JIRA
Nagaraj Kanagasabapathy
Lead business analyst
Pune
Summary
Career spanning nearly 15 years of experience; bridging the gap between business and technology while envisioning the bigger picture. Manage a group of BA & formulate BA functions. Managed a vast array of functions including maintenance, enhancements, requirements gathering & analysis, change management, product solution / enhancement, UAT process management; ensured delivery of high quality services to support client's business needs & achieve continued high client satisfaction Understanding of business processes, studying and analyzing workflow to design analytical solutions (As-Is, To-Be), also conducting analysis, preparing business / functional requirement documents. Mapped clients' business requirements and translated these requirements and delivered product enhancement; hands-on exposure in consulting practice while delivering best solution to clients to enhance organizational effectiveness Front-led efforts in product delivery using Agile-Scrum Product Development Methodologies Facilitated sprint planning sessions, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives, release planning & reviews Leveraged leadership skills in coaching and mentoring team members on agile standards & best practices, i.e., Scrum, JIRA & so on; developed a full understanding of the Scrum framework Steered initiatives in extending support towards Product Owners and Development Team for managing product backlogs, resolving customer queries Prepared, studied and reviewed Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenario Team based management style; leading a highly professional team; managing performance, career goal setting and delivering feedback.
Diligent [Desired Position] with background in leading cross-functional teams to drive business process improvements. Extensive experience in analyzing and documenting requirements, facilitating stakeholder communication, and delivering actionable insights. Demonstrated proficiency in project management and data analysis.
Professional business analyst with deep expertise in driving strategic initiatives and optimizing processes. Skilled in data analysis, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management. Strong focus on collaboration and delivering impactful results. Adaptive to changing needs and reliable in ensuring project success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2010
2010
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Lead Business Analyst
BMC Software
11.2023 - Current
- Leads product development and strategy for multiple software products resulting in a seamless platform experience.
- Mentoring the BA team and deriving the roles and responsibilities of BA function.
- Ideate with the Business, SMEs to come up with innovative solutions.
- Handling & responsible for client relationship by conducting regular meetings with clients.
- Collaborate with the Business, SMEs, and End Users to gather and develop story level requirements in JIRA that allows the Development Team to deliver consistent level of high-quality code.
- Review test cases with testers to ensure test results meet expected outcomes as defined in acceptance criteria.
- Lead product roadmap design and enhancement.
L7 (AVP)
Mphasis
08.2022 - 11.2023
- Leading a team which is responsible for managing Implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation for clients.
- Mentoring the BA team and deriving the roles and responsibilities of BA function.
- Heading business functions as Product Owner / Strategy manager.
- Handling & responsible for client relationship by conducting regular meetings with clients.
- Driving the business outcome as per the needs of the client.
- Responsible for client escalations.
- Helping clients to build Product roadmap & responsible for Product development (E2E).
- Providing various annuity solution by building integrated platform.
Sr. Lead Business Analyst / Scrum Master
FIS Solutions Software India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2020 - 07.2022
- Led and supervised team; tracked all the requirements and facilitated team to complete respective Functional Specification Documents.
- Played a key role in back-office function; created a product roadmap for back-office product development; discussed with Functional & Solution Architect groups throughout the implementation.
- Wrote use cases/user stories.
- Headed business functions as Product Owner and Scrum Master.
- Developed stories ready to implement with adding essential information in JIRA (Acceptance Criteria & Description).
- Captured Business Requirements from client related; conducted analysis and finalized technical / functional specifications & high level design documents for the project.
- Prepared business review documents, functional specification documents.
- Allocated client incident tickets & supervised till closure.
- Maintained relationship with multiple stakeholders & took ownership of the project outcomes.
- Reviewed test case scenario prepared by Quality Analyst on a Day-To-Day basis.
- Acted as SPOC in a new project; developed & implemented collateral in the FIS application for clients.
Sr. Business Analyst
BNP Paribas India Solution Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 09.2020
- Company Overview: Global Markets IT Capital markets Investment Banking (Specialized in Fixed income & credit derivatives)
- Understood the user expectations, developed functional requirements and provided business solution to stakeholders; prepare BRD / FRD for the requirements.
- Assisted the development team for quality delivery; transferred knowledge to the development team on Functional Specifications.
- Supported the design and conceptualization of new business solution options and articulated identified impacts and risks.
- On-boarded new brokers / feeds, managed enhancements in the existing STP Feed.
- Coordinated with testing units, reviewing test cases and performed end-to-end testing in UAT along with users.
- Performed functional testing on valid business scenarios as determined by user / requestor.
- Executed implementation and release co-ordination in a controlled and risk managed manner along with performing risk management for the projects.
- Acted as SPOC for business requirements and represented the end user in the development team.
- Led and conducted functional testing; carried out validation of product release before user acceptance.
- Global Markets IT Capital markets Investment Banking (Specialized in Fixed income & credit derivatives)
Business Analyst
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
07.2015 - 05.2018
- Analyzed business front to back and formulated functional & business requirement documents (BRD & FRD).
- Acted as one-point contact for the entire system enhancement cycle (User Stories, BRD, Test pack review, SIT, UAT testing & Deployment).
- Created JIRA and undertook ownership till its closure.
- SPOC for MIFID & EMIR Regulatory board for the global markets.
- Drove the efficiency (FTE Reduction) for entire derivative settlements vertical through process and system enhancement.
- Executed all the regulatory changes; ensured the change is compliant in process and systems, driven FTR change for the bank.
- Worked with risk & control; supported remediation of any gaps that exist in the technology.
- Brainstormed ideas with team in a team meeting, applied lean principles and ensured that the changes recommended are implemented, efficiencies tracked, realized and signed off.
- Engaged with external Stakeholders to ensure all systems enhancement are carried out seamlessly considering the risk environment of the business.
- Participated in ICB (Independent Commission on Banking) change across all products.
- Conducted workshops between Operations and Technology to ensure solutions for all pain areas of Operations.
Sr. Associate / Analyst
Citi Bank N.A.
11.2010 - 07.2015
- Company Overview: Custodial Services (Settlement)
- Worked with Foreign Exchange desk, CPA desk, Settlements desk & Corporate Actions Teams.
- Managed the asset servicing events for domestic & Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) clients.
- Managing liquidity, Risk, Treasury & Regulatory reporting.
- Custodial Services (Settlement)
Education
M.S. - Finance
ICFAI School of Financial Studies
BCA - undefined
Cherraan's College of Arts & Science
Skills
Business Analysis
Team Management
Client Relationship
Requirement Gathering
Product Roadmap
Enhancement
Agile
Scrum Methodologies
BRD
FRD
Stakeholder Management
Product management
Data mapping
Stakeholder management
Data analysis
Software development life cycle
User acceptance testing
SQL proficiency
Functional specifications
Requirements gathering
Gap analysis
Business strategy
Test case scenarios
Product development
Workflow Analysis
Business process improvement
Release planning
Problem-solving
Decision-making
Client relationship management
Team collaboration
Agile methodologies
Project management
Change management
Systems analysis
Requirements analysis
Financial markets
Certification
SAFe Agilist
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/11/87
Accomplishments
- Led team to meet 100% of SLAs by streamlining business processes and identifying areas for improvement.
Work Availability
monday
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saturday
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morning
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evening
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Affiliations
- CSPO
- SAFe 5 Agilist
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
HybridRemoteOn-SiteImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsCareer advancementQuote
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MS VISIO
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POWER BI
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Marathi
Beginner (A1)
Interests
Business analysis
Career counselling
Sports
Timeline
Lead Business Analyst
BMC Software
11.2023 - Current
L7 (AVP)
Mphasis
08.2022 - 11.2023
Sr. Lead Business Analyst / Scrum Master
FIS Solutions Software India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2020 - 07.2022
Sr. Business Analyst
BNP Paribas India Solution Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 09.2020
Business Analyst
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
07.2015 - 05.2018
Sr. Associate / Analyst
Citi Bank N.A.
11.2010 - 07.2015
BCA - undefined
Cherraan's College of Arts & Science
M.S. - Finance
ICFAI School of Financial Studies