Lead Tech & Business Systems Analyst — Product Owner

Soni; Austin (TX); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Soni's client is seeking a Lead Technical / Business Systems Analyst to partner with leadership, translating complex business needs into clear, development-ready work for a small, build-focused team.

This hands-on role combines business analysis, technical systems analysis, and product ownership. You will own the team’s requirements and backlog, collaborate with stakeholders and engineers, and guide solutions through the full product lifecycle with strong regulatory and security considerations.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in business analysis, systems analysis, or product ownership.
• Experience delivering technology solutions in regulated environments such as insurance, healthcare, or financial services.
• Strong background managing backlogs in Agile environments and working closely with software engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of APIs, system integrations, data flows, and cloud applications (AWS/cloud-native experience preferred).
• Advanced familiarity with AI-enabled products, automation, or data-intensive applications is a strong plus.
• Basic data handling skills using spreadsheets, SQL, or reporting tools.

Responsabilidades

• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business and technical requirements, turning ambiguous requests into actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Analyze current-state processes, systems, and data flows to identify automation opportunities, gaps, and dependencies.
• Establish requirements standards and definition-of-ready criteria for backlog entry.
• Own and maintain the product backlog, prioritizing work based on business value, technical dependencies, and team capacity.
• Lead backlog refinement sessions and Agile ceremonies including planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the engineering team, reviewing completed work against acceptance criteria.
• Build strong relationships across the organization, translating technical concepts for business leaders and business needs for engineers.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and coordinate with vendors or other product teams.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), monitor product adoption, and translate user feedback into future improvements.
• Ensure solutions align with strict regulatory and security frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, and insurance regulations.
• Identify data risks and handle sensitive information securely throughout the product lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Backlog management

Agile methodologies

APIs & data integrations

AWS/cloud-native

AI concepts

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

Soni's client is seeking a Lead Technical / Business Systems Analyst to partner with leadership, translating complex business needs into clear, development-ready work for a small, build-focused team.

This hands-on role combines business analysis, technical systems analysis, and product ownership. You will own the team’s requirements and backlog, collaborate with stakeholders and engineers, and guide solutions through the full product lifecycle with strong regulatory and security considerations.