Experience

BBD

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Lead Contracted to Rank Interactive

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Collaborate with the Product Managers to define the product vision, roadmaps and identify growth opportunities in your product area• Work closely with tech leads and represent technology requirements and opportunities in roadmap planning – The platform needs are my primary contribution to the overall roadmap in line with the product manager vision• Work alongside Product Managers and stakeholders to shape and agree the roadmap in your product area• Be capable of understanding and balancing commercial viability, customer satisfaction and technical feasibility for product development initiatives;• Lead product discovery to identify and mitigate risks and validate assumptions• Work closely with research and product design to prototype, test and learn to inform product development;• Ensure the compliance of responsible gaming protocols;• Write Epics and user stories and be accountable for the timely availability of user stories, ensuring the squad can develop software as efficiently as possible. • Manage squad product backlogs in line with the Product Managers vision to drive your product forward by planning, communicating and executing according to discovery findings and the roadmap• Lead collaboration with squad members and subject matter experts to refine user stories• Work with other product owners to identify, manage and remove dependencies• Produce release plans and communications, run product demonstrations and training on product features to relevant teams;• Communicate delivery updates and keep all interested parties up to date with clear status on initiatives• Work very closely with the PMO function and follow any PMO processes on initiatives• Where appropriate, coordinate with 3rd party suppliers for content and features• Consistently communicate with stakeholders and keep them informed of the delivery progress• Work extensively with my squad of engineers and designers to continuously improve your product Show less

• Senior Technical Business Analyst / Scrum Master

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2023

  • Analyse business domain• Stock the Product Backlog• Groom the Product Backlog• Facilitate Collaboration – Stand-ups, Backlog grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retro• Document user stories on Confluence• Manage product backlog items on JIRA• Review Business Requirements Specification (BRS) and High Level Design (HLD) documents for external demand• Test services using SOAPUI• Ensure that new technical requirements are properly integrated with existing processes and skill sets using Agile methodology• Interact with designers to understand software limitations.• Help programmers during system development, e.g. provide user stories, processes, and flowcharts.• Perform front end and back-end system testing.• Support self-service platforms • Facilitate in removing impediments Show less



DYNAMIC VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Analyst

  • May 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Ensure that new technical requirements are properly integrated with existing processes and skill sets using Agile methodology • Interact with internal users and customers to learn and document business requirements documents. • Document Technical Design Specifications. • Interact with designers to understand software limitations. • Help programmers during system development, e.g. provide use cases, process, and flowcharts. • Perform front end and back-end system testing. • Support self-service platforms: web services, website, MOBI, app, KIOSK, USSD, SMS Show less



Telkom SA Ltd

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2014

   Research  Provide guidance to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieve the project objectives  Identify and resolve issues  Liaise with other project areas to coordinate interdependencies and resolve issues  Liaise with various business units to gather requirements and resolve issues  Gather and define business requirements  Produce high quality documentation(Functional Design Specification (FDS) using UML Model)  Testing  Report status and issues to the Project Manager(s)  Produce User/Training Manuals e.g. handbook and Videos  Provide User Training Show less