Business analyst

Job Family: Product Management and R&DSource Job: Business Analyst e Productivity Software (e PS) is a leading global provider of industry-specific business and production software technology for the packaging and print industries. e Productivity’s integrated and automated software offerings and point solutions are designed to enable revenue growth and drive operating and production efficiencies. With several offices worldwide, including in the United Kingdom, USA and India, and over thirty-years dedicated to delivering best-in-class technology to the packaging and printing industries, it is our deeply held philosophy that e Productivity Software succeeds when our customers thrive.The Business Analyst will be responsible for assisting the Product Manager in support of the specification development and reporting process of e PS product lines. The business analyst will assist in the tracking status of projects and testing of products to verify accuracy in specification and development. This position will also be responsible for providing internal product support to other groups within the e PS organization as assigned by the Software Development Director.Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Collecting, understanding, and transmitting the business requirements for the project, and translating these into functional specifications and detailed test plansPartnering with clients to gather all requirements to formulate business specifications and translating those into application functionality, deciding when to advocate and when to compromise to arrive at a mutually acceptable solutionDocumenting workflows and results of business analysis and obtaining sign-off from Production Management on requirements.Assisting the technical team in translating application functionality into application architecture and the production of a System Functionality documentCommunicating the business directives, goals, and needs to the technical team and serving as client interface managing user expectations and client satisfactionDesigning and detailing user scenarios as part of requirements to ensure that business requirements and functional specifications can be tested and fulfilledDesigning and executing Beta Site Program in order to test and validate that business requirements and functional specifications have been met utilizing UI team resource test methods and product management team resourcesUnderstanding the long-term business objectives and suggesting strategies to meet those objectives; introducing innovation to business processesPersonal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and self-confidence, strong analytical skills, solid business judgment, creativity, and the ability to communicate effectively with product management PM or Director responsibility to communicate with Executive ManagementApplies knowledge of system capabilities to determine feasibility of projects. Maintains current knowledge of new hardware and software and recommends changes based on field and customer interactionProvides follow up documentation of every site visit which contains details of meeting intentions and results as well as suggested goals, objectives, schedule, action items, and requirementsWillingness to do whatever it requires to enhance the product and deliver high quality software development projectsSkill Requirements: Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines to reach set milestonesAbility to identify unmet customer expectations and provide research on proposed solutionsAttention to detail to ensure quality productAbility to evaluate all possible scenarios and implement preventative measures to address possible future problemsAbility to facilitate meetings and projectsAbility to explain complex concepts in easy to understand termsAbility to develop and maintain strong working relationships with other corporate resourcesUnderstanding of software design methodology and technology (web and databases)Experience of SCRUM/AgileUnderstanding of many different printing methodsAbility to deliver client documentation in support of the software development processEducation: B. S. degree in a related field or equivalent experienceExperience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in the development of software solutions for the printing industry, or at least 5 years’ experience using and/or modifying Packaging Industry software.At e PS, we are a global team that solves unique business challenges for our customers worldwide. We believe in and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where our rich diversity fuels continuous innovation and success, valuing everyone's expertise and unique perspective. Our commitment to our customers and to an inclusive culture will be evidenced through our actions, outcomes, and the quality of our products and services.e PS - Empowering Packaging and Print