Technical Business Analyst (Product Owner)

• Ability to elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
• Capable of critically evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reconciling conflicts, decomposing high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishing user requests from the underlying true needs.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: (Functional requirements (Business Requirements Document), Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs).
• Utilize your experience in using enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems methodologies as required.
• Understand areas of application programming, database and system design, and how legacy and web-based systems interface with each other.
• Successfully engage in multiple projects initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience leading the requirements gathering for complex web applications and/or website redesign projects from inception to completion.
• Work independently or under direction of project managers with users to define concepts, and drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans.
• Strong analytical and technological skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
• Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
• Be the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams.

• Work with the business and subject matter experts on the product roadmap and product vision
• Understand the client’s business needs and desired business benefits
• Build and groom the product backlog
• Own the product backlog refinement meetings
• Collaborate closely with the project team to hone agile principles and continuously improve process and sprint outcomes
• Participate in scrum events such as release planning, sprint planning, daily scrum and sprint reviews (including team demos), and sprint retrospectives

• Leadership skills and ability to communicate in an effective manner (both written and verbal)
• Ability to influence and guide teams towards the product vision
• Experience leading software development teams towards building a product
• Experience gathering requirements and building consensus on product features
• Ability to work autonomously and without direction from senior staff members or the client
• Positive attitude and willingness to wear multiple hats as needed
• Experience working with external clients and stakeholders
• Knowledge of software development best practices and 508/ADA compliance
• Proficiency in using software to document requirements, backlogs, etc. (Jira, Confluence, etc)
• Agile certifications (Certified Scrum Product Owner desired)
• Experience working in the public sector (e.g. federal, state, and/or local government)

• 100% paid health and dental benefits for employees
• Employer funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (to minimize out of pocket costs)
• Flexible spending account and dependent care accounts available
• Company matching retirement plan (up to 3% of salary)
• Profit sharing
• Flexible scheduling
• Up to 25 days paid vacation
• Free Old Port garage parking for local employees

Portland Webworks