General Summary:

As a Business Analyst in Data & Analytics you will Drive data-powered decisions by connecting business needs with actionable insights. You will bridge business needs and technical solutions. Your focus will be on gathering requirements shaping functional designs and enabling data-driven decisions through effective reporting and analytics. You will coordinate agile activities such as sprint planning and stand-ups manage UAT and signoffs and drive continuous improvements in collaboration with stakeholders and data teams.

As a Business Analyst in Data & Analytics you are expected to blend domain expertise with technical proficiency to deliver scalable high-quality data and reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Stakeholder & Business Engagement

• Identify internal and external stakeholders gather and standardize requirements and advocate for new technologies and strategies.

• Regularly connect with current stakeholders to gain insight into business goals workflows and pain points.

• Propose recommendations for leadership communicate progress and suggest improvements to processes and ways of working.
• Participate in forums to align priorities and share project status.
• Conduct feedback surveys to assess stakeholder satisfaction and gather improvement ideas.

Requirements & Solution Design

• Analyze business needs and translate them into formalized designs.
• Create detailed functional design documents Wireframes aligned with solution specifications governance standards and development processes.
• Recommend best practices and leverage existing reusable reports and solutions while developing and comparing options to meet business needs ensuring technical integrity cost-effectiveness and supportability.
• Work closely with source application teams to validate feasibility and resolve case challenges.
• Participate in solution design discussions and provide functional insights.
• Validate technical solutions against business requirements through UAT and SIT.

Communication & Documentation

• Prepare BRDs (Business Requirement Documents) FRDs (Functional Requirement Documents) and user stories.
• Maintain traceability matrix to ensure all requirements are covered.
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams ensuring smooth communication.

Analytics & Reporting

• Collaborate with Analytics and source application teams to define BI/analytics strategies and reporting plans.
• Define KPIs for reports to measure effectiveness and alignment with business objectives.
• Recommend best practices for reporting and promote the use of existing reusable reports and dashboards to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Continuously assess reporting needs and propose enhancements to improve data quality usability and business value.
• Perform gap analysis between current state and desired future state.
• Recommend performance data Quality improvements and automation opportunities.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Create and execute test cases to validate reporting solutions and ensure quality deliverables.
• Manage business UAT and sign offs per report.

Technical Proficiency

• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure requirement feasibility and alignment with technical standards.
• Understand data models Source data and system integrations.
• Ability to write SQL queries analyze datasets and validate data flows.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA Power BI Snowflake or similar for documentation and reporting.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Suggest innovative solutions leveraging analytics automation and AI.

Qualifications:

Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst in manufacturing or IT.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels including senior management.
• Proven experience with Agile or iterative methodologies for development and innovation.
• Ability to define multiple solution options and manage projects including onshore/offshore teams.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI QlikView) and understanding of data governance quality and security principles.
• Familiarity with DevOps and project management tools (e.g. JIRA Teamwork) and documentation platforms (e.g. SharePoint Confluence).
• Strong leadership qualities proactive problem-solving skills and ability to deliver independently according to strategy and goals.
• Technical: SQL data analysis API understanding system architecture basics.

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