Business Analyst - This professional will help translate business needs into clear, actionable backlog items and ensure alignment between stakeholders and the delivery team. Key ResponsibilitiesAct as the right hand of the Product Owner, providing continuous support in backlog management and requirement definition. Support the PO in the creation, refinement, and maintenance of Epics, User Stories, Tasks, and Acceptance Criteria, ensuring clarity and business value. Prepare and support backlog refinement sessions, ensuring stories are welldefined, estimated, prioritized, and ready for development. Serve as a key point of support for the squad to clarify requirements, scope, and dependencies on behalf of the PO. Manage and maintain artifacts using JIRA (backlog, stories, tasks, progress tracking) and Confluence (documentation, specifications, and decisions). Support Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. Lead Agile ceremonies when necessary, especially in the POs absence or when additional facilitation is required. Ensure alignment between business expectations and the squads delivery capabilities. Required Experience & SkillsProven experience as a Business Analyst supporting Product Owners in Agile/Scrum environments. Strong expertise in writing and refining Epics, User Stories, Tasks, and Acceptance Criteria. Handson experience with JIRA and Confluence. Solid understanding of Agile principles and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban). Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholdermanagement skills. Ability to act autonomously as PO support while maintaining close alignment with the Product Owner. Detailoriented, proactive, and deliveryfocused mindset. Nice to HaveExperience acting as a proxy or delegate for the Product Owner. Experience supporting crossfunctional or distributed Agile teams.