Technical Business Analyst (Product Owner)

ROSE is an award-winning digital innovation agency focused on helping leading brands leverage cutting-edge technology to innovate and delight their customers. As one of the INC 500 fastest-growing private companies and the fastest growing Black-owned digital agency in the US we pride ourselves on the quality of our work and partnerships with our clients. We specialize in immersive technology (AR/VR) and technical partnerships leveraging web, mobile and back end development.

We've used WebAR to launch a new shoe line for Adidas for over 110m viewers, rebuilt the technology powering the New York Lottery, helped Patrón bring gifting into the metaverse and did our part to rewild the world with Leonardo DiCaprio and Re:wild. In doing so, the team has won multiple Webby and Shorty awards, been featured in Vogue, WWD, and Harpers Bazaar, and more importantly, had fun doing it. Our mission is to create the most innovative digital agency of our time by guiding the world’s most impactful brands/products into the metaverse

Rose is seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst (Product Owner) to help our clients and team identify and document Acceptance Criteria. While this position is for someone who is an experienced Technical Business Analyst, we are looking for people who are excited about opportunities to grow their skillset.

Note: This is a contract position with a path to Full Time based on successful execution. 

Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand complex technical requirements and translate them into functional specification documents and Jira tickets
• Support PDLc (Product Development Life-cycle) values by adhering to proper PDLc principles and practices along with the team's specific approaches
• Elicit and understand the client's project goals and product vision
• Develop project requirements, system requirements, features specifications, security requirements, and meeting notes
• Drive creation of Functional Specifications merging product requirements, technical requirements and UX/UI designs. Own creation and sign off on this document
• Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and solve complex problems
• Negotiate the needs and expectations of key stakeholders and developers while managing relationships with solid communication skills
• Fill backlogs, drive sprint grooming meetings, and help prioritize initiatives based on the projects’ objectives and requirements 
• Assist project managers in scoping projects and defining resources needed
• Define details that will support the project roadmap and work with project managers to uphold them
• Knowledgeable in website technologies and mobile and web application development

Qualifications

• Experience writing technical requirements, use cases as well as functional specifications and able to show examples of each
• 2-4 years of experience as a Business Analyst or related position
• Experience working with Waterfall and Agile frameworks
• Experience with PDLC best practices and gathering requirements
• Hands-on experience with JIRA & Confluence, Google Business, Figma and FigJam
• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects (if required) 
• Excellent organizational skills
• Clear communicator (written and verbal) - to ensure clarification for developers and other stakeholders
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment