Business Analyst, Government Savings - Product Management at Ascensus in Remote, Massachusetts

Job description

• Work with the strategic product owner to define features and functionality which support our business by effectively collaborating with internal and external customers to document accurate project definition.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Product Owner to write accurate user stories and acceptance criteria, incorporating technical dependencies that are ready to be consumed by the team.
• Supports and educates the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Actively participates in scrum ceremonies (backlog refinement, road mapping, release planning, sprint planning).
• Assists the project team in the definition of project deliverables (such as product level documentation, and other deliverables).
• Participates in retrospectives, identifying the successes and challenges encountered and being an advocate for positive change.
• Completes the accurate and timely updates as required to time and project tracking systems.
• Continually enhances own domain knowledge of systems, products, and industry.
• Collaborates with team members to identify and apply best practices.
• Works with Product Owner and Team to plan and execute project implementations.
• Continually improve personal skills and adaptability to agile practice and the practical application of these skills.
• Assists in the identification and mitigation of project risks.
• Brings technical product knowledge to strategic business conversations.
• Assists with other tasks and projects as assigned.
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
• Our I-Client service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.
• Supervision
• N/A

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in Business Analyst position or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including active listening.
• Knowledge of PC applications including SQL and MS Office products.
• Knowledge of common business applications and analytical tools.
• Knowledge and/or experience with writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of Scrum/Agile theory.
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.

Skills

Required

• Excellent analytical skills.

Preferred

• Knowledge of Scrum/Agile theory.