Senior Business Analyst - SAP Ariba

Business Analysis, SAP Ariba

Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with expertise in SAP Ariba to join our team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between development and business partners, working closely with clients and business stakeholders to elicit requirements, propose functional solutions, and support acceptance testing. This position offers an exciting opportunity to be a trusted advisor and contribute to the success of our projects.

Responsibilities

Bridge the gap between development and business partners by defining and resolving project or system problems
Analyze business requirements, develop and evaluate alternatives, and prepare approaches for complex systems or applications
Work closely with clients and business stakeholders to propose functional solutions and support acceptance testing
Collaborate with development stakeholders to resolve requirements feasibility discussions, ambiguity, and conflicts
Document software system requirements and manage them with end-to-end traceability using project/change management tools
Work on Ariba configurations and integrations, collect business requirements, and interact with cross-functional teams
Possess a good understanding of technology areas of the project and contribute to the success of the projects
Support and guide the team through all phases of the project, ensuring the technical standards are maintained

Requirements

6-9 years of experience in a Business Analyst role
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 functional solutions, supporting acceptance testing, and conflict resolution
Direct experience working with development stakeholders for requirements feasibility discussion, ambiguity resolution, test scenario review, test result review, and conflict resolution
Experience in documenting software system requirements and managing them with end-to-end traceability using project/change management tools
Proficiency in Agile frameworks such as SCRUM, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe
Familiarity with Ariba upstream or downstream modules, including Sourcing, Contracts, Buying, Invoicing, and working on Ariba projects like implementation, upgrade, rollout, support, or testing
Ability to collect business requirements and document them using Azure DevOps or Jira tools
Desirable configuration experience of Ariba and the ability to work on configurations if required
Experience in Ariba integrations with ECC or S/4 Hana, and prior interaction with business teams, development teams, and cross-functional teams
B2+ English level proficiency

Nice to have

Experience in technical stacks of the project, including DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & Web Services, Batch Jobs, Notifications, and Subscriptions, Message Queues
Experience in leading domains such as BFSI, Insurance, Payments, Healthcare, LifeSciences, ECOMM, Supply Chain
Experience in Software Development and/or Testing is a plus but not mandatory
Some experience in Scrum Master or Project Manager activities, and onsite client location experience is a plus