Position: Business Analyst

Location: Chennai

Work mode: Work from office

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Involve in understanding the platform strategy and roadmap.

- Work with key business stakeholders and Product owners to define and prioritize the key outcomes to be achieved for each of the platform modules.

- Establish product release cycle and ensure that they are aligned to larger strategic objectives.

- Lead the Application Delivery teams (multiple small teams) across locations are responsible for developing functional components of the platform.

- Ensuring the team adheres to its processes and all that entails in terms of artifacts and meetings.

- Identify and manage risks at all stages of platform development.

- Resolution/escalation of inadequate or ill-defined user stories

- Comfort with quickly changing priorities and a high level of adaptability and flexibility.

- Removing barriers and shielding the development teams from external interference

- Working cross-functionally with design and technology teams to ensure the timely and quality release of product/enhancements.

- Build a culture of end-to-end ownership within the team; become the go-to person for the release activities.

Required Skills:

- Min. 5 years of Exp as BA

- Strong communication in both Verbal & written.

- Experience in Agile/Scrum Methodology

- Performing requirements analysis/ BRD

- Effectively communicating the requirements and plans to cross-functional team members and

management.

- Involved in project planning & resources management.

- Experience in Performing user acceptance testing.

- Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users

- Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.

- Prior experience in working with presale.

Qualifications:

- Demonstrated interpersonal skills to interface well with clients and partners at all levels

- Experience with Offshore Delivery teams

- Knowledge of the Insurance Domain - North American Insurance (Property & Casualties)

- Scrum certification is a plus

- Holding a US Business Visa is a bonus as it requires occasional travel to client's place.