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Position Title
Trademark Business Analyst
Agency
Patent and Trademark Office
Announcement Number
TMCO-DCTA-23-11883538-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, March 17, 2023 to Friday, March 31, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. Are you a current or former Federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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Preferences
1. How did you hear about USPTO Job possibilities? (No Choice Limit) (limit characters)
2. Have you held a political appointment within the previous five-year period? (limit characters)
3. If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, by what agency/office or Department of Commerce bureau are you employed? (limit characters)
4. If you answered "Other" to the above question, please enter the agency and organization. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Trademark Business Analyst position with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Your resume and the responses you provide will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application. (limit characters)
1. Specialized Experience: Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Trademark Business Analyst at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal Service. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience performing each task using the scale provided below. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Identify potential improvements in the way information technology is applied to key business functions.
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3. Provide authoritative technical advice and guidance for the design or modification of business IT systems.
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4. Define product requirements, scope, user stories and supporting documentation for the development and/or enhancement of business information systems.
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5. Document product problems to include identifying, assessing, and managing product risk and defect activities.
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6. Improve processes and performances to produce quantifiable and qualitative results.
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7. Communicate with the project team to review and update project plans throughout the life cycle to include participating in phases, milestones, and final project reviews. (limit characters)
8. Recommend process improvements and corrective actions when problems arise. (limit characters)
9. Determine products or services requirements to include gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs (limit characters)