A Functional Architect acts as domain expert and advocate for best business practices for the product development team and provides functional thought leadership to QA engineers, testers and junior BAs.
Has comprehensive understanding of the application domain, of customer and user needs, of our existing product suite and of the competitive landscape, and uses this foundation to contribute to the product vision for new features and products.
Works on ensuring the functional correctness and business application of enhancements to the product during the development planning and execution phases.
Decomposes the high-level requirements from PMG to individual feature requirements and use cases for PD.
Focuses on improving the end user experience through reviewing test plans and product documentation, and provides the end user perspective to product development associates.
Works with internal and external stakeholders in resolving critical customer issues.
Provides inputs in defect triage meetings and assists team members in troubleshooting the root causes for the complex customer issues and scenarios.
What we are looking for:
Understands business requirements of various JDA product suites as needed with an understanding of the focused product business requirements.
Has a comprehensive understanding of the application domain, of customer and user needs, of our existing product suite and of the competitive landscape, and uses this foundation to contribute to the product vision for new features and products.
Acts as domain expert and advocate for best business practices for the product development team. Provides functional thought leadership to QA engineers and testers. Creates functional specifications as required and presents the documented requirements to the stakeholders for feedback. Ensures that the solution design and execution developed effectively meets the business objectives of customers and end users.
Acts as the hub of the stakeholders (both internal and external) for the application, interfacing with the product management team, stakeholders, early adopter customers, services, and the platform team. Contributes to planning and review meetings.
Assists product management with prioritization of new requirements.
Responds to functional queries both from internal and external sources. Works with UX designers to improve user experience. Validates new features and their impact on existing features. Demonstrates the new functionality to stakeholders for feedback.
Participates in planning sessions with key stakeholders to develop enhancements that support business scenarios.
Assists in the identification of business scenario data to be used during the development process. Provides cross-training and education to internal and external departments.
Reviews test scenarios and test cases.
Acting as a SME, reviews the training material for the external organization. Reviews product documentation of both existing and new features. Reviews the functional testing requirements of each feature. Responsible for functional validation to ensure features meet stated requirements .
Develops a solid understanding of JDA product areas from a performance perspective and ensures RASSUI requirements are specified.
Coordinates product requirements, product adoption, and integrating with business, engineering and support teams.
Assists PMG with overall corporate product readiness execution to support launches, demo releases, sales readiness, and support awareness trainings. Explains functional requirements to the development team.
Assists PMG to support current implementations, demo preparation, demo delivery, and interactions with SIG and UG.
As a SME, resolves functional questions and issues for external and internal customers .
Assists PMG to deliver product presentations and webcasts to clients for specialized topics.
Mentors business analysts and functional analysts. Assists PMG to train sales and account managers on product features, positioning, and strategy.
