Technical Ba

Join Simple Machines and be part of our mission to help clients unlock the full potential of their data through the creation of cutting-edge business driven data platforms and software solutions. As we continue to expand our team across Australia and New Zealand, we are seeking Technical BA / Product Manager who are unafraid to challenge the status quo and push boundaries.

**About You**

We are looking for a consultant-minded individual who is passionate about working closely with clients to solve complex problems and lead them on a journey from discovery to technical implementation. You have a knack for understanding client needs and delivering market-leading solutions.

Have a background in Business Analysis | Technology Consulting | Software Development

You will love and excel in this role if you:

- Have a refined understanding of how modern software is built and delivered (tools, methodologies, roles, common challenges etc.)
- A demonstrated knowledge of different methods and tools that help you to perform analysis, testing, product management and delivery in a range of environment
- Know how to effectively communicate information between people at all levels of the business, in written and verbal form
- Have a passion for accruing knowledge, and using that knowledge to continuously improve yourself and the team’s performance
- A relationship builder by nature, and someone who can thrive in new teams and new situations
- A proactive person who knows what needs to be done, how to approach it, and how to influence others to move things forward
- An ambitious person who is excited about the prospect of joining a small, close-knit ANZ team of experts and helping it to grow

**The Exciting Part**

Simple Machines is not your average consultancy or software engineering firm. Our team is comprised of inspiring technical leaders in Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Our projects are data-focused and drive impactful business outcomes.

**Requirements**:
**About the Role**

We are looking for someone to join our close-knit team of experts in the UK to help deliver our client engagements as we scale our ANZ business.

If you excel in client facing roles, have a deep understanding of how modern software is built and delivered, and have a passion for technology then we’d love to hear from you.

**Here’s a brief overview of the role’s responsibilities**:
**Feed the engineering team**
- Provide high quality written requirements, acceptance criteria, feature overviews, test cases and other artefacts for the team to work from
- Run effective meetings with team and stakeholders

**Drive the team’s direction**
- Understand and clearly articulate the business needs
- Persuade the client and the SM team on what should be done and why

**Increase the team’s speed**
- Understand and anticipate dependencies in software delivery
- Enable decision making through excellent communication

**Assure the team’s focus**
- Protect the engineering team from day to day ‘noise’
- Embed and optimise processes to handle our scope of work and new demand

**Assure SM’s position with the client**
- Build and nurture relationships with clients at all levels
- Help to manage SM’s delivery risk

**Benefits**

Working at Simple Machines

We’re looking for someone who’s as passionate as we are about building a world-class technology company specialising in engineering for data.

**Just some of the benefits of working with Simple Machines include**:

- Flexible working: Want to work from home or leave early to pick up the kids? Need to start early some days, later on others? No problem
- Learning and development: We all love continually learning and have a generous budget for you to upskill, join conferences, get certified and qualified
- Lunch is on us. Always We happily supply lunch at each of our office locations every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.