Business Analyst

Ascensus
Remote, Massachusetts
Remote
Full-time

Job Functions

Essential Duties and 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

Section 3 : Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Minimum 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.

Preferred Skills / Experience :

  • 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.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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