To compile, research, analyze, and document data, requirements, workflow / processes, and functionality for respective ETS group. To develop and evaluate information and prepare recommendations. To partner with the business, Technology Product Owner (TPO) in the creation, management, and maintenance of product boards and product backlogs.
Demonstrates leadership within the product team and within the Analyst team, including via new ideas and/or leading improvement efforts, oversight of other TPAs; and providing PAR input
Operates at senior-most product level in partnership with TPO and/or manages the most complex, high-profile product efforts
Partners with TPO for overall product board/backlog creation, maintenance, and management; orders backlog items to best achieve goals and optimize the value of each sprint
Demonstrates significant creativity and variety of approaches to solving business and technical problems
Clearly presents status and issues in variety of oral and written formats, and leads product meetings
Authors wide variety of user stories/features/product backlog items; provides critical feedback to other stories/features/backlog items
Liaises between product team and business area
Conducts requirements analysis and validation, ensuring requirements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards
Solves business problems by defining systems solutions via interviewing stakeholders, identifying and evaluating alternatives, and presenting findings
Manages large projects/product lines either solo or by leading a team of Analysts.
Recognizes and proactively raises issues or risks along with well-considered solutions
Elicits and documents functional and non-functional requirements using variety of techniques, including interviews, document analysis, storyboards, use cases, scenarios, and diagramming
Creates and communicates artifacts translating business needs into executable requirements
Continually seeks opportunities to improve and increase level of industry/domain-specific knowledge by remaining current with emerging products and technical updates; identifies relevant training needs and opportunities to management
Mentors and guides Interns, Contractors, and other Analyst staff
Presents project, product, or other material in meetings as needed
Builds and maintains a useful network across ETS and business
Pushes the status quo when such is outdated or ineffective
Performs other duties as assigned
Bachelor''s degree in business administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
Hands-on experience conducting requirements analysis, validating, ensuring requirements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards
Represents requirements using alternative views, such as epics/features/stories/product backlog items, models, diagrams, prototypes, or scenarios, to facilitate communication to the project/ product team
Tracks and manages requirements status and changes throughout project/ product lifecycle via board/backlog management and maintenance
Elicits and documents functional and non-functional requirements using variety of techniques, including interviews, document analysis, storyboards, use cases, scenarios, and diagramming
Creates and communicates artifacts translating business needs into executable requirements
Proficient in Azure DevOps (ADO), including writing and managing Epics, Features, and Product
Possesses/maintains extensive experience with data querying, reporting, and analysis, comfortable recommending solutions to problems
Extensive experience in problem resolution including determining root cause, scope and scale of issues
Possesses/maintains advanced experience with Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio; artifacts and deliverables are polished and professional
Demonstrates competence in planning, organization, and multi-tasking, of large and complex efforts
Substantial experience leading, guiding, and coaching team of staff and contractors
Manages multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals via expert organizational, planning, and time management skills
Possesses/maintains advanced verbal and written communication skills