Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst with 13+ years of expertise in business analysis, requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and digital transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in gathering business requirements, creating functional specifications, conducting process analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-level solutions using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and strategic goals.
• Gather, analyze, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS), User Stories, Use Cases, Process Flows, and Gap Analysis.
• Conduct requirement workshops, stakeholder interviews, and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions.
• Analyze existing business processes and recommend process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for development teams.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Architects, Developers, QA teams, and business users throughout the SDLC.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives in Agile environments.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), prepare test scenarios, and validate delivered solutions.
• Perform impact analysis, risk assessment, and change management activities.
• Create dashboards, reports, and executive presentations for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and governance processes.
• Mentor junior Business Analysts and provide guidance on best practices.

Required Skills

• Business Analysis
• Requirement Gathering & Elicitation
• BRD, FRD, FRS Documentation
• User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
• Gap Analysis
• Process Mapping (BPMN, Visio)
• Workflow Analysis
• Agile (Scrum, Kanban) & Waterfall Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• UAT Planning & Execution
• Business Process Modeling
• Change Management
• Risk Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Data Analysis
• SQL
• Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
• Microsoft Visio
• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps
• Lucidchart
• Power BI (Preferred)
• Tableau (Preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• MBA or Master''s degree preferred.
• Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, CSPO, CSM, or SAFe Agilist are highly preferred.

Preferred Experience

• 13+ years of Business Analysis experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience working with Agile Scrum teams.
• Strong expertise in SDLC and software development lifecycle processes.
• Experience with cloud-based applications and digital transformation projects.
• Banking, Healthcare, Insurance, Retail, or Financial Services domain experience is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Decision Making
• Critical Thinking
• Negotiation Skills
• Client Relationship Management
• Time Management
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Presentation & Documentation Skills