Lead Business Analyst
EPAM Systems is seeking a proactive Lead Business Analyst to drive high-impact integration projects within the retail sector. In this role, you will work independently to draft highly accurate requirements and align complex business goals with technical solutions.
You will lead business analysis efforts across large-scale projects, utilizing your expertise in APIs to bridge the gap between business needs and system capabilities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and know how to turn abstract business needs into actionable project plans, we want you on our team.
Responsibilities
- Elicit and translate business goals into functional, non-functional and transition requirements
- Plan and manage business analysis activities, information management and stakeholder communication for multi-stream projects
- Create stakeholder engagement strategies to keep business partners actively involved throughout the delivery process
- Align technical solutions with overarching business objectives and manage the product backlog
- Establish requirements documentation frameworks and trace changes to maintain project scope control
- Lead the business analysis team and mentor junior analysts within the organization
- Facilitate discovery phases and advise on requirements prioritization across all project levels
Requirements
- Business analysis experience (preferably in the retail domain)
- Expertise in API and integration projects
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe) or classic frameworks
- Experience modeling processes and creating diagrams using UML or BPMN
- Ability to accurately estimate business analysis efforts, manage scope creep and mitigate project risks
- Advanced knowledge of requirements management tools like Jira, Targetprocess or Rally
Nice to have
- Experience in the fashion and luxury goods industry
- Exposure to Azure cloud integration
