Product Analyst

Description:
**Hybrid | Westlake, TX**

The Senior Product Analyst operates within an Agile Model as part of the SPS Customer Solutions Chapter. They collaborate with Product Area Leads, Initiative Leads, and Squad Leads to gather, document, and translate complex business requirements into Agile feature-level epics. Additionally, they lead the development and execution of business acceptance test plans and strategies, implementing solutions to ensure the final product maintains the highest levels of integrity, accuracy, and quality.

A successful Senior Product Analyst possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with proven experience. They are highly motivated, self-starters with a sense of ownership and a drive to succeed. The role requires the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $30 - $40 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• 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

Experience Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge (5+ 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
• Enjoy solving problems and able to resolve conflicts through strong mediation skills
• Facilitating and orchestrating across multiple teams, BU, squads, business partners
• Outstanding listening, verbal, and written communication skills
• Proven analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Capable of facilitating a workshop, or speaking publicly to a broad audience
• Excellent time management skills
• Proven the ability to write clear, concise product documentation and communications
• Positive demeanor and flexible, with ability to adapt to the changing needs of the chapter
• CPAB/CSPO Certification desirable

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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