Position: Business Analyst
Company: Ciklum
Category: Business Analyst
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

Ciklum is looking for a Business Analyst to join our team full-time in Ukraine.

We are a leading global product engineering and digital services company that unites 4000+ seasoned professionals globally on various projects in healthcare, fintech, travel, sportswear, entertainment, and security. Ciklum delivers high-impact technology solutions to Fortune 500 and fast-growing organizations worldwide. 

**About the role:**

As a Business Analyst, become a part of a cross-functional development team working for Ciklum Client.

**About the Project:**

Responsible for gaining a deep understanding of existing Client systems and how they interact with the business. Towards the closing stages of D&V, the BA will help to create all key artefacts.

**Responsibilities**
Create and maintain the Product Roadmap
Create and maintain Program vision and scope
Analyze capability gaps within Customer’s organization. Propose improvement methods and appropriate solution options
Identify and define business needs and goals. Outline clearly stakeholders’ impact and their outlook on the project and teams
Ensure proper requirements specification and requirements structure
Ensure cross-functional dependencies are properly stated and managed
Manage solution scope, detect and track changes. Manage requirements related conflicts and issues up to resolution
Prioritize requirements and manage their allocation. Define non-functional requirements including external interfaces and constraints
Monitor solution implementation and conduct internal and external solution acceptance
Collaborate proactively with Business Stakeholders, Project Managers and Teams to reach a common understanding of the solution to address the needs.
Care about continuous improvement of Customer satisfaction
Ensure BAs are aligned in terms of Business requirements understanding and main dependencies
Prepare and constantly improve BA approach and Communication plan
Monitor BA team efficiency and motivation

**Requirements**
Very strong English verbal and written communication skills
Clear understanding of principles and specifics of software development methodologies
Extensive knowledge of business analysis activities and techniques
Awareness of latest IT industry and digitalization trends
Knowledge of business process optimization and modeling approaches
Knowledge of requirements management tools (at least JIRA & Confluence)
Knowledge of prototyping tools.IT industry experience: 5 years or more, including collaboration with clients abroad
Experience in business analysis or product management: 5 years or more, including defining solutions from idea to production
Experience in Agile methodologies: 1 year or more
Experience in mentoring and team Senioring
Proven experience in communication to large audiences and top management
Experience in training development and conduction

**Desirable**
Master degree or higher (in Computer Science or similar)
Business education
Good knowledge in at least one Business Domain: finance, accounting, media, travel, logistics
Knowledge in product management best practices
One of the following: IIBA CCBA or CBAP, OMG UML, OMG BPMN, PMI-PBA, Pragmatic Marketing

**Personal skills**
Systems thinking and functional decomposition skills
Strong analytical skills to make a critical assessment of the information from numerous sources
Modeling skills to represent requirements information in graphical form
Setting clear goals and priorities. Time-management, ability to handle multi-tasking activities and prioritization
High flexibility. Ability to modify approach as per changing stakeholders, conditions, circumstances and feedback. Quick learning.
Good communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
Self-confidence. Ability to accept criticism for continuous improvement

**What's in it for you**
Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, Mental Health programs, as well as financial and legal consultations
Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy licence, language courses and company-paid certifications
Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
Flexibility: choose how you want to work – a 100% remote or on-site in our offices. Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up
Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

**About us:**

Discover the pros of 20-year global experience! Join one of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, awarded as one of the top 10 employers in Ukraine by Forbes.

Boost your skills and make a difference with cutting-edge projects, skilled colleagues and the latest tech stacks. 

Be bold, not bored!