About the role
Business Analysts will partner with engineers, product managers, business, and operations teams to solve complex business and technical problems. (S) he will have strong leadership and communication skills and drive a diverse group toward delivering a common goal. Additionally, she will work to create effective team structures, having a mix of employees and contractors, and be in control of the common backlog and prioritization, delivery schedule, and reporting to senior management.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and project managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.
- Manage business/tech liaison and delivery for optimal return on investment.
- Be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives.
- Ensure requirements capture and translation into BDDs are diligently followed.
- Identify risks and be proactive and prepare contingencies to ensure there are no lapses in delivery.
- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for managers and stakeholders.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in project/program management and/or business analysis roles.
- Bachelor's (or master's) in technology along with an MBA (preferred).
- Strong analytical abilities and knowledge of the software development life cycle.
- Proven experience as a BA/program manager for large programs.
- Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
- Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles.
- Excellent knowledge of Jira (able to build dashboards in Jira).
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.