Position: Product Owner
Location: Chennai only
Total exp: 5+yrs
NP: Immediate
- The candidate must ideally have strong experience as a BA (Agile, Story creation, Workflow analysis, AS IS and TO BE mapping, Supporting UAT etc.)
- Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis
- Assist in functional validation, manage scope and create training / handover documentation
- Managing the requirements from initiation to closure by working closely with business stakeholders and technology delivery teams
- Collaborate with the User Experience Designers to convert requirements to actionable prototypes. Verify and iterate the prototypes to ensure the prototypes cover the end-to-end functional requirements
- Create and manage requirement specification documents (BRD, FRS etc.) or epics & stories to ensure the functional requirements are well documented
- Validate features for functional accuracy and adherence to definition of done
- Partner with Clients in end-to-end testing and user acceptance testing
- Obtaining stakeholder buy-in and signoff on requirements
- Meeting stakeholder’s need and following project budget/time constraints
- Create business value through the solution proposed and implemented
- Lead discussion with the project team to clearly identify results needed to achieve business goals and needs
- Proactively suggest process and system improvements/ recommendations which create sustainable business value
- Adhere to change management standards and procedures
Generic Required Qualification:
- MBA with 6+ years of proven experience in a Business Analyst Role covering end to end project lifecycle on one or more digital platform
- Industry knowledge of Digital ecosystems with extensive experience in one or a combination of the following digital platforms for Web Content Management, Mobility, Enterprise Content Management, E-commerce & Collaboration
- Ability to articulate complex concepts/ requirements in a clear manner
- Ability to structure a large amount of information into detailed business requirements documentation by applying analysis methodologies and using documentation tools: process flows, data analysis, business use cases and user stories
- Fair understanding of SDLC methodologies – Agile, Waterfall etc. and the role of BA
- Knowledge and experience working in an Agile Scrum development process
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and supervision. Must be a self-directed, self-sufficient analyst with demonstrated initiative, sense of urgency, and ability to come up to speed as a subject matter expert in a very short timeframe, gaining customer confidence.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across functional and worldwide audiences of different backgrounds (technical and non-technical) at various levels
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
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About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com
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