Product Analyst
Job Description:
The Product Analyst works within the Fidelity Workplace Investing Agile Model as a member of the SPS Customer Solutions Chapter. Product Analysts are tasked with collaborating with Product Area Leads, Initiative Leads and Squad Leads to elicit, document, and translate high complexity business requirements into Agile feature-level epics. They also drive the effort for developing and executing business acceptance test plan, test strategy and implementing solutions to ensure the highest level of integrity, accuracy, and overall quality are included in the final product.
The Product Analyst must have proven experience with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Key attributes that make up a successful Product Analyst are highly motivated, self-starters with a sense of ownership, driven to succeed. The Product Analyst is successful working individually and within a team structure.
Initiate and lead discovery for Feature/Epic Definition with Squad Leader and Scrum Master to prioritize Epics
Ensure analysis artifacts (i.e. use cases and supporting documentation) are updated and available for story execution
Write feature-level (Sub-Initiative) epics and facilitate story grooming/refinement sessions to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready
Lead collaboration with key Business, IT, Legal, Compliance & Risk partners to define product features and monitor trends
Establish stakeholder meetings to include demos of sprint deliverables and impact analysis results (User Experience Design, Legal, Outside business groups)
Lead organizational readiness activities through the lifecycle of the project to proactively mitigate risks related to product delivery
Communicate issues and client feedback to the Squad Leader in a clear, concise and timely manner
Act as Subject Matter Expert as needed in Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives for assigned initiatives and features
Create/Document/Review initiatives, Sub-Initiatives, Epics & Stories
Identify business requirements, document improvement opportunities, share with Scrum Team and at PA Community of Practice
Collaborate strategically with the QA team on QA test plan review to provide clarity on epic requirements / acceptance criteria
Perform End to End Business Acceptance Testing in Acceptance Region and ensure the traceability of test cases.
Assist with readiness and deployment activities for each release
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Demonstrated knowledge (5+ years) of business analyst techniques, for example: elicitation, current/future state analysis, flow diagramming, benchmarking, business rules and risk analysis, user acceptance testing and product documentation.
Agile mentality; experience with Jira or similar Agile backlog management tool, Confluence, Mural preferred
Bachelor’s degree preferred
CPAB/CSPO Certification desirable
Enjoy solving problems and able to resolve conflicts through strong mediation skills
Facilitating and orchestrating across multiple teams, BU, squads, business partners
Outstanding listening, verbal, and written communication skills
Proven analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Capable of facilitating a workshop, or speaking publicly to a broad audience
Excellent time management skills
Proven the ability to write clear, concise product documentation and communications
Positive demeanor and flexible, with ability to adapt to the changing needs of the chapter
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
The Team
Stock Plan Services (SPS) provides companies with outstanding administration for their equity compensation programs, including stock option, restricted stock, employee stock purchase, stock appreciate and performance plans. SPS Product Development supports the business and technology work streams that deliver against approved initiatives including new products for emerging markets and improvements to existing products.