opportunities
? Interact and coordinate with system developers and business subject matter experts on application changes, development, and
deployment
? Gathers business requirements that effect technology systems, and engage with technology partners to develop solution through
technology change process
? Writes, communicates and vets requirements and user stories with business leaders using different approaches such as use cases, activity
diagrams, sequence diagrams and state charts, data dictionaries, class or entity relationship diagrams to ensure complete understanding
by business leaders/executives while working with an Agile framework
? Identifies and manages stakeholders and teams of people across functional areas to implement a project by understanding key
stakeholders authority and influence as it pertains to business process
? Works effectively inside a Scrum or Kanban team
? Comfortable documenting acceptance criteria
? Conduct and participate in Scrum ceremonies and retrospectives
? Create and maintain system and user documentation
? Coordinate and conduct testing and user training
? Provide regular verbal and written reports to management
? Create workflow diagrams and technical documentation
? Collaborates with Tech Leads and UAT to define when user stories are done
? Manages stakeholders and teams of people across functional areas to implement a project
? Coordinates risk assessment and uses risk assessment output to help mitigate risks to project
? Participates and leads backlog grooming sessions for ongoing roadmap planning
? Assists the Product Owner in strategy on how best to deliver product roadmap
? Plan, develop, oversee, execute and certify changes by establishing rigorous test plan through design and implementation phases and
tracking test results to ensure changes are complete and accurate to finalized requirements
? Perform other related duties as required and assigned
? Demonstrate behaviors which are aligned with the organization’s desired culture and values

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience leading and mentoring business analyst professionals
• Experience in systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies
• Experience managing multiple programs or projects with a high degree of complexity and scope
• Understanding of leading practices in business analysis, project management and process improvement
• Data Management experience and database knowledge preferred
• Prefer sufficient knowledge of software systems to understand and specify user’s needs
• Must be highly proficient in Excel, Word and MS SQL
• Proven track record at delivering timely and accurate information in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and mathematical skills, and sound judgment
• Financial Services and, if possible, mortgage industry experience preferred

Skills

4 Year college degree (Bachelor) or equivalent work experience
? 7+ years of Agile experience
? Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
? Excellent organizational skills
? Strong teamwork mentality, including mentorship of junior analysts
? Highly proficient in the G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc)
? Data analysis experience a plus
? Knowledge of BI Tools a plus
? Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence or similar tools required
? Must be a team player with strong attention to detail, with the ability to work independently