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The Opportunity

Halifax, NS
Information Technology
Experienced
Full-time

T4G is actively looking for a talented individual with passion, initiative, and enthusiasm to join our team as a Product Owner/Business Analyst. To succeed here, you need a no-BS-can-do attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for innovation. If you are looking to take your career to the next level, this role is for you!

As a Product Owner/Business Analyst you’ll be counted on to take ownership of product development from start to finish. You will ensure we stay on course and deliver quality at every step. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, consulting, and leadership skills on a wide variety of software development and systems integration projects. This is a client-facing role and you should be comfortable working directly with business sponsors, customers, users, development teams, technical personnel and upper level management.

Human-centered design experience (aka Design Thinking), particularly with Google’s Sprint methodology is a big win for this position. If you do not have this, we can provide training and work experience to get you up to speed in no time.

We understand that you may not have all the qualifications listed in this posting – although it would be impressive if you did. Experience means a lot, and skills can be transferred and learned, but we feel passion and fit are just as important. Above all else, we’re looking for someone who can bring new perspectives to our work and culture, and has a desire to be challenged.

If you’re looking at this and feel like you’re the right person for the job, we encourage you to apply

What you'll do

Responsibilities

  • Work with the customer, key stakeholders and your team to design and participate in workshops to gather product features and design solutions
  • Business feature elicitation and Agile backlog development
  • Analyzes features from a business and technical perspective and works with the team to translate them into the overall solution design and technical approach
  • Assess and document functional specifications on various software interfaces, API’s and workflows
  • Translates features into Epics/User Stories that include acceptance criteria
  • Own prioritization of product features and Agile sprint planning activities
  • Work with solution architects, developers, testers and business area SMEs to support development, testing, and UAT ensuring readiness for developers to work on User Stories
  • Support solution testing, End-to-End testing, and UAT
  • Write test scripts and participates in testing activities
  • Transition phase, Go-live and post go-live support activities
  • Creates training and other project supporting documentation as required

What you'll need

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in a consulting capacity on enterprise website projects
  • A bachelor's degree or technical Diploma; preferably in an information technology related field
  • Experience with Agile software development
  • Facilitation experience including running meetings or workshops
  • Attention to detail and effective communicator both oral and written
  • Strong time management skills and ability to work on simultaneous projects

Nice to have:

  • IIBA certification (CBAP or CCBA preferred) or working towards or willing to work towards
  • Experience with LEAN / Agile methodologies and frameworks
  • Experience with Atlassian products such as Confluence and Jira
  • Experience with Human-Centered Design (aka Design Thinking) or Google’s Sprint methodology

We're looking for

Core Skills

Business Analysis Communication Leadership Software Development Stakeholder Management Requirements Documentation

A little bit about us

T4G Limited

T4G is a full-service Applied Data Company. We’re a diverse group of technical experts, creative thinkers, and strategic consultants who help organizations succeed through digital transformation.

T4G was founded in 1996 by senior leadership from two of Canada’s largest retailers. Initially, our expertise and solutions were tailored to the retail sector, with service offerings in business intelligence and custom development. Over the years, we've hired truly amazing talent and broadened our capabilities.

Now our work spans the key areas of data and technology that businesses rely on, including analytics, app development, cloud transformation, data engineering, internet of things, experience design, and leadership on the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning. We support companies across multiple verticals, including retail, energy and utilities, financial services, manufacturing, and the public sector.

T4G Limited is a privately held Canadian company with more than 150 employees, with offices across Canada and a customer base that spans North America.

Are you interested?

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Why T4G?

It's more than just a job. T4G is a collaborative, values-focused organization where people care deeply about each other, their work, and our clients. We take pride in cultivating an open and inspiring environment that respects every individual and encourages them to grow personally and professionally.

A career with T4G means a place where your ideas are heard and valued, and where you're given the support to make them come to life, all surrounded by some of the brightest people in the industry.