Business Analyst / Product Owner

Title: Business Analyst/Product Owner

Duration: 5 Months

Location: Portland, OR – Hybrid

Job Description

This hybrid role combines business analysis expertise with product ownership responsibilities and a touch of project coordination. The individual will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features, eliciting and documenting requirements, and coordinating project activities to ensure successful delivery. This role requires a highly organized, communicative, and detail-oriented individual with a strong understanding of both business and technical domains, and a passion for delivering valuable products.

Responsibilities

• Business Analysis:
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements using various techniques (e.g., interviews, workshops, user story mapping).
• Create user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and process flows.
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional specifications.
• Liaison between business and technical teams.
• Validate requirements with stakeholders and ensure they are clearly understood.
• Product Ownership:
• Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and backlog.
• Prioritize features and user stories based on business value and user needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and incorporate feedback into the product roadmap.
• Project Coordination:
• Assist in the creation of project plans and timelines.
• Track project progress and identify potential roadblocks.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between development teams and stakeholders.
• Help manage project scope and change requests.
• Organize and document project meetings and decisions.
• Monitor and report on project status to stakeholders.

Requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience in Utility industry is huge plus.
• Proven experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Product Owner, or in a similar role for 5+ years.
• Any business systems analyst related certification is a plus
• Strong understanding of product management and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in requirement gathering, user story creation, and backlog management.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, or similar).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

• Business analysis and stakeholder management
• Product vision and strategy
• Communication and collaboration as a liaison to both business and technical teams

Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

• Project coordination/management
• Utility experience
• Technical background (Data, AWS)