305 King St W
Suite 1100
Kitchener, ON N2G 1B9
Canada
Lead Business Analyst Georgia or Remote
Lead Business Analyst Description
What You’ll Do
- Elicit requirements (using different techniques)
- Define Business Goals, Needs and Objectives
- Identify improvement opportunities for product, process and a team
- Plan Business Analysis, including Business Analysis Information Management, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (artifacts templates, documents structure, process flow, etc.) at multi-stream or large-scale projects
- Create stakeholder engagement approach and monitor in order to keep them actively involved in the delivery process
- Translate business needs into requirements (Functional, Non-functional, Transition)
- Choose new or adapt existing requirement's documentation framework to project needs
- Select requirements change management approach and ensure the correct level of traceability to support it
- Align solution with business Goals / Needs / Objectives
- Plan BA activities and facilitate during the Discovery phase
- Manage project/product backlog
- Advise and align requirements prioritization approach at all levels
- Play BA Team Lead role in the project
- Conduct Technical Interviews for BA positions
- Mentor or coach other BAs within the project team or organization
What You Have
- At least 5 years of relevant BA experience
- Expertise in creating different types of requirements (e.g., business, user, system, transition requirements etc.)
- Ability to effectively guide elicitation activities at multi-stream or large-scale projects
- Skills to identify and resolve inconsistencies in project/product requirements
- Experience in working with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe) or classic one (e.g. RUP)
- Expertise in planning Business Analysis Approach on the project and facilitation of related communication
- Ability to create/adapt a set of templates to be used in the project
- Acquaintance with arrangement and facilitation of stakeholder communication across different levels using wide variety of relevant techniques (e.g., workshops, meetings, interviews, etc.)
- Skills to acquire new information about the project, product and domain quickly from different sources
- Experience in creating diagrams (e.g., in UML, BPMN)
- Understanding and ability to propose suitable software development processes and influence/enhance it
- Ability to effectively guide BA activities across all delivery phases (e.g., elicitation, requirements management etc.)
- Expertise in project/product scope management
- Scope creep control
- Ability to accurately assesses project/business analysis risks and act accordingly
- Experience in BA efforts estimation (including large scale projects), modeling and prototyping
- Advanced knowledge of at least one requirements management tool (Jira, Target Process, Rally, etc.)
- Experience in BAs mentoring/coaching, in leading a team of BAs
- Advanced communication and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and synthesizing skills
- Product mindset
- English Level: C1
We Offer
- We connect like-minded people:
- Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
- Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
- Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Relocation opportunities within our offices in 50+ countries
- Corporate and social events
- We invest in your growth:
- Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, O'Reilly, Cloud Guru
- Free English classes with certified teachers
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- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
About EPAM
- EPAM Georgia is a team of innovators united by a passion for technology. The dynamic and inclusive culture we embrace helps positively impact our communities, customers, and employees. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to numerous cutting-edge projects, deliver the most creative solutions, and have an opportunity to learn. Our people are at the heart of our success, and we are proud to provide talents with a solid ground to develop and grow