Position: Business Analyst
Company: Texendev
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

**Working hours is Eastern time zone**

The business Analyst will be primarily responsible for the definition, creation, and communication of software requirements and product backlog items. The BA will work closely with the business SMEs, Product Owner, and development team members to be sure requirements are clearly defined, refined, and understood to ensure accurate delivery of developed features.

- This person would be working on a large project, will be managing a theme within the project, and distributing work to Agile teams
- Retail and Agile/Scrum experience preferred
Comfortable driving and leading teams in feature discovery and story mapping
- Able to drive clarity through process flows, mock-ups, and other visuals that fit the need of the team
- To mesh best with the team, this person will need to be able to work Eastern time zone hours
- Initial SOW would be 6 months

**OVERSIGHT & LEADERSHIP**

General Guidance
• Works independently on tasks
• Successfully accomplishes large initiatives with minimal guidance
• Continues to deepen skills in both technology and domain knowledge with general input

**BUSINESS ANALYSIS EXPERTISE**

• Able to document requirements for singular workstream using stories (in Jira)
• Produces clear, concise process flows and context diagrams
• Captures Open/Action Items
• Can lead story mapping and story discovery exercises
• Contributes to team discussions (stand-ups, planning sessions, retrospectives)

**COMMUNICATION**

• Establishes relationships with IT and PO team members within a workstream
• Comfortable in leading meetings and driving requirements without direct oversight
• Effective use of oral and written communication

**COORDINATION & DECISION MAKING**

• Able to manage/prioritize time and deliverables within a workstream
• Able to recognize issues and risks within the workstream
• Understands necessary information to drive analysis for decisions
• Participates in hind sighting efforts

**Key activities include:**
• Elicits and analyzes solution requirements.
• Documents requirements in the product backlog (JIRA)
• Responsible for clarity and definition of acceptance criteria
• Collaborates with the development team and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are correctly understood and met.
• Evaluates all defects raised to confirm defects or identify them as a new feature