Agile Business Analyst

The Disney/ABC Television Group is composed of The Walt Disney Company’s global entertainment and news television properties, owned television stations group, as well as radio and publishing businesses. This includes the ABC Television Network, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, ABC Entertainment Group, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family as well as Disney/ABC Domestic Television and Disney Media Distribution. Hyperion publishing and the Company’s equity interest in A+E Networks round out the Group’s portfolio of media businesses.

BUSINESS SUMMARY 

Disney|ABC Television Group (DATG) is one of today's premier media entertainment companies, combining high-quality content with the strategic use of technology to deliver compelling news and entertainment experiences to hundreds of millions of people around the world. This business segment of The Walt Disney Company is comprised of global entertainment and news television properties, the owned television stations group and radio. Our employees are leading, creating, and innovating, making bold moves in unexpected directions that redefine not just what a media company does, but what it can do. With Disney|ABC Television Group, you can be part of media's evolution, helping us create what's next.

TEAM CULTURE  

This role is a part of the Business Engagement Team within the DATG IT organization. We strive to be a diverse team, passionate about solving complex business problems with innovative solutions. We are a motivated team that is committed to lifelong learning and improving, both in and out of the office. We strive to be flexible and adaptable to change both in how we execute projects and in the technologies we use to deliver our solutions. We care about the details because quality and rigor in the requirements development and analysis process determines whether we are delivering on our commitment to producing the very best products possible. You’ll be joining a talented team that works interdependently toward aggressive goals to deliver solutions. We work to ensure that we share both accountability and credit as a team. We include our users as part of our team and we work to connect with them on a human level, understanding their world, so we can deliver software that they love to use.

Top 4 Signs That You’re The Right One For The Job:

You believe in people and process before technology. The technology part is easy when you have a simple, well-defined process.

You get stuff done. You like to take initiative. You enjoy working with a diverse group of passionate people who work together to reach a common goal. You can understand and align initiatives to industry and solution strategies. You listen extremely well to uncover requirements that will help define an impactful learning experience.

You aren’t afraid to challenge the way things are done... You have a knack for looking at things from new or different perspectives. You are able to challenge how things are done and take the best of the past to build something new for the future.

…AND you work well with others. You know the nuances of when to let others speak, and when/how to insert yourself—without ego—and always remain focused on identifying and solving the business problems at hand. As an effective communicator, you understand that influencing requires winning both hearts and minds. You also have experience working at all levels of the company

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Gather requirements for IT development projects by conducting interviews, Story Mapping, Storyboarding, work flow analysis, process analysis, and observation sessions

Write concise and effective User Stories that capture the Product Owner’s business needs

Define precise and accurate User Story acceptance criteria that will be used by developers and automation test frameworks to ensure that the Product Owner’s intent is effectively captured

Ensure that User Stories and other requirements artifacts satisfy standards of quality and completeness defined by the team

Lead Product Backlog Grooming on multiple projects

Evaluate information from multiple sources and help distinguish user requests from user needs

Arrange client reviews and demos of software under development, ensuring client satisfaction

Support key business relationships across our customer base

Serve as the Proxy for the Business product Owner where needed

Foster Agile principles and methods for analyzing and developing requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of Business Systems Analysis experience with a strong emphasis on new software development

2+ years experience in a true Agile / Scrum / XP environment where Test Driven Development (TDD) and similar “test first” techniques and methods are employed

Experience using Agile “test first” frameworks like Cucumber with Gherkin and other BDD test specification frameworks a HUGE PLUS

Well-versed in Backlog grooming, Story estimation and Story prioritization techniques applied to Vendor, Custom, and hybrid software solutions

Proven skill and effectiveness in requirements gathering, definition, data analysis, process analysis, business and functional requirements analysis, system design, testing implementation, and change management

Skill and experience working with traditional use case based analysis of business processes and knowledge of the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) a plus

Must have exceptional soft skills, including the ability to speak to both technical and business concerns

Ability to mentor and coach others

EDUCATION AND JOB-RELATED EDUCATION:

B.S./B.A in a Technical or Business field, or equivalent work experience.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or other applicable certifications a HUGE PLUS.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.