business analysis team lead for a travel company

Develop and evangelize product strategy

Support the product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities

Partner with systems analysts and project managers on needs analysis, business requirements documents, business process flow diagrams

Work with development on product requirement clarifications and definitions

Escalation point and decision maker regarding business rules or clarifications during development and certification cycles

Monitor development, testing and deployment to ensure product adherence to original specifications and successful deployment

Act as a liaison between product end user communities (internal and external users), business partners, and the technology team

Proactively manage and balance multiple stakeholders expectations regarding feature request prioritization and deployment

Participate in release meetings with senior management, providing insight and business perspective for new features

Communicate and provide training on new product enhancements

Support sales efforts with participation in prospective client/partner meetings as required

Lead competitive analysis efforts as it relates to marketing, sales and product strategy

Develop and maintain a keen understanding of competitive products and offerings

Participate in market and industry research to keep abreast of event planning and meetings management, applying market intelligence findings into product features and enhancements

Manage vendor relationships as required

Create business requirements documentation

6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst

2+ years of relevant leadership experience

BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent major with strong academic performance

3+ years of product management experience in enterprise applications

Solid understanding of relational & document-oriented databases, the Software Development Life Cycle and the design of modern, web based User Interfaces

Proven ability to interact and collaborate across the organization, including working closely with marketing, sales, professional services and customer support

Excellent written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated ability to drive clarity and precision in product requirements

Highly detail oriented and analytic skills required

Must be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of challenging tasks, while driving results