Junior Product Analyst: From Roadmaps to Ready-to-Build

Valeris, Inc.; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

9 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays

PTO and Sick Leave

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Valeris is seeking a Junior Product Analyst to bridge business needs and technology for its Innovation Pods. Reporting to a Product Director/Manager, you will translate high‑level roadmaps into detailed requirements and user stories, supporting backlog grooming and QA with stakeholders and engineering.

The role emphasizes turning strategy into detailed specs, using AI tools daily, and collaborating across product, operations, and engineering in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience.
• 0–2 years of experience in business analysis, product analysis, project coordination, or related field.
• Experience eliciting requirements, documenting processes, and mapping workflows.
• Strong technical aptitude with analytical skills and problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to create screen mocks and diagrams.
• Comfort using AI tools daily to accelerate research, drafting, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between stakeholders and technical teams translating roadmap priorities into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Groom and refine backlog, track initiatives, dependencies, and delivery status; participate in standups and demos.
• Support QA activities by comparing outputs to source data and acceptance criteria.
• Use AI tools to draft requirements, documentation, and research syntheses.
• Generate reports and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address operational challenges.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

Communication

AI tools

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Valeris is seeking a Junior Product Analyst to bridge business needs and technology for its Innovation Pods. Reporting to a Product Director/Manager, you will translate high‑level roadmaps into detailed requirements and user stories, supporting backlog grooming and QA with stakeholders and engineering.

The role emphasizes turning strategy into detailed specs, using AI tools daily, and collaborating across product, operations, and engineering in a fast-growing environment.