Saxon Global
Business Analyst
Saxon Global, Hamtramck, Michigan, United States, 48212
Job Title : Business Analyst
Rate : $60/hr on C2C
Duration : 6+
Visa : No H1B (Need genuine candidate)
Location : Hybrid in Detroit Metropolitan Area. Need local
About the job
We are looking for a Business Analyst to design and develop product concepts and specifications that reflect the customer's needs aligning with technical and business requirements
Plans and conducts customer research to gather data and discover problems through user and stakeholder interviewsValidates researched data to bring leading indicators in focus, allowing the team to actively analyze, synthesize and determine valuable product/service optionsIteratively hypothesizes and discovers new opportunities for the customer's needs/desires, aligning with business objectives and technical standardsSeeks continuous feedback, emphasizing the importance of research-driven product decisionsEngages with the Product Owner and team to prioritize and define product strategy and roadmapsCollaborate with vendors to design, develop, document, and maintain software prototypesCollaborate with external and internal technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and vendors) to design and validate technical approaches and designsContribute to maintaining a readied backlog and enable the team to go further with effective usage of Rally/JiraCollaborates with Business Customers, Product Owners, Product Managers and document the Features, User Stories, Test Cases, etc.Utilize and advocate the use of agile methodologies to meet stakeholder requirementsSkills Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field5+ years of gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development2+ working experience years with cross-functional teams where you utilized good communication and collaboration skillsYou have produced research assets (journey maps, affinity walls, empathy maps, storyboards, personas, etc.) to capture learning and communicate the immersive customer experience with the team and other stakeholdersConveys design requirements and specification details to the teamAbility to document detailed features and user stories with acceptance criteriaAbility to create test cases including edge cases based on user storiesSkills Preferred:
Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment with a curiosity towards new technologies and a strong desire to learn so that the team may benefitUnderstands design principles and toolsUses UI/UX design practices to advocate for the customer and help the team evolve the productEngages in and provides a design perspective for cross-product integrated experiencesEnsures a cohesive design within product groups and platforms by adhering to the Design System running usability tests, creating open feedback forums, etc.Communicates how the design incorporates both customer and business valueExperience with business domains Purchasing, MP&L, and Product Development will be considered a plusHigh degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work autonomouslyKnowledge about API design standards, patterns, and best practices to create robustly and performing integrated systemsGood team player and encourages team learning opportunities like Design ThinkingExperience in cloud platforms like GCP, Azure, AWSExperience Required:
5+ years of gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development2+ working experience years with cross-functional teams where you utilized good communication and collaboration skillsEducation Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Rate : $60/hr on C2C
Duration : 6+
Visa : No H1B (Need genuine candidate)
Location : Hybrid in Detroit Metropolitan Area. Need local
About the job
We are looking for a Business Analyst to design and develop product concepts and specifications that reflect the customer's needs aligning with technical and business requirements
Plans and conducts customer research to gather data and discover problems through user and stakeholder interviewsValidates researched data to bring leading indicators in focus, allowing the team to actively analyze, synthesize and determine valuable product/service optionsIteratively hypothesizes and discovers new opportunities for the customer's needs/desires, aligning with business objectives and technical standardsSeeks continuous feedback, emphasizing the importance of research-driven product decisionsEngages with the Product Owner and team to prioritize and define product strategy and roadmapsCollaborate with vendors to design, develop, document, and maintain software prototypesCollaborate with external and internal technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and vendors) to design and validate technical approaches and designsContribute to maintaining a readied backlog and enable the team to go further with effective usage of Rally/JiraCollaborates with Business Customers, Product Owners, Product Managers and document the Features, User Stories, Test Cases, etc.Utilize and advocate the use of agile methodologies to meet stakeholder requirementsSkills Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field5+ years of gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development2+ working experience years with cross-functional teams where you utilized good communication and collaboration skillsYou have produced research assets (journey maps, affinity walls, empathy maps, storyboards, personas, etc.) to capture learning and communicate the immersive customer experience with the team and other stakeholdersConveys design requirements and specification details to the teamAbility to document detailed features and user stories with acceptance criteriaAbility to create test cases including edge cases based on user storiesSkills Preferred:
Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment with a curiosity towards new technologies and a strong desire to learn so that the team may benefitUnderstands design principles and toolsUses UI/UX design practices to advocate for the customer and help the team evolve the productEngages in and provides a design perspective for cross-product integrated experiencesEnsures a cohesive design within product groups and platforms by adhering to the Design System running usability tests, creating open feedback forums, etc.Communicates how the design incorporates both customer and business valueExperience with business domains Purchasing, MP&L, and Product Development will be considered a plusHigh degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work autonomouslyKnowledge about API design standards, patterns, and best practices to create robustly and performing integrated systemsGood team player and encourages team learning opportunities like Design ThinkingExperience in cloud platforms like GCP, Azure, AWSExperience Required:
5+ years of gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes to support product development2+ working experience years with cross-functional teams where you utilized good communication and collaboration skillsEducation Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field