Junior Agile Business Analyst
Tax Analysts, United States
Job Description
Tax Analysts, publisher of Tax Notes, is the leading global publisher and essential source of news and analysis for over 150,000 tax professionals, with correspondents in more than 125 countries, and close to 200 local talented professionals. Our Culture and Values encompass transparency and passion around cultivating an environment that embraces collaboration and innovation. Tax Analysts offers a hybrid work environment (3 days in office and 2 days WFH), work/life balance, competitive compensation, and a generous benefits package.
Summary: Are you ready to be the dynamic link between business needs and innovative technology? As a Junior Agile Business Analyst, you help shape Tax Analysts’ products and create value for customers. This role calls for an agile thinker who can seamlessly work with stakeholders to transform business objectives into defined development efforts.
If you are passionate about helping make impactful decisions, helping drive projects to success, and shaping products, this role is for you.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet department objectives.
1. Participate in product discovery and research initiatives to gather, analyze, specify, and validate the business needs of internal stakeholders and convert them into actionable requirements that are focused on improved usability, user experience, and user adoption and engagement.
2. Review website analytics to identify usage patterns and issues that should be resolved.
3. Evaluate and refine incoming bug tickets and work with the Product Strategy Director to prioritize them.
4. Translate business needs into user requirements, epics, and acceptance criteria for Agile development teams.
5. Coordinate with subject matter experts in getting sign-off on requirements before development begins as well as after development is complete.
6. Work with an Agile team to participate in Sprint Refinement to help subject matter experts and engineers clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
7. Collaborate with the other members of the Product Strategy Team on roadmap planning and prioritization.
8. Facilitate feedback and communication between stakeholders and engineers and manage stakeholder communications, including project status updates.
9. Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and provide feedback for refinements to ensure delivered solutions meet the defined requirements and quality standards.
10. Capture metrics and KPIs and participate in project retrospectives to measure project performance and identify areas for improvement.
11. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation that reflects the scope and complexities of the project, including requirements and acceptance criteria.
Knowledge amp; Skills:
· Excellent technical and nontechnical writing, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to resolve problems that require tact and discretion
· Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
· Good analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
· Highly motivated and able to follow tasks through to final delivery
· Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
· Experience working with Agile or Scrum framework
Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or the equivalent in additional experience.
· 2+ years of related work experience including business analysis and/or project management
· Business Analyst certification, CSPO/RPO, or CSM/RSM preferred
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Frequently required to sit for prolonged periods, talk and hear; use hands to type, file, handle or feel; reach with arms. Have visual acuity to use a computer and keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures, and read extensively. Occasionally required to stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds. Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations. Work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
Benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision
- 401K: Immediately vested
- Tuition assistance
- Qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PFSL)
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Dog-friendly office
- Private gym onsite