Senior Product 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 :

As 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

Extensive requirements gathering from product managers, analysts, tech leads and other business stakeholders and Translating business needs into system or product requirements with clear, concise and testable user stories & process flows to ensure use cases are met.

Collaborate with the development team to test features and implement shift-left testing practices, ensuring early and frequent testing throughout the development lifecycle.

Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex business needs and translate them into requirements and data specifications for technical solutions

Ensuring these requirements are well understood by delivery teams through story kick offs and constant communication.

Analysing business processes, workflows and user journeys using techniques such as process maps, value stream maps and story boards.

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 legacy migration activity, service delivery and system & customer production issues

Who we’re looking for :

Lead BA with 5-8 years of experience and understanding complex business landscapes and clearly articulate business needs from a varied group of stakeholders

Extensive requirements gathering from product managers, analysts, tech leads and other business stakeholders and Translating business needs into system or product requirements with clear, concise and testable user stories & process flows to ensure use cases are met.

Collaborate with the development team to test features and implement shift-left testing practices, ensuring early and frequent testing throughout the development lifecycle.

Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex business needs and translate them into requirements and data specifications for technical solutions

Ensuring these requirements are well understood by delivery teams through story kick offs and constant communication.

Analysing business processes, workflows and user journeys using techniques such as process maps, value stream maps and story boards.

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 legacy migration activity, service delivery and system & customer production issues

Bonus points for :

SQL

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.

Insurances 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

You might already recognise our logo. The REA brand does have an existing presence in India. In fact, we set up our new tech hub in Gurugram to be their neighbours!

REA Group holds a controlling interest in REA India Pte. Ltd., operator of established brands Housing.Com, Makaan.Com and PropTiger.Com, three of the country’s leading digital property marketplaces.

Through our close connection to REA India, we’ve seen first-hand the incredible talent the country has to offer, and the huge opportunity to expand our global workforce. Our Cyber City Tech Center is an extension of REA Group;

a satellite office working directly with our Australia HQ on local projects and tech delivery.

All our brands, across the globe, connect regularly, learn from each other and collaborate on shared value initiatives.