Technical Data Business Analyst

Avance Consulting; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking a talented and experienced Technical Data Business Analyst within our Data & Analytics portfolio. As Product Manager/Business Analyst, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of data products within various workstreams in data and analytics portfolio. Your expertise in data analysis, business analysis, requirements elicitation, product management methodologies, and user engagement will be essential in delivering innovative data-driven solutions that meet the needs of our customers and drive business growth.

Responsibilities:

1. Delivery of projects/work packages within data products portfolio, aligned with the overall company vision and goals.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including platform engineers, data engineers, and business stakeholders, to define product requirements and specifications.
3. Work closely with data engineering and platform teams to understand technical possibilities and constraints and translate them into product features and capabilities.
4. Test/provide high level assurance on data products before products are released to the wider business community.
5. Manage the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely delivery, high-quality execution and help the team with prioritization of features & work items to incrementally deliver value.
6. Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing updates on product progress, gathering feedback, and managing expectations.
7. Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data products and leverage this knowledge to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.
8. Advocate for customers by gathering feedback, conducting user research, and incorporating user-centric design principles into product development processes.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or a related field.
2. Proven experience as a Business Analyst with focus on delivery of data products or data-driven solutions within Financial Services / Energy Trading or Energy domains.
3. Experience of financial market data, data analytics, data modelling, data visualization are advantageous.
4. Solid understanding of data analysis and experience working with data analytics tools (incl. SQL/python), databases, and data visualization technologies (e.g., Power BI / Tableau / Other).
5. Strong knowledge of product management methodologies and best practices, including product strategy, roadmap development, process modelling, agile development processes and tooling such as Azure Dev Ops or JIRA.