E-Commerce Business Analyst - Houston, TX - Sysco Foods/Infosys
We are looking for a E-commerce (Retail and Supply Chain ) Business analyst with around 8-10 years' experience based out of Houston. Rates would be around 85-90$/per hour.
Description:
The Senior consultant is responsible for understanding the product vision and strategy, drawing out the
most value from a product. The Senior consultant also works closely with business leads and other IT
technical leads to ensure the solution effectively addresses program priorities while maintaining technical
integrity. The Senior consultant also attends most relevant product management meetings, PI planning,
and backlog/vision refinement sessions.
Job Duties/Essential Functions
Work with Product Management/business leads to define the product, ensure it is integrated into the•
Program and communicate the product vision to the team
Prioritize and make trade-offs based on understanding of strategies, budget, epics, enabler•
requirements, dependent teams, goals and the value features and stories bring to the business
Collaborates with business stakeholders to define and prioritize the features and epics which yield the•
highest business benefit for the organization.
Clearly capture solution intent and requirements create a wireframes, prototypes and communicate•
the same with business leads for feedback and acceptance
Understand how product features are performing and customer satisfaction; provide suggestions for•
improvement based on learnings
Leads activities to support the delivery of new functionality including product launch communications,•
training materials, user acceptance testing, business validation, success criteria measurement and
analysis.
Participates in program ceremonies (e.g., product increment planning sessions, retrospectives, etc.).•
Owns the requirement elicitation and coordinates/supports development team for building this UI•
development with his knowledge.
Defines the product roadmap and collaborates with Release Managers to create release plans and•
backlogs.
Writes features and success criteria with key stakeholders and business leaders.•
Creates and refines the product roadmap based on insights gained from business and member•
feedback.
Manages initiatives across multiple teams to drive project quality, reliability, scalability, and security.•
Required Qualifications:
10+ years overall experience with 4+ years' in Retail and/or Manufacturing processes.•
Primary point of contact for business questions about projects•
Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills as well as a positive attitude.•
Good knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, key retail processes including but not limited to•
sourcing, procurement, costing etc..
Strong communication skills, both oral and written, including presentation skills.•
Demonstrated team-building skills with ability to influence and motivate team members that report to•
other groups in the organization.
Adept at assessing issues with ability to devise workable solutions quickly responding appropriately.•
Proven ability to support and collaborate with multiple Project Managers, Business Sponsors and IT•
teams within a Product
Excellent organizational and planning skills, with experience building tactical plans.•
Flexible, must be able to change priorities quickly, focus on new ones without distraction, able to deal•
with conflict and work under pressure to meet deliverable dates/timelines.
Must have experience in negotiating timelines and deliverables with a strong sense of urgency.•
Experience with executing project governance including change control and issue/risk management.•
Preferred Qualifications:
Business Analysis, ability to gather requirements and communicate to technical teams•
Experience in Retail and/or Manufacturing sourcing, procurement, costing, order-to-cash proceses•
Partners with product delivery Manager, Tech Lead, QA, and engineers to continuously improve and•
maximize output of delivery team.
Effectively builds• & prioritizes user stories for each iterative delivery – partnering with tech, QA,
business SMEs to deliver each.
Maintains outcome focus by adjusting product roadmap, release strategy,• & scope priorities based on realities of an agile environment