WHO WE ARE
FreshWorks Studio is a Victoria-based award-winning app development firm that provides private and public sector organizations with quality web and mobile app solutions. By following agile methodology and planning principles we guide the company's passionate and talented iOS/Android/Web developers to deliver superior app development for start-ups, mid-scale enterprises, and governments.
At FreshWorks, you will work with a team of 30+ talented problem solvers in our downtown office who are passionate, collaborative, fun, and extremely motivated. Our family of innovators, creators, and engineers have worked on projects for some highly recognizable clients like BC Ferries, Used.ca, and Harbour Air.
WHY CHOOSE FRESHWORKS
We added 25 tech professionals to our team this year. We are growing rapidly and have great opportunities for advancement and career development into leadership positions.
We added 25+ projects to our portfolio in 2017 and are on track to surpass that number in 2018. Our second office opened in Vancouver in July 2017 and there are plans for further expansion across Canada and into the US in the near future.
Our office is located in the heart of downtown Victoria, the city with the mildest climate in Canada. Outdoors activities such as golfing, hiking, kayaking, and cycling can be done year round in this easily explorable community.
Our downtown office has the features expected from a tech company including lounge area, massage chair, foosball table, ping-pong table, and a kegerator. The kitchen has well stocked snack cupboards and a fridge with drinks to share with the team. Crepes are served on Thursday mornings and Demo Days are every second Friday.
THE ROLE
We are growing quickly and are looking for a talented Business Analyst to add to our team of two in our Head Office in Victoria. Business Analysts create and document requirements, including use cases, user stories, process models, and software requirements specifications documents. In this role, you will be expected to generate interface designs, prototypes, data flow diagrams, and system models.
As a Business Analyst, you are expected to take leadership roles in gathering project requirements and working with clients to formulate and solidify their ideas. You need to be comfortable working with clients to understand and analyze their business problems and business case. You will conduct meetings and facilitate workshops to elicit both functional and technical requirements and need to be able to organize these ideas into clear and concise project requirements.
The Business Analyst plays a large role in formulating the technology road map, including identifying and proposing technology solutions and ideas. You need to be comfortable spotting technical constraints and discussing them in detail with the client.
As a Business Analysts, you will work closely with our development team and other IT experts to address business, technical, and hardware needs. You will direct meetings with our technical team to explain requirements and strengthen their understanding of the solution to be developed.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyze business problems of our clients and help formulate technology roadmap;
Understand and create the project’s business case;
Identify and propose technology solutions viable to the business case;
Conduct meetings/facilitated workshops to elicit both functional and technical requirements;
Analyze and decompose complex business requirements;
Spot technical constraints to the proposed solutions;
Collaborate with other IT experts and address business, technical, and hardware needs;
Document requirements, create use cases, and process models;
Generate interface designs, prototypes, data flow diagrams, and system models;
Assist the technical team and strengthen their understanding of the solution to be developed;
Mentor, role model, and support junior sales, business development, and project management employees;
Prepare user stories, software requirement documents, and other required functional specifications.
NEED TO HAVES
A completed or in progress BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. Diploma certificates are also okay!
Experience working in an Agile environment
Experience in some area of development, preferably web and/or mobile
Technical writing experience
Legal working status in Canada, please note that we do not have resources to sponsor work permits
BENEFITS
Extended Health Benefits and Life Insurance
Flexible Work Hours
Vacation Days
Paid Sick Days
Paid holiday break from December 25-January 1
Relocation assistance (within Canada)
Opportunity for equity compensation