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Team Overview:

Part of the Sky family, we’re NOW, here to give people gloriously good TV, movies, sports and broadband free from contracts. That’s the entertainment they want, when they want it, how they want it, all on their terms. Our team members work with agility and each have the power to change what we do and how we do it, all to improve the viewing experience on the 60+ devices our customers can watch our app on.

Our team also develops technology for the broader Sky Group and Comcast, our parent company, supporting multi-propositional applications across the United States and Europe, such as NBCU’s Peacock in the US, Sky Spain and Sky X in Austria. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that engaging large, diverse audiences with premium entertainment is possible. Our vision is to deliver the world’s best entertainment.

“As part of Global OTT Technology, you’ll be joining us supporting multiple scrum teams on their objective to deliver a best-of-breed Video on Demand and Live OTT service for international audiences. You’ll be primarily responsible for the definition, analysis and sizing of technical requirements for major programmes delivered across NOW’s broad range of applications” – Principal Business Analyst

What you’ll do:

Lead on the gathering and analysis of requirements for new development programmes submitted through our Quarterly Planning Process (QPP)

Work closely with the Product Manager to create and refine epics, user stories and acceptance criteria needed to deliver the Technology effort for QPP programmes

Take responsibility for owning the documentation of technical requirements through the planning phase of the software development lifecycle

Break down requirements into work packages to be estimated by the development teams

Lead and facilitate estimation sessions with the development teams by explaining the work packages

Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop a long-term technical strategy

Work with client development teams, UX & engineering teams to develop reusable solutions for different countries and businesses within Sky’s OTT domain

Develop, propose and drive improvements in our analysis and software development processes

Whatyou’ll bring:

Proven experience of analysing and documenting complex business and technical requirements

Proven experience of day-to-day agile Technical Analyst/Product Owner responsibilities (backlog refinement, planning sessions, showcases, capturing stories/cards/acceptance criteria etc.)

Proven ability to prioritise workload in multi-project/multi-team environments

An understanding of application architecture concepts, being comfortable working with Solution Architects and Senior Developers

Experience in planning and leading workshops with stakeholders at all levels to elicit requirements and capture process

Experience in creating customer facing products (for example, mobile applications)

The capacity to work independently in order to achieve successful results

The ability to think creatively, deal with ambiguity and manage changing priorities

The Rewards:

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about#LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special. Here are just a few:

NOWpremium subscription

Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

Generous pension package and private healthcare plan

Discounted mobile and broadband

Access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight courses

A permanent, secure contract from the start (no probationary period)

The Office:

Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Flexible Working:

We don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to support our people as much as we can with flexible working.

Especially during these challenging times, we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. We’re currently recruiting through a fully remote interview process and you’ll also be able to start work with us remotely. But you’ll need to be living in the UK at the time of start and able to work freely in the country.

If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruiter, Wander Amorim, who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search#LifeAtSkyacross social media.

A job you love to talk about

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.