Lead Business Analyst

**Lead Business Analyst**

**About REA Group**

In 1995, in a garage in Melbourne, Australia, REA Group was born from a simple question: “Can we change the way the world experiences property?”

Could we? Yes. Are we done? Never.

Fast forward 30 years, REA Group is a market leader in online real estate in three continents and continuing to grow rapidly across the globe. The secret to our growth is staying true to that ‘day one’ mindset; the hunger to innovate, the ambition to change the world, and the curiosity to reimagine the future.

Our new Tech Center in Cyber City is dedicated to accelerating REA Group’s global technology delivery through relentless innovation. We’re looking for the best technologists, inventors and leaders in India to join us on this exciting new journey.

If you’re excited by the prospect of creating something magical from scratch, then read on.

**What the role is all about:**

+ We’re seeking a Lead Business Analyst (5-8 years’ experience) to join REA Cyber City. This role sits in the Media Team, within the Advertising portfolio. The Media team helps consumers share, rent, buy, sell and enjoy property, by connecting them with all sorts of products and services to help them along their property journey. This includes finance products, utilities, home services, furnishings, automotive and many more innovative advertising, lead generation tools and extension products.

+ The fast-growing Media business includes a cross-functional team from Product, IT, Sales, Marketing, PR and Communications, HR, Finance and Legal. We’re all about using digital solutions to make property and everything that supports consumers around property, simple, efficient and stress free.

+ As a Lead BA, you will be responsible for defining and documenting detailed requirements with product management, ensuring they are well understood by delivery teams, and providing regular analysis and support of our growing system and product footprint.

+ You will play a key role in the solution design and delivery of products and services in a collaborative team environment using agile methods. The role requires full involvement, excellent communication and collaborative involvement through all stages of product development – from concept, design and requirements through inception, specification, development, testing, release and retirement.

+ While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:

+ Understanding complex business landscapes and clearly articulate business needs from a varied group of stakeholders

+ Requirements gathering from product managers, tech leads and other business stakeholders and translating business needs into system or product requirements with clear, concise and testable user stories & process flows.

+ Collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Delivery Leads, Developers and Quality Analysts in the production of solution designs and specifications and ultimately, working software;

+ Ensuring that requirements are understood by delivery teams through story kick offs and constant communication using a variety of analysis and documentation techniques including the application of visualisation techniques to underpin joint understanding of processes and data;

+ Conducting gap analysis to understand differences between as-is and to-be Media and AdTech systems.

+ Identifying and communicating any requirement dependencies, issues or risks identified through the analysis process.

+ Work closely with Delivery Lead and Engineering Manager running agile scrum ceremonies and producing agile artefacts.

+ Contributing to the team’s understanding and prioritisation during sprint planning meetings.

+ Participating in estimation sessions by describing the requirements and clarifying any questions raised.

+ Working closely with other squads across Consumer and Customer groups, and the wider business to shape the direction of the complete solution architecture.

+ Using your analytical skills to support the team’s activities including system integration, ad integration & feature builds, legacy migration activity, service delivery and system & customer production issues.

**While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:**

+ Understanding complex business landscapes and clearly articulate business needs from a varied group of stakeholders

+ Requirements gathering from product managers, tech leads and other business stakeholders and translating business needs into system or product requirements with clear, concise and testable user stories & process flows.

+ Collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Delivery Leads, Developers and Quality Analysts in the production of solution designs and specifications and ultimately, working software;

+ Ensuring that requirements are understood by delivery teams through story kick offs and constant communication using a variety of analysis and documentation techniques including the application of visualisation techniques to underpin joint understanding of processes and data;

+ Conducting gap analysis to understand differences between as-is and to-be Media and AdTech systems.

+ Identifying and communicating any requirement dependencies, issues or risks identified through the analysis process.

+ Work closely with Delivery Lead and Engineering Manager running agile scrum ceremonies and producing agile artefacts.

+ Contributing to the team’s understanding and prioritisation during sprint planning meetings.

+ Participating in estimation sessions by describing the requirements and clarifying any questions raised.

+ Working closely with other squads across Consumer and Customer groups, and the wider business to shape the direction of the complete solution architecture.

+ Using your analytical skills to support the team’s activities including system integration, ad integration & feature builds, legacy migration activity, service delivery and system & customer production issues.

**Who we’re looking for:**

+ Developed ability to interpret business needs and guide the development of appropriate solutions.

+ Understanding of system architecture and design as a foundation to build knowledge of the Media Customer products, services and core systems.

+ Developed problem solving skills and ability to look at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to run workshops and to communicate effectively with Product Managers, Developers and other stakeholders across the organisation

+ Experience using Agile and Lean methodologies

+ Experience in gathering and developing detailed functional requirements and conducting systems analysis for front and back end applications

+ Experience working in large organisations with complex and highly varied business functions.

+ Ability to work productively and autonomously in a fast-paced environment

+ Experience in JIRA & Trello and working with a team to define Epics, Features, User Stories, and tasks per business initiative at pace

+ Experience documenting processes, frameworks and translating business needs into technical requirements.

+ At least 5 years of experience in IT, with several years’ experience in a product development environment.

+ Proven track record in developing detailed product specifications, requirements gathering and business analysis

+ Proven track record in relevant projects, preferably in both waterfall and agile environments

+ Relevant tertiary qualifications highly desirable

**What we offer:**

+ A hybrid and flexible approach to working.

+ Transport options to help you get to and from work, including home pick-up and drop-off.

+ Meals provided on site in our office.

+ Flexible leave options including parental leave, family care leave and celebration leave.

+ Insurance for you and your immediate family members.

+ Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing.

+ Continuous learning and development opportunities to further your technical expertise.

**The values we live by:**

Our values are at the core of how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions. We believe that how we work is equally important as what we do to achieve our goals. This commitment is at the heart of everything we do, from the way we interact with colleagues to the way we serve our customers and communities.

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:**

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more e?ective and fuel disruptive thinking – be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you’ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

**REA Group in India**