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Agile Business Analyst

Overview:

Compensation: $65,000 - $95,000 based on experience and credentials

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Remote opportunity candidate must reside in Florida

The Agile Business Analyst leverages their expertise and skills to contribute to delivering the highest value in the shortest time and drive the execution of strategic goals. Key responsibilities include collaborating with the Portfolio Manager, Product Owner, stakeholders, and technical teams to determine the most effective way to implement the enterprise initiatives using available resources and minimizing costs. An ideal candidate is a motivated individual with a passion for problem-solving by tying tactical outputs to complex, large-scale objectives.

Suncoast Credit Union is consistently chosen as a Top Workplace because its employees genuinely #LOVEWORK! Employees flourish in an inclusive culture celebrating growth and prioritizing the community. Chartered in 1934, Suncoast has never furloughed any employees. To attract the highest quality candidates, Suncoast Credit Union offers a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:

* COMPETITIVE MARKET SALARIES * MEDICAL COVERAGE * PAID TIME OFF * 11 PAID HOLIDAYS * PARENTAL LEAVE * RETIREMENT PLANNING * DEGREE ASSISTANCE * BONUS OPTIONS * ACCESS TO OVER 4,000 GYMS * FREE IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION * PAID VOLUNTEER HOURS * LEGAL ASSISTANCE * MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES * EMPLOYEE LOAN DISCOUNTS *

Get the benefits you deserve from an organization that cares about your well-being, inside and outside the workplace. Join a team supporting a healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy work-life balance!

Responsibilities:

Utilize agile principles and philosophies to analyze, define, and document business requirements that deliver solutions to meet stakeholder needs
Write user stories following specific acceptance criteria to express the business value and support the satisfaction of stakeholders and end-users
Serve as a key contributor to product go-to-market process, user testing, and additional product decisions
Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to break down large epic stories and features into clear user stories approved by members of the execution team
Support the Product Owner as a Business Advisor for backlog prioritization, feature sequencing and organization, and user acceptance testing
Provide support to the Portfolio Manager for upfront planning including current state analyses and forward-thinking relating to the product, process, and end-user experience
Coach the project team and provide efficient communication routes
Implement a department and organization-wide perspective to decision-making by aligning with department, division, and credit union goals
Act as a key role in decision-making and overall understanding of solutions
Champion innovative ideas through inquiries to find the root cause and taking risks
Maintain an understanding of product specification and behavioral psychology to deliver consumer-centric value-added outcomes
Apply research and data analytics to develop authentic personas used from conceptual ideation through design and user experience
Maintain a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies
Present documentation and ideas to project teams and stakeholders
Identify risks and recommend mitigation approaches
Utilize constructive feedback to optimize UX deliverables
Maintain knowledge and understanding of current trends, laws, and issues affecting the area of expertise
Attend educational events to increase professional knowledge

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field (A comparable combination of work experience and training may be substituted for education requirements)
3+ years of experience in business process analysis or project management, preferably with a financial institution
Knowledge of the scrum process
Proven analytical skills with the ability to take an investigative approach to understand, visualize, and analyze a problem to find a solution
Ability to seek, form, and drive process improvements across technical and business teams
Excellent business and technical knowledge of various products and applications (key features, functionalities, architecture, user groups, etc)
Strong knowledge of the SDLC (software development life cycle)
Knowledge and skills to accurately assess the business value of individual business requests through the lens of the user experience
Ability to take initiative on abstract ideas
Proficient with Microsoft Visual Studios, Jive, or other Enterprise Project Management Software
Basic understanding of user-centered design (UCD) to aid in usability and accessibility analysis of applications and empirical analysis
Ability to prioritize tasks, deal effectively with competing and changing priorities to meet deadlines
Accurate, detail-oriented, and organized with task management
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to interact effectively with members, staff, vendors, and government regulators
Ability to influence others regarding policies, practices, and procedures