Product Analyst

$104,000 - $114,400/Yr

Pyramid Consulting - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Product Analyst role is a contract-to-hire position focused on supporting the Product Owner in writing user stories, troubleshooting product questions, and enhancing customer value through proactive problem-solving. The analyst will work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery and user acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Product Owner to write user stories and edit acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment with feature objectives.
• Proactively bring ideas to increase customer value, recognizing roadblocks early and presenting options to key partners.
• Troubleshoot product questions and technical challenges.
• Demo solution options and functionalities in various business settings.
• Utilize agile practices effectively in product development.
• Respond quickly to stakeholders for production issues and questions.
• Complete administrative updates and changes in production.
• Support production releases and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Create concise materials explaining complex topics to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Act as the primary interface between technology infrastructure and business functional areas.
• Identify business unit requirements and coordinate with application, product, and project teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5+ years of work experience in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in change management and/or business operations.
• Knowledge and experience in primary or secondary lending markets.
• In-depth understanding of system functionality is highly desirable.
• Agile product delivery experience, including requirements gathering and writing user stories.
• Intermediate to advanced SQL experience.
• In-depth understanding of Microsoft Excel formatting, formulas, and macros.
• Technical background (computer science degree/certifications/technical work experience) is highly desirable.
• Understanding of end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with access, SOX compliance requirements, audit, and deal flow processes.
• Experience with contracting processes and overall experience in the banking and financial industry.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) plan
• Paid sick leave