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Ascensus · 1 week ago

Senior Business Analyst

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

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Responsibilities

Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to deliver high business value.

Assesses the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity.

Collaborates with Product Owner to write accurate user stories and acceptance criteria, incorporating technical dependencies that are ready to be consumed by the team.

Participates in retrospectives, identifying the successes and challenges encountered and being an advocate for positive change and for self-corrective behaviors.

Completes the accurate and timely updates as required to time and project tracking systems.

Continually enhances own domain knowledge of systems, products, and industry.

Assists in the identification and mitigation of project risks.

Brings technical product knowledge to strategic business conversations.

Assists with other tasks and projects as assigned.

Complies with company and units policies and procedures and assists others in adhering.

Qualification

ScrumBusiness AnalysisAgileSQLUser StoriesMentoringAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipPC Applications

Required

Strong knowledge of Scrum theory practices and rules.

Experience with Scrum metrics and interpretation of the metrics.

Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.

Ability to anticipate issues based on experience and react proactively.

Demonstrated success in Business Analyst position or equivalent work experience.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Excellent analytical skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills including active listening.

Ability to anticipate project issues based on experience to help the team avoid or resolve the issues.

Knowledge of PC applications including SQL and MS Office products.

Knowledge of common business applications and analytical tools.

Preferred

Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.

Knowledge and/or experience with writing user stories and acceptance criteria.

Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.

Previous experience as a team lead.

Excellent mentoring skills.

Company

Ascensus

Glassdoor

3.8

Ascensus delivers high-quality solutions for every segment of the retirement plan marketplace.

Founded in 1980

Dresher, Pennsylvania, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

https://www2.ascensus.com/

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