Business Analyst at a Major Japanese Bank

Description:
Summary: Serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, analyzing business processes, gathering requirements, and recommending solutions to support strategic objectives and operational improvements. Responsibilities: Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and analysis. Analyze current business processes and identify areas for improvement or automation. Translate business needs into functional specifications for development teams. Support testing, training, and deployment of new systems or enhancements. Facilitate communication between business users and IT teams throughout the project lifecycle. Prepare reports, dashboards, and documentation to support decision-making. Skills: Experience with business analysis, requirements gathering, and process mapping. Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and Agile methodologies. Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Visio, JIRA, or Tableau. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Business Analyst certification (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA) is a plus.