Sr Business Analyst

Looking for a dynamic Business Analyst (BA) to join our BI COE team. This role acts as a crucial bridge between Business and IT , translating strategic business needs into effective data solutions. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of domain understanding, analytical thinking, and technical acumen , with expertise in Power BI and SQL to provide direction and support to our BI development team.

You will play a key role in converting business vision into actionable analytics solutions , ensuring that dashboards and insights align with organizational goals and add measurable value.

Job Purpose:

Be an effective bridge between Business and the Data IT team:

- Responsible for transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive business growth - Establish business needs with function leads and Management teams - Defining new data collection and analysis processes with IT team - Assist with data standardization and defining data governance norms - Ensuring data accuracy and integrity from a business stand point

Responsibilities:

- Have and build adequate knowledge of the Business, the routes to market, competition, organic and in-organic avenues of Growth etc. forefront of industry trends, technologies, and best practices. - Understanding the business need behind an initiative. Role also involves looking at the bigger picture and determining how the initiative at hand has an impact on other projects/ programs/ initiatives. - Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the BI/IT team to gather, analyze, and document business requirements. - Work closely with business functions (Sales, Finance, Delivery, Operations) to define KPIs, success metrics, and reporting needs. - Guide Power BI developers and SQL engineers by providing business context, data definitions, and logic validations. - Ensure delivery of high-quality, user-friendly dashboards and insights that drive business outcomes. - Perform data validation, UAT coordination, and gap analysis. - Drive adoption and change management efforts by training business users and ensuring value realization from analytics solutions. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of BI delivery processes and data governance practices. - 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in BI/Data Analytics or related domains. - Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Delivery functions. - Strong knowledge of Power BI – must be able to review dashboards, provide feedback, and help refine visualizations. - Proficient in SQL – able to query, analyze, and guide data modeling or backend logic. - Experience in Python will be plus - Strong business acumen and the ability to understand and communicate the “why” behind data initiatives. - Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. - Experience with agile/scrum methodology is a plus.

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