Job Description :
Responsibilities
Elicit business requirements, analyze, specify/refine, and validate the requirements with clients to determine minimum viable product (MVP)
Serve as a key contact to manage requirements discussions with Teams from Residuals, Payroll, and Technology
Manage to the MVP and ensure product delivery is in accordance with Business and Technology needs
Create visual models for software requirements that will help comprehend, illustrate, and translate for development
Document user stories and ensure backlog is outpacing development work
Assist Product Owner with prioritizing user stories and assist in creating overall feature release plan
Partner with Residuals and Payroll to understand Guild rules, residuals and payroll processes and translate to Project Team
Partner with Development Team to clarify user stories, acceptance criteria, and mitigate blockers
Partner with QA Team to assist in creating test plans and acceptance criteria
Reinforce Agile Practices
Cultivate and nurture SCRUM Teams
Challenge the Teams in collaborative discussions, debate, negotiate, and compromise to ultimately provide the user community with the best solution while promoting a safe Team environment
Evaluate information from multiple sources and help distinguish user requests from user needs
Interface with all levels of internal clients and analyze current business and software development processes
Assist in building business cases
Measure impact of solutions on the Business & Technology
Qualifications
5-8+ yrs of experience performing business analysis preferably in the media and entertainment arena
Agile certification and 2-3+ yrs of experience using Agile SCRUM methodology in the Product Owner role
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal skills and ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong partnering skills and ability to work within a collaborative team environment
Proven ability to meet project milestones and customer expectations
Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio or equivalent, software requirements visualization tools (ie-RML)
Strong business definition capabilities, including the ability to create visual models for software requirements
Ability to communicate effectively with technical developers and translate business requirements as required
Responsive to business needs and highly motivated to improve the skills and capabilities of his/her organization
A sense of ownership and responsibility for successful delivery
Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies
Must be able to work independently, support several projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
Bachelor''s degree Computer Science, Business Administration, Operations or Finance