Job summary:


Title:
BA/Product Owner

Location:
Des Moines, IA, United States

Length and terms:
Long term - W2 or c2c


Position created on 02/15/2020 08:50 pm

Job description:


*** Very long term project; Initial PO till 6/30/2020 -  expect to go for 5+ years  *** F2F Required; reasonable expenses will be paid for f2f interview ***On site- No remote ***

**Full time with benefits or hourly contract position***


  • Creating, presenting and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria, demo expectations and design documents in  defined systems.
  • Creating/documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business processes and the associated requirements
  • Working closely with key decision makers, systems owners and end users in support of core processes and critical business objectives
  • Conducting research to obtain data, analyzing problems to advise and recommend solutions
  • Querying and analyzing data to determine solutions, such as installation of alternate methods and procedures, changes in processing methods and practices, or redesign of products or services
  • Advising client or department heads on alternate methods of solving needs or problems, and recommending specific solutions
  • Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value and adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome
  • Working closely with all IT organizations and driving projects to successful completion
  • A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts
  • Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and phases of project life cycle (requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, training, and measuring effectiveness.)
  • Experience delivering software as part of an agile delivery team
  • Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio
  • Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure DevOps, TFS, JIRA, or RTC.
  • Analyze business strategy and user needs, document specifications, and translate business objectives into proper system requirement specifications
  • Guide business customers through business case development for new applications/functionality, including cost / benefit analysis and risk / impact analysis
  • Understanding of how to deliver value through realizations of benefits, avoidance of cost, identify new opportunities and modernizing the organization
  • Focus on continuous improvement for both the business process and the underlying technologies and system support
  • Strong ability to decompose complex concepts into smaller tasks while maintaining end-to-end business process focus
  • Work closely with other Business Units to identify and deliver Enterprise value
  • Experience providing consulting services to governmental entities
  • Skilled at consulting with executive-level stakeholders to define business needs or problems


Required Skills

  • 10 years experience
  • Experience working on large, complex IT systems
  • Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, documenting acceptance criteria, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders and IT
  • Experience with SDLC procedures / system development methodologies
  • Product Owner experience
  • Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities
  • Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
  • Excellent task management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment
  • Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines
  • Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software
  • Experience in an agile environment
  • Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or relational database software
  • Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS) and/or Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Rational Team Suite (RTC

Contact the recruiter working on this position:



The recruiter working on this position is Karthik Gudaboinya(Shaji Team)
His/her contact number is +(1) (703) 5742066
His/her contact email is karthik@msysinc.com

Our recruiters will be more than happy to help you to get this contract.