[C3T] Business Analyst / Proxy Product Owner (Data & BI)

Software Mind

About The Position

Join a media organization building products with data and modern technologies. As a Data Business Analyst, you will bridge business needs with the capabilities of data and analytics teams, contributing to analytical and reporting solutions used across the organization. You will work alongside a Product Owner, Scrum Master, Data Engineers, and BI Specialists in an agile environment. The role combines business analysis and proxy product ownership activities. You will help manage and refine the product backlog, translate business requirements into actionable work items, support prioritization and delivery, and collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders on data requirements, KPI definitions, and reporting needs.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Proxy Product Owner, or Product Owner in Data, BI, Analytics, or Data Warehouse projects.
Hands-on experience managing backlogs and refining user stories in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Strong ability to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
Ability to decompose complex requirements into manageable, prioritized work items.
Experience working with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Data Engineers, BI teams, and business stakeholders.
Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively across technical and business teams.
Experience analyzing database structures and understanding data relationships.
Knowledge of database objects such as tables, views, procedures, and functions.
Understanding of data architectures, including OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehouse, and Data Lake concepts.
Practical knowledge of SQL for data analysis and validation.
Experience working with Power BI reports and dashboards.
Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
Polish language skills; mandatory.

Nice To Haves

Experience combining Business Analyst and Product Owner responsibilities within one role.
Product Owner certification, such as PSPO or CSPO.
Familiarity with prioritization and planning techniques such as MoSCoW, WSJF, or story mapping.
Experience using modeling tools such as Enterprise Architect, Visual Paradigm, draw.io, or similar.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple parallel requests and priorities.
Experience working with Snowflake.
Understanding of dimensional modeling concepts, including Star Schema and Snowflake Schema.
Experience defining KPIs, metrics, and reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

Capture, analyze, and document business requirements related to data, reporting, and analytics initiatives.
Co-manage and maintain the product backlog with the Product Owner, ensuring it is structured and aligned with business priorities.
Refine epics and features into estimable user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Lead backlog refinement sessions and ensure backlog items meet the Definition of Ready before sprint planning.
Support prioritization decisions by assessing business value, dependencies, risks, and effort with the Product Owner and stakeholders.
Serve as the development team's first point of contact for functional questions and clarify scope during sprints.
Participate in Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, and support acceptance of delivered functionality.
Work with the Scrum Master to improve team processes, collaboration, and delivery practices, identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements.
Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI Developers, and business stakeholders to define data requirements, KPI definitions, and reporting needs.
Analyze source systems, data flows, and reporting processes to identify business and data requirements.
Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and requirement clarification meetings.
Contribute to functional specifications, process flows, data mapping, and solution documentation.