Our client in Financial Services is looking for a Senior Product Associate/Business Analyst for Columbus, OH.
About This Position:
As a Senior Product Associate in the Service Product Group, you contribute to the team by leveraging your expertise in product development and optimization to make a significant impact, supported by user research and customer feedback to fuel the creation of innovative products and continuously improve existing offerings. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and play a crucial role in shaping the future of our products and ongoing success.
As a product team member, your problem-solving skills will place you on the cutting edge of defining the vision, creating the strategy and building the roadmap to solutions that impact millions. Along the way, you'll develop a deep, end-to-end understanding of the business and find an inclusive culture that welcomes diverse ideas and supports your individual growth and career mobility.
Job responsibilities
Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery
Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience
Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers
Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle
Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle
Experience in product life cycle activities including discovery and requirements definition
Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy
Must have the ability easily assimilate information and learn new applications and processes and ability to analyze complex system requirements and present findings to both
Effective presentation and interpersonal skills; proficient skills in communicating ideas both written and verbal
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience, ideally in project management, process re-engineering, strategy, or customer-centric functions and working with global teams
Experience with agile product development and software delivery lifecycle; advanced knowledge of using tools like Confluence and JIRA; Agile/Scrum certifications a plus
Proven track record of delivery and new product feature creation; effective communicator with excellent written communication skills including requirements writing
Familiarity with the business services and offerings associated with financial services and understanding of the financial services industry and Regulatory, Legal, and Risk environments