Agile Business Analyst

at  Valtech Group

We are looking for an experienced Agile Business Analyst, working as part of a multi-disciplinary consulting team to deliver complex, digital transformation solutions for our clients.
As a Business Analyst at Valtech, you are critical to the success of our projects. You’ll be involved at every stage: from kick-off, discovery and build, through testing and on-going support phases. Working closely with our clients and stakeholders, you’ll be responsible for turning the project vision and user experience into deliverables the team can work with, whilst always maintaining a focus on the ‘why’ for your project.

YOU AND THE ROLE

You are someone with extensive experience working in a client-facing digital agency/consultancy environment, versed in delivering complex software projects by leveraging agile methodologies. You will have comprehensive knowledge of discovery & workshop facilitation tools and techniques, across a variety of project scenarios and be able to build strong working relationships with ease across all levels of an organisation, to ensure successful project outcomes.

Your role as Business Analyst will be to collaborate closely with clients and internal stakeholders to define and agree project roadmaps for delivery; simultaneously focussing on the short, medium and long-term goals of the project. You will be responsible for capturing Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria for client requirements, as well as produce journey maps & process models to ultimately enable your team to deliver successful project outcomes. Additionally, you will:

• Be the expert in eliciting and articulating digital project requirements, working through every stage of the software development lifecycle.
• Manage the overall project/workstream backlog, including prioritisation with your Product Owner and Delivery Manager.
• Work closely with User Researchers, Developers and QA testers to prepare user stories for delivery.
• Lead client workshops and a variety of team ceremonies as required, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives etc