Junior Agile Business Analyst

MAVERICKS CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonuses

Medical and Dental insurance

Telecommunications allowance

Fitness benefit

Relocation support

Job summary

Mavericks Consulting PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a Business Analyst / Product Owner / Project Manager to shape IT initiatives. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define the vision and scope, drive inception workshops, and manage expectations to ensure on-time delivery.

Work with cross-functional teams, apply Agile practices, create epics and user stories, and maintain the backlog. This role offers growth, learning opportunities, and a dynamic, inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Possess a strong customer-centric mindset with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills.
• An interest in becoming a Business Analyst / Product Owner / Project Manager in the IT field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve a shared understanding of the business vision and project scope.
• Drive discovery through inception workshops and interviews to refine product strategy, vision and value proposition.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate on requirements as necessary.
• Collaborate with cross-functional development teams to achieve the product vision within timelines.
• Adopt Agile and other best practices to create high-quality meaningful solutions.
• Create and manage requirement deliverables including epics, user stories, visual models and wireframes.
• Manage the product backlog, prioritization, dependency management.
• Track performance metrics such as story points, velocity and burn-up/down charts.

Skills

customer-centric mindset

problem-solving

communication

negotiation skills

interest in BA/PO/PM IT

Job description

Do you believe you can help design and create tech-savvy solutions that can change the world? If YES, read on!

Mavericks Consulting is a powerhouse of skilled IT professionals who love their craft. We solve complex business problems with simple working solutions by applying Agile software development practices. We provide consultancy advice, develop prototypes for experimentation and validate ideas quickly. We love to write code and build systems that put smiles on our delighted users. We share and have fun together on our continuous learning journey.

Join us and multiply the fun and awesomeness of our workplace!

*Note: This is NOT a Business Analytics / Business Intelligence / Data Analytics role.*

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve a shared understanding of the business vision and project scope (e.g. elevator pitches, As-Is / To-Be journeys)
• Drive discovery through inception workshops and interviews to refine product strategy, vision and unique value proposition
• Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate on requirements as necessary
• Collaborate with cross-functional development teams to help them achieve the product vision within timelines
• Adopting Agile and other best practices (e.g. INVEST principle, Vertical Slicing, etc.) to create high-quality meaningful solutions
• Create and manage requirement deliverables including epics, user stories, visual models, user flows and wireframes
• Manage the product backlog, including prioritization, relative estimations, dependency management
• Tracking and analysis of various performance metrics such as story points, velocity and burn-up/down charts to oversee project and team progress
• Support the delivery team with product testing and feedback, including the designing of acceptance scenarios and UAT facilitation with client stakeholders
• Actively contributing to the company with your ideas and passion
• Creating and maintaining a dynamic and inclusive work environment
• Being flexible and open to feedback
• Adopting a positive learning and growth mindset in all areas of your work
• Genuinely wanting to help change the world

The Qualifications To Be a Maverick

1. Minimum Qualifications

• Possess a strong customer-centric mindset with a keen eye for detail
• Strong problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills
• An interest in becoming a Business Analyst / Product Owner / Project Manager in the IT field.

2. Desirable Qualifications

• Working knowledge of how IT development teams work
• Some knowledge of what is Agile software delivery
• Knowledge of some Agile product design and requirements engineering practices like epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, INVEST principle, vertical slicing
• Experience facilitating decision-making among multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge or hands-on experience in visual modelling (BPMN, UML, Story mapping, mind-mapping)
• Experience with prototyping (wireframes, sketches & storyboarding)
• Knowledge or experience with customer-centric techniques (Personas, Value Proposition, Customer Journey Map, User Journey)
• Familiarity with project management tools like Trello, Jira, Confluence, etc.

More about the job

1. Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary package (including bonuses)
• Medical and Dental insurance for you and your dependents
• Telecommunications allowance
• Fitness benefit
• Financial and logistical support for Work Visa procurement and relocation (if applicable)

2. Learning and Development

• Book and Training allowances
• Diverse Career Progression Opportunities
• Personal Development Opportunities

3. Work Arrangement

• Good work-life balance
• Position is based in Singapore

4. Dress Code

• (Generally) Smart-casual
• Formal with some clients