APM Technical Business Analist

Genuine Parts Company, founded in 1928 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading specialty distributor in automotive and industrial replacement parts with over 10,000 locations and 60,000 employees worldwide. Established in 2022, the GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow supports GPC’s digital transformation, focusing on advanced technologies and solutions across e-commerce, data platforms, supply chain, sales systems, and cybersecurity.

• 3–5+ years of professional experience including 2–3 years as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar technical delivery role.
• High proficiency in technical writing producing clear and development-ready requirements.
• Experience working within cross-functional Scrum teams and collaborating with diverse roles.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into detailed user stories, functional requirements, business rules, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Basic working knowledge of Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL, familiarity with NoSQL databases; previous hands-on development experience is a plus.
• Ability to understand high-level architectural and system-integration perspectives; technical or engineering background preferred.
• Strong skills in creating system diagrams, process flows, sequence diagrams, flowcharts, data flows, and logical models.
• Experience analyzing ambiguous business needs and structuring requirements.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms and core commerce capabilities including catalog, pricing, cart, checkout, orders, promotions, and integrations; Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira for story creation, backlog refinement, estimation, reporting, and workflow management.
• Understanding of microservices architecture, API-based integrations, versioning, release processes, including REST and OpenAPI; GraphQL is a plus.
• Experience identifying requirement gaps, dependencies, edge cases, data requirements, and non-functional requirements.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum delivery processes.
• Experience supporting functional testing, defect analysis, and business acceptance.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and detail-oriented skills.

• Analyze, clarify, and document requirements for commerce domain services supporting B2B and B2C storefronts and internal sales tools.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, engineers, Tech Leads, Architects, QA specialists, UX specialists, and business stakeholders.
• Transform early-stage ideas and ambiguous business needs into structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Document business rules, process flows, system interactions, dependencies, edge cases, data, and non-functional requirements.
• Create and maintain technical and functional documentation using system diagrams, flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and process flows.
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies including discovery sessions, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support backlog readiness and ensure work meets the team’s Definition of Ready.
• Analyze API and system-integration requirements and document dependencies across systems such as ERP integrations, PIM, and search platforms.
• Provide functional clarification during delivery and support defect analysis, validation, and business acceptance activities.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Employment decisions are based on ability, achievement, experience, conduct, and legitimate business reasons.