Business Analyst/Product Owner IT

The Imagine Group • Shakopee, MN

7d • $83,000 - $95,000

About The Position

At Imagine we go beyond print to help our clients deliver game-changing visual communications from concept to delivery that set the standard for our industry. The first step in this process is hiring great employees! Our innovation teams are the most committed, highly experienced artisans in the business. We are committed to delivering high-quality marketing solutions, in every environment and campaign, helping our clients capture the heart, minds, and loyalty of their customers. For more than 30 years, The Imagine Group has established itself as one of the most influential and innovative visual communications companies in the industry. Join us and let's Imagine a better way together. Position Overview This role combines the analytical rigor of a Business Analyst with the executional focus of a Product Owner. The individual will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that solutions deliver maximum business value while aligning with Product vision and strategy. This position not only outlines the initial specifications but also coordinates activities throughout the SDLC.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or high school diploma and 4 years relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

• 5-7 years working as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment; Graphic Arts industry experience
• Wireframe tools such as Balsamiq
• Strong emotional intelligence - ability to see other perspectives, self-reflect, and find innovative ways of meeting business goals.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment. Create the project charter/vision document (problem statement, stakeholders, success criteria, high level requirements, constraints, etc.)
• Documentation: Elicit, analyze, identify gaps, recommend improvements, and document feature business requirements and clear user stories with acceptance criteria through interviews and workshops.
• Progressively add details to the user stories with acceptance criteria, tests, and visual models to create shared understanding with the team
• Identify, document, and manage assumptions, issues, and risks to project success.
• Backlog Management: Collaborate to create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog based on business value and user needs.
• Development Team Engagement: Participate in planning, refinement, and demos; provide ongoing clarifications to the development and quality team throughout the development process to ensure their understanding of the functionality and desired outcomes
• Acceptance & Release: Validate deliverables against acceptance criteria and approve releases.
• Provide input and guidance related to regression testing activities
• Coordinate and lead demo sessions of in-progress software with internal and external stakeholders
• Support: collaborate to create user training documentation and external client demos/communication as needed
• Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Imagine offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees