Business Analyst II - Logistics Candidate
- Expeditors
- 8 - 12 years
- Chennai
- 4 years ago
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Job Description
The Global Product Systems and Development team at Expeditors is responsible for leading the development of the business applications that enable execution of Expeditors revenue-generating transportation products by our branches. We are hiring a Business Analyst II, who will be responsible for leading a Scrum team building transportation management software.The BA will play PO role in SAFe and will lead their team by setting the vision and defining the functional outcome for software the team will deliver. They are accountable to both Product Management and business stakeholders to deliver customer value through the teams software products. The PO has a fundamental understanding of the business and/or technical domain for which the team is responsible. As such, the PO must be able to give direction to software development team members so that they understand how each of their individual contributions align with the program objectives and overall company vision.
Most importantly, the PO will serve as the customer proxy to guide their teams development priorities to meet the long-term product vision, customer feedback, and market opportunities by insuring that the highest value features are developed and delivered to users using SAFe Lean-Agile development practices.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Serve in a decision-making, leadership role on an Agile Scrum team as Product Owner.
- Be a highly visible, fully embedded team member who attends all team-level check-ins, meetings and other events (being a PO will be your full-time job).
- Build, refine, and prioritize team backlog in alignment with the program vision and roadmap.
- Draft specific team objectives for each iteration and Program Increment (PI) that are aligned and contribute to program objectives and overall company strategy.
- Break features down into stories, define story acceptance criteria and accept stories as done.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Owners and other stakeholders to resolve dependencies and coordinate efforts as required to deliver on team objectives.
- Represent the team at program-level meetings and pass relevant information back to the team.
- Participate in team demos, reviews and retrospectives with an eye toward continuous improvement.
- Prepare for Program activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt.
Desired Qualifications
- Alignment with Expeditors culture and a total commitment to customer satisfaction.
- Driven, strong, 'get it done' attitude. Lives the belief that done is better than perfect.
- Experience working in freight forwarding or other transportation industry roles.
- Experience with software development and shipping products for internal and external users.
- Experience and proficiency with software development lifecycle and software development methodologies including SAFe, Lean, Scrum and Agile.
- Certification or ability to become certified in Leading SAFe and SAFe PM/PO.
- Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide spectrum of people including senior leaders, customers and people across geographies.
- Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus.
- Excellent time management and organization skills.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication.
- Ability to recognize and mitigate risks.
- Highly literate in current industry issues, topics and market drivers that affect our software.
- A curiosity about software engineering tools and practices that facilitates better decision-making and better relationships with team members.
- A strong interest and desire for knowledge about the commercial and operational aspects of Expeditors network and the broader transportation industry.
Additional information
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time
- Medical Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
Job Classification
Industry: IT-Software, Software ServicesFunctional Area: IT Software - Application Programming, Maintenance,
Role Category: System Design/Implementation/ERP/CRM
Role: System Design/Implementation/ERP/CRM
Employement Type: Full time
Education
Under Graduation: Graduation Not Required, Any Graduate in Any SpecializationPost Graduation: Any Postgraduate in Any Specialization, Post Graduation Not Required
Doctorate: Any Doctorate in Any Specialization, Doctorate Not Required
Contact Details:
Company: Expeditors International (India) Pvt. LtdLocation(s): Chennai
Website: https://www.expeditors.com
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Expeditors International (India) Pvt. Ltd We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder As a Fortune 500 company, Expeditors employs more than 17,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 300 locations across six continents. ...
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