Job Description:
Business Analyst
The Business Analyst plays a pivotal role within the product development team, tasked with uncovering, documenting, and validating requirements for software feature development. They excel in translating product vision into detailed specifications and user stories, bridging the gap between business and development teams. Through proven analytical prowess and adept communication skills, they ensure that feature delivery meets stakeholder expectations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Engage in requirement elicitation, analysis, specification, and validation with stakeholders.
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Collaborate closely with project sponsors to define and communicate project vision, impact, success criteria, and metrics.
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Translate customer/business requirements into functional specifications using various tools and methods, providing clear direction to developers and project team members.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to scope, estimate, and prioritize requirements.
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Craft user stories, acceptance criteria, user guides, and process flows.
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Collaborate with UI/UX professionals to create wireframes and prototypes.
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Partner with project managers, implementation teams, and client support to plan and execute user acceptance testing.
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Conduct meetings and presentations to effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
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Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
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Continuously enhance requirements-gathering processes and develop strategies for optimization.
Required Skills and Experience
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Bachelors degree in business or related field, or equivalent work experience.
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Minimum 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst in a dynamic environment.
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Strong understanding of business analysis fundamentals.
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Proven history of organizing and facilitating customer input sessions.
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Ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
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Strong interpersonal skills, capable of interacting with business units at all levels and interpreting their needs.
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Experience in documenting Business Process Flow Diagrams.
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Familiarity with software development lifecycle, including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
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Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities.
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Demonstrated creativity and innovation in problem-solving.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with stakeholder management expertise.
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Self-discipline and results orientation, with the ability to consistently meet critical deadlines.
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Adaptability to changing situations and priorities, with strong time management and multitasking skills.
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Demonstrates ownership and responsibility for team delivery.