Business Analyst

Versana•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

Versana is seeking a Business Analyst with Syndicated Lending market experience and a passion for innovative products. In this role, you will contribute to shaping the product roadmap and executing the product strategy. You will gain hands-on experience in a forward-thinking startup environment by analyzing user and market data, documenting requirements, prioritizing features, collaborating across teams, and advising on system design. This position reports directly to a Product Manager and is crucial for expanding Versana's market presence.

Requirements

5+ years working in a business analyst/product owner capacity.
Agile framework experience and strong understanding of SDLC.
Be inquisitive, ask questions and have a drive to learn.
Experience in requirements gathering, writing requirements, understanding various user personas and user story writing skills for a software product.
Strong organisation, documentation and communication skills, articulating ideas, requirements and planning succinctly for different audiences.
Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work collaboratively across various teams such as Engineering, UX, Sales, etc.
Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivated and thrives working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Syndicated Lending market experience.
Run, manage and participate in scrum ceremonies.
Test case writing experience.
AI experience.
Client-facing experience.
ADO/JIRA or similar project management tool experience.
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
SQL and/or data visualisation tools experience.

Responsibilities

Become the SME in the loan syndication market and the product.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Specialists on product vision and execute on plan to achieve success.
With a user-focused mind-set, document requirements, acceptance criteria and detailed test cases for user stories.
Build, maintain and prioritize new features as well as the backlog to fulfil the product vision.
Participate in scrum stand-ups, planning, refinements, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Partner with the UX team to create wireframes and prototypes and rapidly iterate based on feedback.
Serve as a link between business and technology to ensure project goals align with business objectives.
Ensure final delivery meets requirements.
Monitor product usage and analytics and analyse trends and patterns for product enhancements.
Prepare internal and external documentation, e.g. Release Notes, User Guides, Product Blogs, FAQs, etc., enabling Client Support, Client Engagement and Sales Teams on new feature literature, training and aid in troubleshooting issues.
Provide product demonstrations to both internal teams and clients/prospects.