Business Analyst/Product Owner - Maritime Product

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,56,100);">Job Description</span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:15pt;text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(68,68,68);">Senior Engineer – Maritime AI Platform (Ship Management)</span></b></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">About the Role</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Synergy Marine Group is looking for a Senior Engineer to join the Maritime AI Platform Technology team supporting the design, enhancement, and rollout of the Maritime AI Platform — a comprehensive digital platform for ship management operations covering the full lifecycle of vessel technical, marine, crewing, procurement, and compliance activities. The role is central to translating operational requirements from Technical Superintendents, Fleet Managers, Marine Superintendents, and shore/vessel teams into clear, actionable specifications for the product and engineering teams building the platform's modules.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">About the Maritime AI Platform</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">The Maritime AI Platform is Synergy's ship management digital platform spanning modules including: Planned Maintenance System &#40;PMS&#41;, Survey & Class Certification Monitoring, Purchase/Budget/Expense Management, Defect & Inspection Management (PSC, SIRE/CDI, VIR, Internal Audits, TMSA), Crew Planning & Rotation, IHM, LSA/FFA Compliance, Dry Docking Planning, Voyage Monitoring, Fuel/Lube Oil Analysis, CII/EEOI/FuelEU compliance, BWT/CWT Monitoring, and Technical Forms/Reporting — used across a large multi-vessel fleet by shore-based ship management teams.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">Key Responsibilities</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Act as the primary liaison between ship management stakeholders (Technical Superintendents, Fleet Managers, Marine Superintendents, Crew Coordinators, Purchase/QHSE teams) and the product and engineering teams building the Maritime AI Platform.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Gather, document, and validate business requirements across platform modules — including PMS, survey/class certification, defect and inspection management (PSC/SIRE/CDI/VIR), purchase and budget management, crew planning, IHM, and voyage/compliance reporting.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Translate operational and regulatory requirements into user stories, workflow logic, validation rules, and acceptance criteria for development sprints.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Define and implement data validation and quality checks to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort across fleet operational data.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) cycles, coordinate issue triage, and clarify business rules with engineering during defect resolution.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Analyze operational data (maintenance jobs, survey/certificate status, defects, purchase requisitions, crew contracts, voyage/compliance metrics) to identify process gaps and propose workflow improvements.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Prepare functional specification documents, process flow diagrams, and status reports/dashboards for management on ongoing platform enhancements.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Mentor junior analysts/associates and support smooth knowledge transfer and onboarding within the team.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Stay current with ship management operational practices and regulatory requirements (IMO, class society, flag state) and assess their impact on relevant platform modules.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">Required Qualifications & Experience</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Minimum 4 years of experience in ship management operations, maritime digital transformation, or business analysis roles within the shipping/maritime industry.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Working knowledge of ship management functions — planned maintenance, survey/class certification, PSC/vetting inspections, procurement, crew management, and/or regulatory compliance.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Demonstrated experience gathering and documenting business/functional requirements and writing user stories/acceptance criteria for software development teams.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Strong data analysis skills — Advanced Excel required; working knowledge of Python, preferred.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience with data validation, exception handling, and reporting standardization across fleet-level systems.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills — ability to work with vessel crew, shore technical/marine teams, product managers, and engineers.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Prior sea-going or ship management background strongly preferred.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred / Nice-to-Have</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Exposure to multiple ship management functions (technical, marine, crewing, procurement) rather than a single specialization.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience mentoring or onboarding junior team members.</span></p><p></p><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;">Key Competencies</span></h1><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Analytical thinking and attention to detail</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Broad ship management domain knowledge</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Requirement gathering & documentation</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teams</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">•</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;">Process improvement mindset</span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:20pt;"></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></p>