Intermediate Feature Analyst at Old Mutual

Job Description

• The role of an Intermediate Feature Analyst is to clarify business requirements and translating the requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Works with the Feature team to ensure the defined requirements are delivered effectively.
• Have a broad end-to-end understanding of an epic or project, its features and the value it delivers.
• Prioritize and plan work activities within the Agile Team
• Participate in discovery/inception workshops to create a shared understanding of user needs and the potential technology solution required to deliver to these needs.
• Assist with the mapping of User journeys.
• Work ahead of the team to get clarity on some (not all) requirements before the next iteration.
• Create relevant user stories.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams comprised of product management, / UX, technology, support, testing and other subject matter experts to gather and analyze functional needs and user story requirements.
• Actively participate in backlog grooming. Review and refine user stories through business interviews, workshops or procedures and map user stories ensuring they come together as a cohesive whole.
• Work together as a team to deliver on the product backlog.
• Assists and give input in the prioritization of user stories and acceptance criteria for optimal business value.
• Support Agile practices and encourage the improvement of service.
• Participate in the various agile processes such as Iteration, release planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, sprint review and daily stand-ups.
• Provide subject matter proficiency in specific functional area(s) to the Scrum team.
• Support showcasing stories to stakeholders.
• Provide input to the product owner with the creation of the product backlog.
• Testing
• Create test cases and user acceptance criteria using standard test techniques.
• Ensure all testing protocols are adhered to.
• Provide regular feedback by testing the deliverables against a user story’s acceptance criteria.
• Provide regular feedback by validating that the product meets the business goals.
• Provide support and input into system testing activities including participating in the development of the testing approach, development of test cases as well as the creation of testing scenarios.
• Create a shared understanding of what the product is supposed to do.
• Collaborate with the rest of the feature team to ensure that stories are delivered effectively, and quality standards are adhered to.
• Collaborate with developers, testers and user experience team to ensure that they are engaged ‘in the work’ to understand business context.