Business/Product Analyst

Location: Columbus, OH

Employment Type: 1-year contract (possible conversion)

Pay Range

$52-58/hour

Company Overview

Our client is a global financial services institution, operating across major operational hubs in the United States.

Position Summary

The Business/Product Analyst serves as the vital engine of the Scrum team, bridging business vision and technical execution. Working directly alongside the Product Manager, this role drives daily sprint execution—converting product strategy into clear epics, user stories, and detailed process flows.

Ideal for an intermediate-to-senior product professional, this position requires a self-starter who can autonomously direct team backlogs, analyze operational data to validate decisions, and ensure seamless delivery across retail financial platforms (debit, checks, ACH transfers).

Job responsibilities

• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery.
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience.
• Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers.
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle.
• Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area.
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle.
• Experience in product life cycle activities including discovery and requirements definition.
• Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Skilled in writing comprehensive test cases, including edge cases, for all the identified use cases.
• Skilled in designing detailed flowcharts to illustrate information architecture and process flows.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills; communicates ideas clearly in both written and verbal formats.