Cyprus Remote (Global)

Social Discovery Group is hiring a Business Analyst

About the Role

What You'll Do

Partner with Product Managers to shape and refine product concepts, ensuring they align with business goals. Gather and assess business needs, then translate them into structured, unambiguous requirements for development teams. Develop comprehensive documentation including user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.

Lead pre-grooming and grooming sessions to prepare backlogs and support sprint planning. Work closely with product, design, and engineering to build shared understanding of requirements. Clarify ambiguities during development and monitor feature implementation to confirm it meets original objectives.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate strong communication skills—able to ask insightful questions, articulate ideas clearly, and guide discussions with stakeholders
  • Have proven experience documenting requirements in a logical, accessible format
  • Apply analytical thinking to uncover dependencies, inconsistencies, and potential risks in project scope
  • Offer practical solutions and sound recommendations when challenges arise
  • Possess strong writing skills, particularly in crafting user stories, use cases, and functional requirements
  • Be experienced in Agile workflows, including backlog refinement and sprint planning
  • Work effectively in a remote, distributed environment
  • Think from the user’s perspective and contribute to product strategy
  • Be familiar with modeling tools such as UML or BPMN for visualizing processes and systems

Benefits

  • Fully remote work with flexible scheduling
  • 28 days of vacation annually, plus 7 wellness days for personal or household needs
  • Annual bonus of up to $5,000 for successful referrals
  • Reimbursement of 50% for professional development, including training and international conferences
  • Discounted English language instruction
  • Annual health expense compensation of up to $1,000 gross, usable for insurance or medical costs for employee and family
  • Workplace setup reimbursement of up to $1,000 gross every three years for home office or co-working expenses
  • Access to a gamified recognition system where peer rewards can be exchanged for merchandise, experiences, or wellness benefits

Work Mode

This is a full-time remote role open to candidates in Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, the UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia.

Company Culture

The organization has been recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in the USA and Japan (2024–2025) and ranks among the top five companies for work-from-anywhere roles (FlexJobs, 2025). The team consists of dedicated IT professionals building social discovery platforms with global reach, united by a collaborative and forward-thinking mindset.

Required Skills
communication skillsrequirements documentationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder managementuser storiesuse casesfunctional requirementsnon-functional requirementsrisk identificationdependencies analysisconsistency analysis communication skillsrequirements documentationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder managementuser storiesuse casesfunctional requirementsnon-functional requirementsrisk identificationdependencies analysisconsistency analysis
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Social Discovery Group

Social Discovery Group is the world's largest group of social discovery companies. It unites more than 40 brands, an investment fund, and a venture studio.

SDG solves the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection, transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal.

The company serves 500 million users across 150 countries and connects people globally through social entertainment platforms.

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Job Details
Department Analytics
Category product
Posted 8 days ago