Job Description:
Position Summary
Ascensus is the largest independent retirement and college savings services provider in the United States. We deliver our services through internal and external web applications that focus on financial recordkeeping, administration, and program management services.
As a Business Analyst at Ascensus, you will work with the product owner as a member of a scrum team to define features and functionality which support our business by effectively collaborating with internal and external customers to document accurate project definition.
Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborates with Product Owner to write accurate user stories and acceptance criteria, incorporating technical dependencies that are ready to be consumed by the team.
- Supports and educates the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
- Actively participates in scrum ceremonies (backlog refinement, road mapping, release planning, sprint planning).
- Assists the project team in the definition of project deliverables (such as product level documentation, and other deliverables).
- Participates in retrospectives, identifying the successes and challenges encountered and being an advocate for positive change.
- Completes the accurate and timely updates as required to time and project tracking systems.
- Continually enhances own domain knowledge of systems, products, and industry.
- Collaborates with team members to identify and apply best practices.
- Works with Product Owner and Team to plan and execute project implementations.
- Continually improve personal skills and adaptability to agile practice and the practical application of these skills.
- Assists in the identification and mitigation of project risks.
- Brings technical product knowledge to strategic business conversations.
- Assists with other tasks and projects as assigned.
- Complies with company and units policies and procedures and assists others in adhering. Responsible for protecting and securing all client data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access to and/or improper transmission of information that could result in harm to a client.
- Models the I-Client philosophy and the Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always. Displays qualities including collaboration, dedication, openness, creativity, fairness and assertiveness.
Supervision
- No direct reports, but leadership is critical to drive the scrum team(s)
Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements
- Demonstrated success in Business Analyst position or equivalent work experience.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including active listening.
- Knowledge of PC applications including SQL and MS Office products.
- Knowledge of common business applications and analytical tools.
- Knowledge and/or experience with writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Knowledge of Scrum/Agile theory.
- Customer focused awareness and Client first attitude
- Knowledge and discipline to document processes and applications
- Ability to translate technical issues for business users
At Ascensus, we aspire to make a difference for others. We are a technology-enabled services company that helps people save for retirement, education, and healthcare through our network of institutional, financial advisor, and state partners. Our culture is guided by sound principles, is committed to high standards, operates with transparency, and welcomes diversity-housed within our Core Values: People Matter. Quality First. Integrity Always.
As a leading independent recordkeeping services partner, retirement plan third-party administrator, and government savings facilitator, we aim to hire associates who find pride in going to work every day knowing that they help more than 12 million people save for what matters.
Ascensus provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, criminal conviction record or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws ("Protected Status").