Smart Product Analyst required by officially, one of the best companies in the UK to work for. Are you a Business Analyst working in the Utilities arena and have some technical skills you want to expand, if so, then this is the role for you. You’ll be working with one of the UK’s foremost authorities within Smart Meter Data. You will be working closely with the New Product Development Manager; you will be responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operation of our Smart Data Products.  You will work closely with our internal technical team, as well as our external partners, to ensure that we are meeting our customer’s needs. In addition, you’ll be supporting projects and business initiatives by understanding problems/gaps and driving out the business requirements for Smart Data products that need to be delivered. By working with subject matter experts, you’ll build your knowledge of client and the wider utilities industry and add value for your stakeholders by identifying opportunities for improvement. You’ll be working within defined methodologies and processes to create artefacts as required (such as Business Model Canvas, Investment Appraisals, Agile user stories) but we’ll also expect you to continuously think about our ways of working and to suggest improvements to enhance our project deliveries. You’ll take the lead on core Business Analysis tasks/activities such as stakeholder interviews, business process modelling, requirements elicitation, definition, and management of the requirements catalogue. We may also ask you to support with business readiness activities as needed, such as updating existing documentation. You’ll need to build strong relationships within the business as well as with Product Owners, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Testers, Business Sponsors and Subject Matter Experts.

Key skills:

• Strong technical experience working in service / product operations.
• Experience working as a Business Analyst within an Agile software development framework.
• Strong Industry Data experience (Gas and Electricity)
• Experience working with Smart Metering data or DCC Adaptor
• Experience working with third party providers to achieve desired outcomes.
• Experience in eliciting, detailing and managing business requirements.
• Proficient in the use of JIRA
• Able to clearly document processes to suit business and technical audiences.
• Experience collaborating with Solution Architects to ensure solutions devised meet the needs of the business.
• Support the Project Managers as required by feeding into project and business readiness plans.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Software packages (Excel/Word/Visio/PowerPoint)
• A strong working knowledge of Business Analysis techniques

            Ability to work flexibly when reasonably required.