Overview
The Senior Product Analyst plays a key role in driving product success by leading product analysis, defining strategic direction, and ensuring product performance aligns with business objectives. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders, end-users, and development teams to translate business needs into high-quality product solutions while ensuring adherence to standards and KPIs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with stakeholders, end-users, and clients to gather, analyze, and anticipate business and user needs, translating them into clear product requirements.
- Define and refine the product vision and strategy, contributing to long-term product roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
- Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring effective prioritization based on business value, risk, and changing requirements.
- Develop detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications, and oversee all stages of the product lifecycle including design, development, testing, and release.
- Monitor and evaluate product performance, progress, and impact using KPIs and analytics, providing insights and recommendations to support product decisions.
- Lead and support product quality analysis by reviewing metrics, validating outputs, and ensuring compliance with Takamol standards and design quality guidelines.
- Act as a key liaison between product, development, operations, quality teams, and end-users, ensuring alignment and timely communication of updates and changes.
- Actively participate in and contribute to Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior product analysts and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the direct manager.
Job Requirements
- A. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
- B. Minimum Experience: 2–4 years of experience in Product Management, Product Analysis, or a closely related role; Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- C. Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):
- Advanced knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodologies.
- Strong understanding of product development architecture and system design.
- High proficiency in analytical and reporting tools.
- Strong ability to prioritize, manage dependencies, and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent understanding of user-centered design and product usability principles.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with large, cross-functional teams.
- Solid understanding of design quality standards and quality assurance processes.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Leadership mindset with the ability to influence and guide teams.