Digital Business Analyst (3 month contract) - Proxy PO

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) is seeking a Digital Business Analyst to join our Digital Engineering team, focusing on web and ecommerce projects. You will apply Agile practices to shape requirements, acceptance criteria, and delivery across the lifecycle.

Collaborating with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Solution Architects, developers and QA analysts, you will contribute to enterprise-grade solutions and successful stakeholder outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Digital Business Analyst in web and digital projects.
• Pragmatic problem solver with inquisitive nature.
• Digitally savvy with prior experience in web/mobile applications.
• Clear and confident communicator who understands audiences during production.
• Experience working with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Developers & QA analysts.

Responsibilities

• Shape the nature of our web and ecommerce projects.
• Work across the full lifecycle from requirements definition through to UAT.
• Collaborate with developers, QA testers and external client stakeholders.
• Discuss details with technical teams and adapt to changing tech landscape.

Skills

Digital Business Analyst

Agile / Scrum

Web & mobile applications

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

API knowledge

Fast-paced environment

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Our Digital Engineering team at ITG are responsible for building world class, enterprise grade digital applications for high profile brands. We pride ourselves in working with mature Agile methodologies and make use of the latest versions of technology. Our teams are structured in such a way that gives every employee the opportunity to learn new skills, work on various projects over time and see the results of your efforts in the online consumer marketplace. Joining the Digital Engineering function would see you work as part of a cross-functional, product style team, generally consisting of a Business Analyst, Scrum Master / Project Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Developers (FE and BE), Developers, and Testers (Manual and Automated).

Key Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking a Digital Business Analyst, someone who'll bring their knowledge of Agile and Digital together to help us shape the nature of all of our web and e-commerce based projects.

Our Business Analysts are unique in that rather than handing over to PMs after requirements definition, you will have the opportunity to work across the entire development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and acceptance criteria creation through to development and UAT.

We are open to hiring Product Owners who have experience in business analysis, if you understand how a website works across both the front and back end.

Projects that you will work on are enterprise grade web-based solutions that will see you work alongside developers, QA testers and external client stakeholders.

You need to be pragmatic and interested in new challenges. Previous experience will need to be on Web and digital projects in order to discuss details with the technical teams and be adaptable to the ever-changing tech landscape.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience of working as a Digital Business Analyst in current or previous roles
• Must be a pragmatic problem solver with an inquisitive nature
• You should be digitally savvy with prior experience in web/mobile applications
• You are a clear & confident communicator who understands the audience in everything that they produce
• You must have experience working with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Developers & QA analysts during the product delivery lifecycle
• Must have worked within an Agile environment before & be someone who thrives in a fast paced environment
• You aren't someone whose afraid to challenge and question to unearth requirements & solutions
• You should be a cool, calm and collective operator under pressure
• You should have a good understanding of API's & message structures
• You are someone who finds a way to always get the job done and deliver!