Lead Business Analyst - SAP BW

Business Analysis, SAP BW

Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai

We are looking for a Lead Business Analyst with expertise in SAP BW to join our team. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to both client/business stakeholders and development teams, playing a critical role in requirements elicitation, proposing functional solutions, and supporting acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to client/business stakeholders and development teams
Lead requirements elicitation, propose feasible functional solutions, and support acceptance testing
Work directly with development stakeholders for requirements feasibility discussion and ambiguity resolution
Document software system requirements and manage them with E2E traceability
Utilize project/change management tools for feature/epic description, user stories, and acceptance criteria using Gherkin BDD approach
Utilize BW components for OLAP analysis, multi-dimensional reports, dynamic dashboards, and forecasting tools
Contribute to BW projects including implementation, upgrade, rollout, support, or testing
Collect and document business requirements using tools like Azure DevOps or Jira
Interact with business teams, solution architect teams, and cross-functional teams
Possess knowledge of other SAP Analytics applications like BO or BW on Hana or BOBJ or SAC

Requirements

9-15 years of experience in business and data analysis
Proven experience as a liaison between development and business partners in SDLC projects
Direct experience working with client/business stakeholders for requirements elicitation, proposing feasible solutions, and acceptance testing
Ability to work directly with development stakeholders for requirements feasibility discussion, ambiguity resolution, and test scenario review
Proficiency in documentation of software system requirements and requirements management with E2E traceability
Experience in SDLC in agile frameworks such as SCRUM, Kanban, Scrum Ban, SAFe
In-depth knowledge of BW components like OLAP analysis, multi-dimensional reports, dynamic dashboards, and forecasting tools
Experience in BW projects including implementation, upgrade, rollout, support, or testing
Ability to collect and document business requirements using tools like Azure DevOps or Jira
Desirable configuration experience of BW and the ability to work on configurations if required
Prior experience in interacting with business teams, solution architect teams, and cross-functional teams
Knowledge of other SAP Analytics applications like BO or BW on Hana or BOBJ or SAC is an added advantage
B2+ English level proficiency

Nice to have

Experience in technical stacks of the project, such as DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & Web Services, Batch Jobs, Notifications and Subscriptions, Message Queues
Experience in leading domains like BFSI, Insurance, Payments, Healthcare, LifeSciences, ECOMM, Supply Chain
Experience in software development and/or testing
Some experience in Scrum Master or Project Manager activities
Onsite client location experience