Job description
Do you dread Mondays?
Where You’ll Be Working:
Groundswell is a premier technology integrator resolutely committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Our name, Groundswell, represents our commitment to be an unstoppable, seismic change in government. Ours is a small company culture with big company reach and results. Are you ready to be audacious, be bold and drive change at a rapid pace? Join us, where we’ll make a greater impact together.
Why You’ll Never Want to Leave:
It is our mission to be the public sector’s leading solutions firm, bringing modern approaches to some of the most complex challenges facing our world. Our foundation is people. We are moving past yesterday’s business culture and execution models, by building a rising team that fosters individual spirit, encourages engagement in our culture, and promotes opportunities to grow and learn at the leading edge of public sector technology. We offer:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- Flexible Spending Account
- Matching 401K
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement plans and much more.
Who You’ll Be Collaborating With:
Every day, you’ll be teaming up with a diverse, enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary team of creative minds with a smart sense of humor. We aim to recruit and retain the brightest talents who are able to leverage and combine their individual forces to best serve our clients. Together we are able to effectively identify and address problems, resulting in innovative, usable, and useful products that people want to use.
What You’ll Be Helping Achieve:
Groundswell is seeking to hire a Product Analyst to join our team to develop technology-driven products necessitated by our government contracts. This role requires an individual who is responsible for all product-related analysis, making use of both customer and product-level data. This individual is able to work in sync with individuals such as a Product Manager, Product Owner, or Engineering team to deliver insights on the product features being developed for the customer and/or Product Owner. Additionally, this individual should be able to help lead the technical team to execute the product vision as it has been defined by the roadmap and business leadership. At Groundswell our delivery model strives to create a culture of delivering on our promises and walking our talk.
What You’ll Be Working On:
The Product Analyst role is seeking to find individuals who:
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Are comfortable with serving as an embedded member of the technical product delivery team
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Can communicate and collaborate effectively between the technical team and the business to understand the key product requirements' details
Specifically, individuals in this role should be able to:
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Manage product releases and product development operations;
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Execute the product vision
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Support product backlog population and maintenance in concert with the Product Owner
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Prioritizes and leads grooming of the product backlog
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Provide support to the business for product issue identification and resolution
Communicate and collaborate with Product Managers and/or Owners:
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Support the product roadmap by aligning product iterations in a manner that supports the strategic vision
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Plan for and showcase value delivery for the business stakeholders with each iteration
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Provide subject matter expertise and consultation as necessitated by the business
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Conduct analyses necessary to support strategic development and decision-making
Be transparent about the development and the prioritization process:
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Know how to say “no” when it is required in a way that is clear and understandable to stakeholders
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Ruthlessly prioritize while balancing the needs of users and stakeholders
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Work to generate consensus about the path forward with internal team members and external stakeholders
Required Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in fields such as, but not limited to: business, information systems, communications or equivalent
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2+ years in a Business Analysis/Agile development role
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2+ years of responsibility with organizing, prioritizing, and assessing work for development teams
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Demonstrable ability to effectively communicate business and user needs to development teams required
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Excellent written communication skills with the ability to capture complex business and software need in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
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Experience collaborating on and translating the product roadmap into well-defined features and user stories for execution by the development team
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Verified ability to understand complex ideas and break them down into smaller sequential parts, while understanding interdependencies required to deliver solutions
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Balance of business acumen and technical knowledge
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Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CPO) is a plus
The salary range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable
geographic differential
associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Groundswell, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $95,000 to $105,000.
NOTE: Groundswell does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Groundswell and Groundswell will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
Groundswell is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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