About Us:
Versana is an industry-backed data and technology company on a mission to transform the syndicated loan market. By digitally capturing agent banks’ data on a real-time basis, Versana provides unprecedented transparency into loan level details and portfolio positions, bringing efficiency and velocity to the entire market. Through our platform, participants can rest assured they are accessing the loan market’s most credible source of deal information.
About You:
Versana is looking for an individual who has extensive loan market experience and is passionate about product improvement. As Business Analyst, you will provide vision and prioritize a list of features to drive platform development with our technology team. You will gain hands-on experience in a forward-thinking startup environment by analyzing data, documenting requirements, and advising on design of the system. This role will report directly to the Head of Product and play an integral role in growing Versana’s market presence.
Key Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with Product Manger on product vision and execute on plan to achieve success
· Build, maintain and prioritize backlog to fulfill product vision
· Write requirements and acceptance criteria for user stories
· Participate in daily scrum meetings, planning, reviews, and retrospectives
· Support Technology teams in carrying out development
· Ensure final delivery meets requirements
· Work with UX designer to make wireframes and prototypes and rapidly iterate based on feedback
· Provide polished product demonstrations to both internal teams and clients/prospects
· Partner with customer support team to provide assistance by answering loan market related questions and troubleshooting issues
Must Haves:
· 3+ years’ experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
· 3+ years’ working with Scrum teams
· Knowledge of Fixed Income markets
· Experience understanding various user personas and journeys, facilitating user-centric design
· Independent self-starter with a results-oriented mindset
· Strong and clear writing ability
· Excellent presentation and communication skills
· Self-motivated attitude and ability to work in a dynamic start-up environment
· Ability to work effectively in a team setting
· Excellent interpersonal skills and effectiveness working cross functionally
· Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Nice to Haves:
· Knowledge of syndicated lending and loan market ecosystem
· Understanding of relational databases, SQL skills a plus
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
