Senior Business Analyst (m/f/d)

Referrals Only; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative technology consultancy seeks a Business Analyst to bridge the gap between clients and development teams. This role involves understanding client needs, facilitating workshops, and creating impactful business solutions. The ideal candidate will possess experience in Agile practices, a passion for quality software, and fluency in German. Join a dynamic environment that encourages professional growth and offers comprehensive support in your career journey.

Leistungen

Career development programs

Interactive tools for professional growth

Qualifikationen

• Experience in delivering impactful software on collaborative teams.
• Detail-oriented with a practical approach to story-writing.
• Business-level proficiency in German.

Aufgaben

• Partner with teammates to understand and articulate a product vision.
• Facilitate workshops generating customized business solutions.
• Liaise between the client and your team to manage backlogs.

Kenntnisse

Agile methodologies

Lean methodologies

Continuous Delivery

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Jobbeschreibung

What happens when you have fascinating clients with challenging problems on the one hand and passionate software developers looking to build future-focused solutions on the other? This in-between is where Business Analysts reside, acting as a bridge between the client and team. You will establish the outcomes software must achieve, assess how it will be used, and then generate bold ideas with our developers to create custom applications. You will work with clients across a variety of sectors and ensure the business-critical software solutions we develop deliver real business value every time.

Job responsibilities

• Partner with teammates to understand and articulate a product vision for clients
• You will facilitate workshops that generate customized business solutions
• You will help companies from a variety of industries achieve true, differentiating outcomes
• You will assess the as-is situation and collaborate with clients to create artifacts (personas, epics, stories, etc.) to maximize value
• You will facilitate analysis workshops through “innovation games” with senior client stakeholders to outline a business vision, objective, product roadmap and project release plan
• You will liaise between the client and your team consisting of SMEs, C-suite executives, developers, quality analysts, tech architects, user experience designers, project managers, etc. to manage product backlogs and keep an eye on software delivery
• Collaborate with teammates on the analysis and design of complex business applications using the latest technologies
• You will be involved in the Analyst community to share knowledge, mentor and evangelize Agile, Lean, and Continuous Development analysis best practices
• You will work in agile teams that facilitate organizational transformations for medium- and large-scale businesses

Job qualifications

Technical skills

• You have a track record of delivering impactful software, ideally on a collaborative software delivery team
• You have attention to detail, a practical approach to the day-to-day work of story-writing and delivery and can draw a line directly from an overarching client strategy to your team's outcomes
• You enjoy unearthing the root cause(s) of a client's pain points, validating a business opportunity or problem and partnering to deliver a solution
• You are well versed with Agile, Lean and Continuous Delivery methodologies and love to mentor others
• You understand how businesses operate and have experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques to facilitate requirement elicitation sessions
• You have a genuine passion for quality software and know how to get from sketch to code

Professional skills

• You have a knack for prioritization, obtaining buy-in from stakeholders, and resolving conflicts as they arise
• You're resilient and flexible in ambiguous situations and enjoy solving problems from technical and business perspectives
• An interest in coaching others, sharing your experience and knowledge with teammates
• German is mandatory(business-level proficiency, not necessarily native)
• Must have experience in dealing with fixed-price bids

Other things to know

Learning & Development

There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. For 30+ years, our clients have trusted our autonomous teams to build solutions that look past the obvious. Here, computer science grads come together with seasoned technologists, self-taught developers, midlife career changers and more to learn from and challenge each other. Career journeys flourish with the strength of our cultivation culture, which has won numerous awards around the world.


Join Thoughtworks and thrive. Together, our extra curiosity, innovation, passion and dedication overcomes ordinary.

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