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Anna Aiden

Anna Aiden

Senior Business Analyst
Dubai

Summary

Senior Business Analyst with multinational experience in end-to-end project lifecycle management across various industries. Certified Scrum Master skilled in implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies and driving project value. Proven ability in requirements elicitation, process analysis, UAT and delivering high-quality solutions within scope, budget, and tight deadlines.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Zurich Workplace Solutions (ZWS)
01.2023 - Current
  • Successfully managed end-to-end API integration with Standard Chartered Bank, enabling seamless payment processing.
  • Led requirements consolidation for integrating National Bonds into DEWS. Authored the official product document for DFSA submissions.
  • Designed and delivered a scalable API for real-time risk assessment and providing actionable insights via the Partner Hub.
  • Directed the rollout of the UAE's alternative end-of-service benefit system.
  • Led the Capital Guarantee Fund integration and automated trade placements via Calastone APIs.
  • Initiated and developed a centralized repository for requirements and handover documentation, scaled into the official Project Blueprint for system knowledge management.

Business Analyst & BAU Lead

AXA Insurance
10.2018 - 12.2022

Joined as a Business Analyst and later handled additional responsibilities as project lead and BAU lead.cts, right from requirement analysis, client interaction, requirements translation to developers, QA, and UAT testing, responsibilities assignment, Scrum calls, to go-live assistance.

Project Leadership:

  • Overseeing complex technical projects; coordinating & ensuring efficient / on-time delivery of project tasks & milestones and following proper escalation paths
  • Leading and mentoring teams in multi-facility (onsite & offshore team) environments and maximizing levels of productivity
  • Key Deliverables: As P&C Business Analyst & BAU Lead

System Analyst

Metlife
05.2010 - 09.2016

Accountable for requirement analysis, design, deployment and application support. Coordinated in business analysis sessions to understand client process and conduct trend analysis to understand user needs.

Key Deliverables:

  • CEED: Enhancing the group medical provider claims end-to-end processes to gain efficiencies, further align with regulatory requirements, and with the MetLife customer centricity strategy.
  • E-Claims System: Involved in the analysis, development and Support of the system; E-Claims System meant for health service providers and internal users. The system caters the following functionality- Online eligibility verification, online claim form generation, online pre-approval submission, claim upload facility for health providers, claim adjudication function using regulator's (DHA & HAAD) clinical edit engine
  • E-Service: Performed Detailed analysis and system development of the online portal for MetLife; it catered to self-registration processes for users, online claim submission by brokers/policy holders, insured / dependent enrolment by brokers and policy holders, and online certificate generation. Back-end integration of the online portal, e-claim system, and core policy admin system.

Senior Software Engineer

UST Global
11.2006 - 09.2009

Designed and implemented controller/utility application developed in Flex integrated with PHP via XML objects for GE that allows user to view the relationship between Corporate Information Services (CIS) applications and their supporting infrastructure.

Key Deliverables:

  • Conducted services integration across enterprise applications. Drove testing cycles, scripts development and UAT coordination with a focus on documenting defects and executing test cases. Anchored regression and system level testing to verify software quality and function before release. Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance.

Education

MBA -

Bharathiar University
Coimbatore, India
01-2012

B.Tech. - undefined

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala, India
01-2006

Skills

Project Leadership (Tactical & Strategic)

Business Process Integration

Business & Systems Analysis

Agile/Scrum Methodologies

End-to-End Product Delivery

Customer Relationship Management

Workflow Visualization Regulatory Documentation (DFSA/MoHRE)

Data Analysis & Mapping

Automated Trade Placement (Calastone)

EoSB & Pension Administration

Fintech & API Integration (REST)

Software

Java / J2EE / Struts

JIRA, RAD

IBM Web Sphere 70

SQL Server 2005, 2008

Jasper Reports

SOAP Web Services

HPALM

REST API integration

Certification

Certified Scrum Master

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Zurich Workplace Solutions (ZWS)
01.2023 - Current

Business Analyst & BAU Lead

AXA Insurance
10.2018 - 12.2022

System Analyst

Metlife
05.2010 - 09.2016

Senior Software Engineer

UST Global
11.2006 - 09.2009

B.Tech. - undefined

Mahatma Gandhi University

MBA -

Bharathiar University

AWARDS

  • Certificate of Appreciation from Client (GE) for Project IT Insight in 2008
  • ACE Award Delivered top-tier documentation and PoCs ahead of schedule for the National Bonds & DEWS Integration project
  • ACE Award for managing the API integrations with MoHRE (Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation).
  • 2026 Employee of the Month nomination Saved £75k by negotiating a supplier quote from £90k to £15k through better requirement alignment
Anna AidenSenior Business Analyst