Business Analyst / Product Owner

Who we are

Ippon is a global tech consulting firm. Originated in France, we are built up by more than 500 tech enthusiasts worldwide, guided by a collective energy and strong taste for challenge. 

Ippon Australia is a team of true technologists who leverage contemporary thinking and tools to enhance the way our clients drive value. Whether it’s a bespoke platform to improve employee engagement within a national retail chain, or developing an app that provides next level direct customer interaction; value is delivered to our clients when we begin by understanding the business outcomes they desire and then apply our technical expertise to make these a reality. Our areas of expertise include Experience Design & Delivery growth, Software Engineering & Cloud Natives, and Data Driven Architecture.

Our software developers work closely with business analysts, experience designers, product managers and data engineers to solve user problems and help deliver compelling experiences.

About the role

Business Analysts at Ippon consult with clients on how technology can solve their business challenges and then scope, build and deliver solutions that meet the identified needs.

Specifically, the Business Analyst will work with clients to identify needs and work with stakeholders to formulate a business solution to meet those needs. They will then work with the delivery team to define a technology solution to meet that need, utilising their strong knowledge of the client’s business requirements, and support the delivery and operationalisation of that solution into production in the client’s environment. You’ll work all the way from discovery to delivery and beyond to solve problems that are at the heart of some of the most burning issues for our clients.

You’ll find the work challenging, the people stimulating and the environment-friendly, welcoming and accepting. We’re a team of committed technologists here to do our best work, we’re quick to trust, easy to get along with and curators of elegant solutions.

Skills and requirements

• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, enabling effective interaction with stakeholders and users in the provision of advice, guiding decision-making and seeking cooperation in the delivery of services
• Well developed verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver technical and business reports
• Ability to facilitate groups across multiple disciplines
• Ability to undertake business analysis within both Agile and waterfall environment with experience in: elicitation, gathering, documentation and management 
• Experience in writing functional and user stories incorporating acceptance criteria to capture requirements
• Experience with tools to capture and manage requirements and trace deliverables back to the captured requirements
• Capability to work effectively, independently and as part of a team, including taking initiative, providing regular updates on your work, seeking and providing support as required
• A functional and conceptual understanding of project matters, as well as the proven ability to quickly learn new business domains and technical applications

What will I be doing?

• Work as part of an Agile team to deliver high quality business analysis for stakeholders
• Be proactively client-facing; evangelise, engage in pre-sales activity and other business development activities as required
• Undertake analysis of client requirements to ensure there is a comprehensive understanding and agreement of client engagements
• Actively work on client engagements to achieve the desired business outcomes leveraging agile principles
• Manage client stakeholders to drive maximum client satisfaction
• Identify challenges to achieving client outcomes and work with the client and team to remedy the situation
• Write articles and provide content for external publications (blogspots and specialised media)
• Participate in engaging with the community through meetups and conferences; espouse others to do the same
• Be part of a growing and dynamic team, helping to shape the direction of our company!

Benefits

At Ippon, we see things differently both in terms of how we work with our clients and how we engage with our people. As we are a relatively small team, albeit part of a global consultancy, we are focussed on quality, not quantity, when it comes to both our clients and our people. From a client perspective, we work with a select group of enterprises that genuinely value the innovation and value that we deliver.

 From a people perspective we pay market leading salaries. But we also understand that professional fulfilment is not just about money. We actively support ongoing development in the form of training, attendance at conferences, etc, and we provide staff with the opportunity to contribute to the development and strategic direction of the business. Work life balance is key and we are a flexible organisation, offering 4 day a week option to support your personal and professional development.]

Ippon is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our diversity everyday.