Business Analysis Specialist

Job description / Role

Role Purpose:
- Work closely with business to support them to understand their business needs and figure out the best way to be delivered.
- Spot impact / any gaps related to new requirements.
- Business Analyst shall be considered focal point for any business reference or business capability enablement.
- Work closely with technical teams to communicate business requirements and check its feasibility.
- Provide support and maximize the effectiveness of the Product Owner by assisting in the creation of user stories with the appropriate level of detail.
- Responsible for offering business insights during release and iteration planning, as well as assisting in the review and reprioritization of the release backlog.

Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborates closely with the Product Owner / Business entity to clarify objectives and business value outcomes.
- Defines any business gaps / impact and communicate it.
- Defines and prioritizes user stories aligned with the capability roadmap.
- Translates business requirements for technical teams and facilitates discussions between technical and business teams to achieve the desired business goals.
- Ensures that user stories are broken down into appropriate levels of detail for implementation by engineering teams.
- Supports daily reporting, facilitation, and communication.
- Safeguards business and user needs by verifying functionality, accuracy, and completeness of new requirements or change requests against the original proposal.
- Supports the development and execution of acceptance tests based on acceptance criteria, ensuring that user stories meet the defined criteria.
- Analyzes and reports delivery risks and opportunities.
- Facilitates engagement with stakeholders for effective communication and decision-making.
- Identifies areas for improvement in solutions and business processes.
- Performs product modeling.

Skills:
- Possesses a holistic view of the business (helicopter view).
- Detail-oriented.
- Proficient in requirements analysis.
- Capable of conducting impact analysis.
- Skilled in product modeling.
- Familiar with Agile methodologies.
- Competent in demand management.
- Experienced in facilitation.
- Knowledgeable in testing and evaluation.
- Proficient in partner and supplier management.
- Skilled in complexity management
- Able to drive system and process transformation.
- Strong business partnering skills.
- Adaptability to change.
- Business and commercial acumen.
- Strategic thinking and vision.
- Proficient in risk management.

Professional Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in Communication, Computer Engineering, Telecom Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent field is required.
- At least 3+ years of technical experience in various domains within the telecommunications and/or IT industry.
- Familiarity with Agile principles and methodologies, and previous experience working in an Agile environment is a plus.
- CBAP certified is a plus

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.