About Ascendion :
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
- Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience
Experience a community of change makers!
Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.
About the Role:
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product vision, roadmap, and prioritization strategy.
- Act as the primary point of contact between the development team and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of requirements.
- Gather and analyze user needs, market trends, and industry best practices to shape the product roadmap and feature prioritization.
- Translate high-level business objectives into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring its alignment with project goals and timeline.
- Conduct regular sprint planning, backlog grooming, and sprint review meetings.
- Provide guidance and clarification to the development team during the sprint execution.
- Monitor project progress, identify impediments, and take proactive measures to address them.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and QA, to ensure successful delivery of features.
- Perform user acceptance testing and validate that delivered features meet the defined acceptance criteria.
- Track project metrics and use Agile project tracking tools like ADO to monitor progress and report on key performance indicators.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud migration and application development methodologies.
Requirements:
- Familiarity with Scrum methodology, having acted as a Scrum Master for at least 20% of your time.
- Proven ability to run scrum ceremonies and effectively drive the development team.
- Experience running daily ceremonies, identifying impediments, and following up with different teams to ensure timely resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to set the pace for the team and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Proficient in using Agile project tracking tools, such as ADO, to manage and track project progress.
- Extensive experience in Agile methodologies, with at least 6 years of IT Business Analyst experience and 4+ years working in an Agile environment.
- Previous experience working on application development teams and understanding the complexities of such projects.
- Strong skills in gathering and writing complex requirements, user story development, and backlog management.
- Ability to solve problems independently and proactively, without needing constant direction.
- Flexibility to meet with customers (end-users) and understand the TechOps space in-depth.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 10-15% of the time.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal day(s) accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 day(s) of paid vacation time] [6 paid holiday(s) and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
Ascendion is a digital-first engineering technology and talent leader. We collaborate with clients to accelerate their next by building the world’s best software-based experiences.