Senior Business Analyst (manufacturing)

We are a digital product engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18,500+ experts across 36 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!

By this point in your career, it is not just about the tech you know or how well you can code. It is about what more you want to do with that knowledge. Can you help your teammates proceed in the right direction? Can you tackle the challenges our clients face while always looking to take our solutions one step further to succeed at an even higher level? Yes? You may be ready to join us.

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our team in the food manufacturing industry. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work with the Business Relationship Manager, Scrum Master and Product Owner on defining the project’s detailed scope. 
• Responsible for creating, refining, and maintaining user stories and associated deliverables such as process flows and test cases to meet development and stakeholder needs. 
• Provide guidance and facilitate conversations as needed on sizing stories, choosing stories for sprints, splitting stories and determining technical story details. 
• Work with the Product Owner and other BAs with the prioritization of user stories in the product backlog. 
• Work with the Product Owner, BAs, and Quality Assurance Analysts on defining acceptance criteria sufficiently for testing. 
• Work with the Product Owner to confirm the delivered solution is in fulfillment of the stated requirements. 
• Work with business stakeholders to test user stories. 
• Guide the team to ensure a solid understanding of the ceremonies, expectations, deliverables, dependencies, and their role in the Agile development methodology. 
• Provide coaching in the discipline for junior resources. 

• Previous 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst working on information technology projects. 
• Previous experience as a Business Analyst in the Manufacturing industry. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. Fluent in English (written and spoken). 
• Proficiency in requirement-gathering techniques, process modeling, and documentation. 
• Experience interacting with cross-functional groups to support consensus outcomes/decisions. 
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and software development lifecycle. 
• Knowledge of relevant tools such as Microsoft Visio, JIRA, and Confluence. 
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques. 

• Understanding and experience within Business Analytics & Insights Technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft PowerBI. 
• Experienced working with teams in multiple time zones