Product Business Analyst

APN Consulting, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Product Business Analyst to support the product portfolio within the Commercial Data Science team. This role acts as a bridge between high-level business strategy and day-to-day technical execution, collaborating closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and external vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on all assigned products and their functionalities to drive tactical product execution
• Gather requirements and create appropriate functional and business artifacts, including Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), user stories, user flows, and meeting notes
• Partner with the Product Manager to groom and maintain the product backlog in Jira, understanding the technical nuances behind business requirements
• Document complex data flows, business rules, and technical prerequisites for AI integrations and external data platforms
• Act as the first line of defense for product issues and bug triaging across the CDS portfolio
• Investigate user-reported issues, reproduce errors, and perform root-cause analysis on data anomalies before routing actionable tickets to the appropriate engineering or ML data teams
• Create business test cases and support user acceptance testing (UAT) during QA functional testing to clear blockers and ensure high-quality deployments
• Translate complex backend technical concepts (Machine Learning, Gen AI, Simulation models) into clear, customer-centric value propositions for stakeholders
• Conduct ongoing competitive research on emerging AI solutions, STEM data platforms, and industry trends to ensure developing products provide differentiated value to the market
• Provide regular, structured, technical updates to cross-departmental business stakeholders (marketing, sales, leadership) to improve transparency and decision-making
• Work closely alongside the Product Manager to share daily responsibilities, track project task dependencies, and ensure external vendor deliverables remain on schedule

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a Technical Field, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Business Management
• 2-4 years of experience in business analysis, product management, or data analysis within a technical or software development environment
• Hands-on experience using SQL for basic data querying, error detection, and bug diagnosis
• Demonstrated expertise in user story definition, acceptance criteria, and creating detailed technical documents
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile project management and documentation tools
• Strong documentation, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to see the big picture while maintaining an eye for detail
• Excellent spoken and written communications skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with sponsors from different divisions with diverse perspectives
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks, manage multiple competing priorities, and deliver on schedule
• Experience operating within an Agile/Scrum delivery model