PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Feature Analyst is accountable for guiding the clarification of the business requirements, through in‑work collaboration with the business stakeholders, and working within the feature team to ensure these are delivered effectively Key responsibilities Prioritise and Plan work activities within the Feature Team Facilitate and participate in discovery/inception workshops to create a shared understanding of user needs and the potential technology solution required to deliver to these needs Identify user journeys which map out how a user will go through the system Work ahead of the team to get clarity on some (not all) requirements before the next iteration Collaborate with cross‑functional teams comprised of product management, UX, technology, support, testing and other subject matter experts to gather and analyse functional needs and user story requirements Groom user stories through business interviews, workshops or procedures and map user stories ensuring they come together as a cohesive whole. Provide the Product Owner with key information for prioritisation and estimation. Facilitate and participate in iteration meetings (product backlog grooming, planning meeting, daily stand up, review meeting and retrospective). Obtain sign off during iteration review sessions. Manage the stories (in JIRA), ensuring that all requirements are loaded as stories, ensuring the stories are assigned to epics. Support showcasing stories to stakeholders Work very closely with user experience team to ensure that processes, wireframes and content are optimally intuitive to end‑users Manage the Backlog for the Feature Team Ensure that the activities needed to fulfil each item in the backlog are identified, outlined and prioritised before the next sprint. Identify missing requirements Clarify the goals and business value of Minimum Marketable Features/Minimal Viable Products. Clarify any ambiguity until it is understood by the team Review user stories with the Product Owner with a strategic point of view Capture and keep the business and data rules up‑to‑date Ensure that where stories are blocked, these stories are prioritised to other iterations and new stories identified to replace them in the current iteration Key requirements Qualifications Degree in IT & Computer Science Experience Knowledge of Agile methodology 3 – 4 Years in Information Technology Experience with requirements elicitation, gathering, documentation and management 3 – 4 Years in Business Analysis and Design Understanding business needs and be able to analyse requirements Analyse business needs and provide solutions #J-18808-Ljbffr