JOB DESCRIPTION
Selerant (www.selerant.com) - an American-Italian Software Engineering Company, world leading PLM solution provider, is looking for talented Project Manager / Business Analyst. Our mission is to revolutionize product innovation for both new and existing product lines for formula-based manufacturers with fully integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for dramatically reduced lifecycles and ensured compliance across the globe. Selerant builds on over 20 years of operating experience with more than 500 customers, many industry leaders.
We now operate globally with offices, representatives and clients in over 150 countries. Selerant's Product Lifecycle Management platform DevEX is used by some of the World's largest consumer products goods companies such as Nestle, Bacardi, McCormick & Co, Sara Lee, Barilla, Parmalat to name a few.
We are looking for a talented:
Business Analyst
The successful candidates will join our 60+ team of highly skilled professionals at Selerant, Belgrade office, reporting to the Solution Management team.
Job Requirements
- Planning & Management
- Collecting, understanding, and transmitting business requirements for project(s) and translating these into functional specifications and detailed test plans
- Identifying, modeling and managing processes, data, business rules and test requirements
- Analyzing and documenting business processes
- Documenting workflows and business analyses results, and obtaining client sign-off on specifications
- Providing the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle
- Being involved in design of test scenarios and test scripts
- Create and manage the required Project Documentation, including Project Charter, Project Plan, Effort Tracking Report, etc
- Requirements Lifecycle Management
- Working with the Product Owner and other clearly understand and document the customer requirements, and associated business processes and behaviors
- On an as-needed basis, liaise and work with business end users and the Sales / Professional
- Services teams to fully elucidate business needs and use cases
- Refine and fully document detailed user requirements within Microsoft TFS and provide clarity and support on these requirements for the Development / QA teams
- Support Functional Delivery
- In conjunction with the Product / Owner, assist in the validation of new product functionality within the development build phases of the project, according to Agile methodology.
- Support the QA testing processes effort, including development of user acceptance criteria.
- Support training efforts for Services, Sales and Marketing departments.
- Develop and provide PLM solution expertise.
Qualifications
- Good understanding of the full software development life cycle in an Agile project management environment.
- A proven track record of successfully implementing software development projects using Agile methodologies, including 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst working on large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.
- Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
- Good experience in business analysis techniques, preferably with UML knowledge, and requirements definition and management.
- A well-balanced business/technical background:
- Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues
- Ability to work in collaboration with the Product Owners and collaborate with customers to provide solutions of high business value
- Educated to degree level in Computer Sciences or similar
- Ideally, the job holder will have some professional qualifications in Project Management (e.g. PMP) and/or Business Analysis (e.g. ISEB) a plus.
Competencies
- Demonstrated competency in written and verbal English, including technical writing skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
- Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools, including Microsoft TFS, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and all Office Tools
- Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels
- Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view
- Willing to travel abroad
Deadline for applications: 05.04.2017.