Senior Business Analyst

Summary

Join our team as a dynamic and detail-oriented Business Analyst in the food manufacturing industry! Collaborate with the Business Relationship Manager, Scrum Master, and Product Owner to define project scope and create user stories. You will guide story sizing, prioritization, and acceptance criteria definition, working closely with stakeholders and QA. Your expertise in requirement-gathering, process modeling, and Agile methodologies will be crucial. You'll also coach junior team members and ensure successful solution delivery. This role requires 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the food manufacturing industry, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in relevant tools.

Requirements

• Previous 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst working on information technology projects
• Previous experience as a Business Analyst in the Food 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

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