Associate Business Analyst

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What you'll be doing

As an IT Business Analyst, you will work closely with the Agile development team to manage the team backlog, write, and prioritize user stories, and represent the customer’s needs.

This role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about product development and want to grow their career in an Agile environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the Agile development team by providing vision and direction.
• Ensure the team has prepared tasks to work on.
• Assist in planning and prioritizing product feature backlog.
• Understand and articulate the product vision and roadmap to the development team.
• Help prioritize backlog items based on value, time, and dependencies.
• Assist in backlog management, iteration planning, and user story elaboration.
• Work with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog.
• Help plan product releases and set expectations for new functionality.
• Assist in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of goals.
• Establish story acceptance criteria and accept stories as done.
• Research and analyze market trends and user feedback.
• Stay updated with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.

Knowledge, Skills, Attributes:

• Basic understanding of the technologies and products used by the team.
• Awareness of product development in the IT industry.
• Familiarity with Agile practices and methodologies.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and escalate issues effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Understanding of iterative development and product/software development processes.
• Knowledge of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, and task definition.

Academic Qualifications / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification (preferred).
• Other Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum Master, SAFe for Teams) are advantageous.
• Other technical certifications relevant to software development advantageous.

Required Experience:

• Relevant internship or project experience in product development or Agile methodologies.
• Exposure to Agile approaches such as XP, Kanban, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

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