Product Analyst

About Us: At SSE, we're embarking on an exciting journey of transformation, and we're looking for an Agile Product Analyst to join our dynamic IT Product Analysis team. This role sits at the heart of our industry and regulation platform, contributing to high-profile initiatives that drive SSE's large-scale transformation.

What is the Role?

As a Product Analyst, you will play a crucial role in driving successful delivery of products within SSE. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, utilizing agile methodologies to ensure delivery. Your analytical skills and understanding of the energy industry will be essential in identifying opportunities for process improvement and optimizing outcomes:

- Develop and maintain documentation, including user stories and product backlogs.

- Conduct requirement gathering sessions and translate business needs to actionable plans.

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to prioritize tasks, resolve dependencies and mitigate risks.

- Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance delivery efficiency.

- Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment of the delivery objectives.

Experience with Agile methodologies and proficiency in Business Process Mapping.

- Understanding of Agile software development practices, including Scrum and Kanban frameworks.

- Outstanding coordination abilities, with a track record of collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders in business and technical domains.

- Professional knowledge of the Energy sector, including key market trends and business drivers.

- Experience in finance related solutions.

- Experience in supporting team facilitation and management tools, e.g. Azure DevOps / Jira.

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come., SSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.