Senior Business Analyst

Bansal Roofing Products is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our dynamic team and embark on a rewarding career journey. The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for bridging the gap between business objectives and IT solutions by analyzing business processes, eliciting requirements, and defining system specifications. They will collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs, propose solutions, and facilitate the successful delivery of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business users, project managers, and IT teams, to understand business objectives, processes, and requirements.
• Conduct thorough analysis of existing business processes, systems, and workflows to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for automation or optimization.
• Elicit, document, and prioritize business requirements using appropriate techniques such as interviews, workshops, surveys, and document analysis.
• Define and validate system requirements, ensuring they align with business needs and are feasible to implement.
• Develop clear and concise functional and non-functional specifications, use cases, user stories, and process models to communicate requirements to the development and testing teams.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and review sessions with stakeholders to gather feedback, resolve conflicts, and ensure alignment.
• Collaborate with development teams to provide clarifications, address queries, and ensure that requirements are properly understood and implemented.
• Collaborate with QA teams to define test plans and test cases based on requirements and conduct or support testing activities as needed.
• Proactively identify and communicate project risks, issues, and dependencies to stakeholders and propose mitigation strategies.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts, fostering their professional growth and development.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.
• Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Solid knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies.
• Proficiency in requirements elicitation and documentation techniques, such as interviews, workshops, use cases, user stories, and process modeling.
• Ability to analyze and improve business processes, identify process gaps, and propose optimized solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable components.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and ability to work in Agile development teams.
• Proficiency in using business analysis tools and software (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Visio) is desirable.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide and coach junior team members.
• Domain knowledge in the specific industry or business area relevant to the organization is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis) are advantageous.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of technology trends and their impact on business operations.