Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kforce Inc is a staffing agency seeking a Remote Senior Business Analyst to support their client. The role involves owning and prioritizing the product backlog, defining features and user stories, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery.
Responsibilities
- Own and prioritize the product backlog to align with business goals, customer needs, and strategic objectives
- Define and refine features, user stories, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with stakeholders and development teams
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Partner with cross-functional teams to remove impediments, manage dependencies, and support successful product delivery
- Lead and contribute to Program Increment (PI) planning activities and execution in a SAFe environment
- Ensure alignment between business requirements, product roadmaps, and technical implementation
- Analyze product performance metrics, user feedback, and market insights to drive product enhancements and prioritization decisions
- Develop and maintain reporting dashboards that provide visibility into product outcomes, team performance, and delivery progress
- Promote continuous improvement initiatives that enhance processes, product quality, and team effectiveness
- Foster collaboration, accountability, and adherence to Agile best practices across teams and stakeholders
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- SAFe v6 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification required; Additional Agile certifications such as CSPO are preferred
- 3-5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analysis, or a related Agile role
- Experience with backlog prioritization techniques, sprint planning, and Agile delivery methodologies
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and supporting cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks, including Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban
- Familiarity with system architecture, APIs, data models, and system integration concepts
- Proficiency with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with a user-focused mindset
- Ability to analyze product usage data, customer feedback, and performance trends to guide product decisions
- Proven ability to translate business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable product backlogs
- Additional Agile certifications such as CSPO
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- 401(k)
- Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
- Salaried personnel receive paid time off
- Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law
- Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave
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