Hybrid Business Analyst – Proxy Product Owner – Lead Analyst

at bbv Software Services Ltd

• Job title: Business Analyst – Proxy Product Owner – Lead Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Munich, Germany

About the role

• Business Analyst supporting clients in building innovative solutions and enabling their development teams in Munich. Collaborating with stakeholders to gather and structure requirements effectively.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, structure and refine requirements (e.g., through interviews, workshops, use cases, story mapping)
• Write clear, actionable user stories, epics and acceptance criteria
• Support the client-side Product Owner with prioritization, backlog maintenance and preparation of refinement sessions
• Model and evolve business processes (BPMN, EPK), including quality and consistency checks
• Facilitate workshops, present results and act as a bridge between the business domain and the development team
• Contribute to internal topics such as process optimization, knowledge transfer and expansion of the skills matrix

Requirements

• Several years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in agile software projects
• Strong expertise in requirements engineering, including methods & modeling (UML 2.x, ERM/SERM, OOA)
• Proficient with tools such as JIRA and Confluence, and, where applicable, modeling tools (e.g., Innovator)
• Excellent analytical skills and a structured, precise way of working
• Confident presence, strong moderation skills and enjoyment of communication
• High flexibility and the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new client environments
• Fluent German (C1), as many client requirements are in German
• Nice-to-have: experience with the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
• Current valid security clearance or willingness to undergo one
• Knowledge of quality assurance for business concepts, testing/acceptance procedures, MDA (Model-Driven Architecture), and software architecture

Benefits

• Influence over project selection
• Independence in time and location – up to 94% remote work per year possible
• Training and development measures tailored to you
• 14 training days plus a €4,500 annual training budget
• Internal events such as our Focus Days, summer event and Christmas party
• Attendance at industry conferences (counted as working time)
• Participation in communities such as Meetups, JUG, etc. (2 hours of working time credited per visit)
• Knowledgeable colleagues for productive exchange about your ideas and experiences
• Direct and transparent communication culture
• An open culture that encourages learning from mistakes
• Health & Wellbeing: company supplementary health insurance and OpenUp (a platform for online psychological counseling and health coaching) to support your physical and mental health
• Flexible and full overtime compensation
• Fixed salary (no variable components – you know what you will earn)
• 30 days of vacation