IPMC is one of Nigeria oilfield service companies providing innovative solutions, technology, and services to the oil and gas industry.
The Company operates in Nigeria and has a network of, manufacturing, service, research and development, and training facilities.
It delivers innovative technologies and services designed to meet the world's current and future energy needs in a safe, ethical, and sustainable manner.
Grounded by our core values and inspired by our world-class people, we are committed to being a trusted business partner to those we serve.
Overview / Responsibilities
This permanent staff position involves being the focal point for product and domain knowledge, whilst also acting as the lynchpin between the business and the development teams.
It requires an awareness of market trends, competition, customer needs and technology developments.
Working with business and/or customer stakeholders, the successful candidate will capture and translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications.
With a demonstrable understanding of Scrum and Agile principles, the Business Analyst writes user stories for the development team, works closely with them and provides swift clarity on user requirements and their acceptance criteria. It involves close interaction with external customers and with the broader business, and it requires both imagination and attention to detail.
Works with Product Owners, SMEs and clients to define and capture requirements and articulate them through User Stories
Helps Product Owners clarify their vision by clearly articulating the as-is and to-be states in a concise language and translates technical issues for external stakeholders
Undertakes the product owner role in Scrum teams and works closely with the teams providing guidance and clarification on requirements
Continually seeks a "fit for purpose" approach to identify the Minimum Viable Product that meets the key requirements and will deliver the required business value
Assesses and prioritizes features/stories to determine the minimum set of requirements that can be delivered to satisfy the business need in the shortest time
Writes, scopes and plans user stories and their acceptance criteria
Provides visuals to communicate scope, priorities and sequence of stories
Contributes to product roadmaps and manages the product roadmap with the support of Product Owners and SMEs
Networks within the business and customers to define and shape requirements
Continuously improves the business analysis process as well as the velocity of the development team
Skills / Qualifications
Tertiary education to degree/recognised certification level in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience
Proven experience as a business analyst for technical software with a service-oriented attitude and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven working experience of business analysis and requirement gathering techniques
Broad awareness and understanding of software and technology infrastructure including web applications, databases,
understanding of system integration, web services and networks
Experience of using issue tracking tools (e.g. JIRA, DevOps)
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
Organised and methodical, ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively
Flexible, visionary, yet pragmatic and with the ability to pay attention to detail
Excellent networker who relishes meeting new people and build and leverage personal and professional networks
Uses initiative and proactively considers new opportunities
Team player, capable of working effectively in a geographically dispersed team
Disciplined, organised, self-motivated and focused on the delivery of results
Confident communicator with colleagues and customers
