Product Analyst

Recru; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in Houston, Texas is seeking a Senior Product Analyst. The role involves collaboration with Product Managers and technical teams to optimize solutions, manage stakeholder requests, and conduct testing. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree and 3–6 years of experience in software analysis or related fields. This contract position offers opportunities to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in software product analyst, QA, documentation, or software customer support.
• Proven experience with software product lifecycle and SCRUM methodologies.
• Agile SCRUM, Pragmatic Marketing, or equivalent certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Support configuration and testing of releases.
• Manage stakeholder requests and prioritize defects and enhancements.

Skills

Relationship-building skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Technical documentation skills

Analytical thinking

Experience with JIRA

Experience with Confluence

Data analysis skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in management, engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Office Suite software

JIRA

Confluence

Fresh Service

Lucid Chart

Job description

The Senior Product Analyst will partner with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to define, implement, and optimize solutions. This team member will act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that business requirements are translated into actionable build items and implemented efficiently. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and can manage multiple deliverables with accuracy and independence.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Partner with development and product teams to prepare and groom features for upcoming sprints.
• Support configuration and testing of releases.
• Distinguish between defect, enhancement, and net-new build requests and advise on appropriate requirement execution approaches.
• Conduct post-release analysis and reporting to measure feature effectiveness.
• Manage stakeholder intake requests and prioritize defects and enhancements accordingly.
• Participate in workflow design and validate end-user impact prior to release.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of internal products (and understand how it integrates with other systems) and upcoming roadmap features.
• Communicate effectively with leadership, development, and stakeholders to report progress and risks.
• Drive coordination and accountability across the team to ensure project completion.

Competencies, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills; experience working with all levels and skills of team members.
• Experience user story documentation.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated strength in driving alignment, driving tough decisions, and overcoming resistance in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience as a bridge between product management and software development.
• Proficient with Office Suite software, JIRA, Confluence, Fresh Service and Lucid Chart.
• Technical documentation skills, including both data analysis and data visualization.
• Analytical and detail oriented, while managing the ability to elevate conversations to ensure overarching goals are met.
• Experience working with Fully Offshore India Development teams.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in management, engineering, or equivalent field and experience.
• 3–6 years of experience in software product Analyst (requirement writing), QA, Documentation, or Software Customer Support.
• Proven experience with software product lifecycle (SDLC) and SCRUM methodologies.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and organizational skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Agile SCRUM, Pragmatic Marketing, or equivalent certifications a plus.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level.

Employment Type

Contract.

Job Function

Information Technology.

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting.