About this opportunity
Grape Up lists this Senior Business Analyst opportunity in town of poland, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Grape Up our mission is leveraging technology to drive software innovation.
Join an ambitious initiative aimed at modernizing selected modules of an airport management software suite. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will work closely with the client’s Product Owner and various stakeholders, playing a pivotal role in shaping the product roadmap, driving backlog management, and ensuring delivery of business value. As part of our modernization process, you will also have the opportunity to leverage advanced AI/LLM‑powered tools to support analysis of legacy systems, process optimization, and decision‑making.
Responsibilities
Represent the client’s Product Owner within the delivery Scrum team, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical delivery
Own and manage the product backlog by translating complex business requirements into well‑defined items, continuously refining and prioritizing them in line with project goals and MVP, while facilitating refinement sessions and guiding the development team throughout sprints to ensure clarity of scope and priorities
Use diverse requirements exploration techniques to gather, validate, and refine business needs while driving continuous discovery processes to identify, shape, and plan future iterations based on evolving project requirements
Leverage AI/LLM‑powered tools to enhance the analysis of legacy systems, accelerating insights and improving decision‑making
Proactively collaborate with developers, testers, architects, and client‑side stakeholders to address blockers, manage dependencies, and mitigate risks
Prepare clear and comprehensive documentation, including business and technical requirements, process flows, and high‑quality User Stories
Act as a trusted advisor to the client by proactively identifying opportunities, challenging assumptions, and recommending solutions that maximize business value
Support Grape Up’s business growth by collaborating with Sales and contributing to pre‑sales activities, new opportunities, and the evolution of service offerings
Communicate fluently in English, both spoken and written, ensuring smooth collaboration with international, English‑speaking teams
Requirements
Extensive experience in senior, product‑focused roles (e.g., Senior Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Product Owner) cooperating directly with client’s organization and development teams
Strong, hands‑on experience in using a variety of requirements exploration and validation techniques
Practical experience with team collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, or Azure DevOps
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to extract insights from complex data and systems
Proactive and solution‑oriented approach to problem‑solving and decision‑making
Excellent skills in requirements gathering, analysis and documentation, paired with expertise in creating high‑quality User Stories
Strong consulting mindset with proven ability to proactively engage stakeholders, influence decisions, and drive solution discovery beyond requirements gathering
Proficiency in English at a level that enables seamless cooperation with native speakers
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills
Willingness for office visits and occasional business trips
A match to our culture – a team player with strong communication skills, focusing on what brings value, eager to drive change by taking the initiative and caring for an open and friendly atmosphere
Nice to have
Practical knowledge of agile delivery, especially Scrum (PSPO certification or equivalent)
Experience working on large‑scale, corporate projects
Experience in using AI/LLM‑powered tools in a professional context
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Who can apply
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