Jobs at GVA Partners

• We require the service of a highly skilled Business Analyst with experience to join our dynamic team. The successful individual will conduct business analysis for new product releases and new projects. This individual will be involved in requirement analysis, documentation, scope validation, coordination and assessment of requests from stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the scope of the API project (what the business wants) and defines the milestones
• Facilitates brainstorming sessions between all the stakeholders, knowledge matter experts and engineering team
• Establish and evaluates the API requirements and define the API Requirements
• Documentation (API client requirements, REST services, class diagrams)
• Translates API client needs into technical API specifications (OpenAPI )
• Create user stories for the delivery team
• Elaborate the deliverables of the acceptance phase: acceptance strategy, acceptance notebooks, acceptance reports
• Carry out the UATs and organize the test phases with the business users and product owners
• Collaborate with the different members of the project team according to the project phase
• Produce the necessary documentation for each project phase (API Requirements Documentation)

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in computer science, engineering, statistics or other related fields (Master degree is a plus) with at least 3 years building business software
• Excellent functional and technical proficiency in software development (Domain Driven Design, UML Diagrams, Design Pattern…)
• Mandatory knowledge of API design and implementation (REST API, OpenAPI)
• Experience with an API Management Platform (Apigee, MuleSoft, Axway, Software AG…)
• Strong knowledge of DevOps methodology and good knowledge of an Agile Project Management Tool (Azure DevOps, JIRA…)
• Good understanding of Micro services architecture and cloud technologies with knowledge of C# or Java or Python
• An ability to visualize data using presentations, diagrams, infographics
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with high level of critical thinking

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• The candidate will ensure seamless communication across teams and help grow product awareness through blog posts and marketing initiatives.

Skills Requirements:

• SaaS product management
• Technical writing and content creation
• Product evangelism and digital marketing
• Product packaging and monetization strategies
• Go-to-market execution
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

The below outlines the ideal role profile;

• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles
• Understands business needs, priorities and capabilities, as well as customer needs & priorities
• Has a sufficient digital background to identify technical issues and be able to interact with development teams
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative thinker with a vision
• Able to own roadmap and help to shape this by working closely with various stakeholders to integrate with business strategy
• Experience with change management and working in a matrix environment
• Makes sound and timely decisions based on careful consideration of a range of factors, including all aspects of risk and return
• Enthusiastic, thorough, inclusive and results-oriented
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Previous overall working experience of 5-10 years, including 3+ years working as a Product Owner.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Masters in CS or Business Administration highly desired
• Understand the company’s vision and customer expectations
• Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner
• The ability to think strategically and be able to network across multiple functions, business units, external stakeholders
• Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders
• Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
• Strong user empathy and able to represent the customer in product development
• Formulating and prioritizing the needs
• Contribute to a clear product vision, program backlog and product release planning
• Build and maintain a deep understanding of all the product aspects, including the customers and user perspective, competitive products and our technical capabilities
• Elicit customer insights and requirements using interviews, requirements workshops, storyboards, surveys, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, competitive product analysis
• Lead the planning product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Follow our competitors and the industry.
• Work with User Experience, Design and IT to design and deliver the optimum customer experience for each development
• Track assigned budget and resources and provides input to the annual budget development process
• Groom the product backlog, prioritizing highest customer value features first
• Translate the program backlog into user stories and product iterations to feed the implementation team(s)
• Collaborate with the Scrum team to prioritize, plan, and release working product increments
• Keep stakeholders involved by gathering input and communicating progress
• Collect and analyzes usability studies, market research, and user feedback to identify and recommend product enhancements and market opportunities
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of product backlog items for the Scrum team by creating clear and thoughtful documentation
• Contribute to the success of the Scrum team by being an active participant in all Scrum ceremonies
• Respect and empower the Scrum team’s ability to create its own plan of action each sprint while protecting the team
• Handle critical, complex and enterprise projects
• Establish goals and metrics to measure the effectiveness after release
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
• Gather, understand and document requirements