Company Description

Deltatre is the international leader in sport and entertainment media technology services. It provides an unrivalled suite of leading-edge products and services for the full spectrum of media including OTT, web and apps, broadcast graphics, content production, and data capture with real-time distribution. It serves a blue-chip client roster of the most prominent and influential sports and media companies including; IOC, Premier League, NFL, UEFA, FIFA, MLB, ATP, WWE, European Tour, DAZN, BT Sport, Discovery/Eurosport, PCCW, Bell Media, Telecine, Sony and hundreds of other companies worldwide. In 2018, Deltatre acquired Massive Interactive, a multi-award-winning OTT software company. Combined they are the largest independent OTT solution provider in the world.

Key highlights:

Proven experience in the sports and entertainment sectors
Powered 1,000,000+ days of video in 2018
Reaches billions of consumers every single year across its vast product ecosystem
Group 800+ employees all together globally across our 19 offices

Position

AXIS is an over-the-top (OTT) product used by leading telecom, cable, broadcast and media companies all around the globe to offer and deliver their catalogues and channels to end-users via AXIS apps for phones, TVs, tablets, PCs, consoles… basically any device where people watch video or sport.

At Deltatre, the Business Analyst is part of our development teams that define, design, develop, and implement software solutions based on the Product Roadmap and needs. The Lead BA will take the lead role as part of a team of experienced BAs in cross-functional development squads. The BA’s will elicit the business requirements from Product Stakeholders and produce functional and non-functional analysis documentation. The Lead BA will liaise with a range of senior stakeholders both internal and external to best achieve this undertaking in supporting continued Axis product development.

This person will collaborate as part of their team throughout the full software life cycle: drafting business cases, developing scope documents, defining user requirements, writing functional analysis documents and participating in the testing activities. The Lead Business Analyst should have an exhaustive knowledge of the processes and technical specifications of the product or services being developed in Product. As well as have strong Managerial Soft-skills to best nurture and retain the key performers which make up their team.

Similarly to a Product Owner, the lead business analyst is the representative that the product team presents progress to and therefore helps in reflection and development of the product from the viewpoint of a customer. The Business Analyst works to reconcile what the customer wants with what the team are producing and looks to find gaps and implement improvements.

Responsibilities:

Drive to push boundaries and lead change through stellar performance.
Work with senior stakeholders to gather and document the functional and non-functional requirements. Ensuring that business needs are captured and satisfied by the respective BAs.
Lead a group of experienced BAs across cross-functional scrum teams to best produce continued development of the Axis product suite.
Work closely with the Product Owner to create and maintain a project backlog for the Axis Product Suite to include backlog management and iteration planning.
Identify and close gaps in the acceptance process and the input to the testing activities.
Work to empower their reports to prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those that are aligned with project strategy as outlined by the Product Owner.
Ensure that the team is capably working across multiple cross-functional teams (Squads).
Ensure that the Axis Product team has sufficient and well-maintained documentation and training materials.
Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals.
Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.
Actively contribute to the development and improvement of the Division, through discussion, contribution in meetings, and proactively taking opportunities to share knowledge with colleagues.

Requirements

Previous working experience as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst.
Experience of digital deliveries across web and mobile.
Experience with OTT Sport or Entertainment projects (Desirable)
A strong business acumen, backed up by a good technical understanding
In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.
Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
Creative thinker.
Attention to detail.
You have good knowledge and understanding of digital media, including web technologies, online streaming and mobile apps.
You have strong business acumen, backed up by a good technical understanding.
You are comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders.
If you are interested in sport and entertainment, that’s great but not essential. (Desirable)
It is likely that you have relevant work experience in the digital media or B2C sectors.
You are likely to be educated to degree level in a relevant field. (Desirable)
You may also have additional more specific qualifications in your specialized field. (Relevant Certifications, Agile/Scrum are Desired etc.)

This role is for an immediate start and you must have eligibility to work in the Czech Republic and daily attendance in Prague office is required.

Other information

Some of our Company Perks:

Small, creative, close-knit Engineering team who love to collaborate
Global company with huge growth potential
A whopping 25 days' annual leave
5 sick days
Multisport card
Meal vouchers
Regular company and team social events
24/7 casual dress code
Unlimited contract
Free refreshments in the office

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities for all. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments or if you have any special requirements for the interview process. Depending on the role this normally includes a written test and interview.

Please note that we will only contact successfully shortlisted candidates.

Recruiters – we have handled this one internally! Thanks.