Business Analyst

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Job description

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Acts on behalf of the business owner or product owner to meet the needs of the Scrum Development Team and assure product delivery
• Develops a clear understanding of the customer's needs and defines a Product Backlog
• Constantly re-prioritizes the Product Backlog based on customer feedback, market changes and business priority.
• Determines the appropriate product Release Date and Content
• Actively manage internal and external stakeholders
• Accept or reject the product teams work results at each Sprint Review meeting
• Maintain a basic knowledge of software development• Provide regular reporting including product spend, scope, schedule and planning.
• Manages the integration and communications among applications, databases and technology platform teams
• Administers company technology practices, standards and procedures
• Manages an inventory of technology related assets, hardware, software, application systems, databases, licenses, products
• Makes decisions based on documented business opportunities, benefits, risks, and success factors of potential applications
• May manage a portfolio of development projects with implication to cost reduction initiatives
• Analyzes a variety of work processes and associated document and information flow for strategic recommendation to leadership
• Oversees group that defines and implements new or enhanced applications into a production environment
• Manages Third Party relationships with software integrators Skills and Abilities
• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously
• Experience in software Product Development (Products having a graphical user interface is a must. Applications delivered to a mobile phone preferred. Customer facing websites secondary.)
• Demonstrable knowledge of software development lifecycles and activities
• A strong understanding of software Agile methodologies
• A clear ability to manage a range of different personality types in a facilitative and mature manner
• Strong relationship building skills including the ability to relate constructively to all levels of the organization
• Strong listening and written and oral communication skills
• A proven ability to plan, undertake and finish activities to achieve high quality results
• The desire to be part of and contribute to a team environment
• Demonstrated commitment to keeping sensitive information confidential
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addressees
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
• Very high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivates employees, and elicits work output
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology industry trends, directions and market experience; ability to relate them to own organization
• Knowledge of architectural concepts, principles, and tools relevant to infrastructure, information, Applications, organizational structure, etc.
• Familiarity with company's information architecture and information management methodologies
• Proven experience developing product requirements using an Agile project/software development lifecycle methodology (User Stories preferred)
• Extremely high level of sound logic and analytical ability where problems are very unusual and difficult
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills

Experience

• Likely representation experience of 1+ products
• Likely 2+ years of experience• Beginner regarding skill mastery

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or 5 years of related work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must have a minimum 5 years of experience in the Teamcenter, NX, and Visualization applications.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in design, engineering or manufacturing systems and/or processes.
• Strong knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter (Tc) and NX
• General knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter Visualization
• High degree of expertise using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong knowledge of Project Management and Process Modeling methods
• Ability to prioritize assignments/projects and multi-task within restricted time constraints
• Strong interpersonal (team) and communication (oral, written) skills to work effectively with global business, IT, and technology partners to execute projects, solve problems and resolve issues.
• Desire to provide technical support to others.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills to effectively develop solutions
• Ability to work under tight timelines and handle multiple assignments at once

- provided by Dice