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SARAN RAJ M

Chennai

Summary

Seasoned professional in the technology and product development landscape, I bring over 9+ years of expertise as a Product Owner. My career journey has been marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence, driving innovation, and delivering impactful solutions in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2018 - Current

Project #1: GST Invoices.

Roles and Responsibilities: Business Analyst/Product Owner

Domain: Finance.

  • I managed change requests and provided timely updates on project issues and timelines to stakeholders.
  • Verify and validate that the project is on track according to the program plan.
  • Requirement analysis and requirement gathering, converting functional requirements into user stories.
  • Work with developers, architects, and the QA team to build the application based on technology requirements.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to elicit their feedback and incorporate feedback into the application.
  • Coordinating with the UAT team during testing to ensure that there is complete coverage of requirements.

Project #2: Assured Revenue on Click (ARC),

Roles and Responsibilities: Business Analyst/Product Owner

Domain: Finance.

  • Requirement analysis and requirement gathering, converting functional requirements into user stories.
  • I managed change requests and provided timely updates on project issues and timelines to stakeholders.
  • Support the finance team during month-close activities, as it is a critical activity.
  • Work with developers, architects, and the QA team to build the application based on technology requirements.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to elicit their feedback and incorporate feedback into the application.
  • Coordinating with the Finance team during UAT testing to ensure that there is complete coverage of requirements.

Project #3: Discount Accrual System (DAS),

Client: Cognizant

Roles and Responsibilities: Business Analyst

Domain: Finance

  • Support the finance team during month-close activities, as it is considered to be a critical activity.
  • Work with developers, architects, and the QA team to build an application based on technology requirements.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to elicit their feedback and incorporate feedback into the application.
  • Coordinating with the Finance team during UAT testing to ensure that there is complete coverage of requirements.

Project #4: GSMS Seat Costing

Roles &Responsibilities: Business Analyst

Domain: Finance

  • Support the finance team during month-close activities, as it is a critical activity.
  • Work with developers, architects, and the QA team to build an application based on technology requirements.
  • Requirement analysis and requirement gathering, converting functional requirements into user stories.
  • I managed change requests and provided timely updates on project issues and timelines to stakeholders.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to elicit their feedback and incorporate feedback into the application.
  • Coordinating with the Finance team during UAT testing to ensure that there is complete coverage of requirements.

Project #5: Timesheet Recon Application (TSR).

Client: Cognizant

Roles &Responsibilities: Business Analyst

Domain: Finance

  • Work with developers, architects, and the QA team to build an application based on technology requirements.
  • I managed change requests and provided timely updates on project issues and timelines to stakeholders.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to elicit their feedback and incorporate feedback into the application.
  • Coordinating with the Finance team during UAT testing to ensure that there is complete coverage of requirements.

Business Analyst

Pointel Solutions
03.2016 - 08.2018
  • Created detailed process flows and user stories to document system requirements and design solutions.
  • Defined business requirements and reported them back to stakeholders.
  • Facilitated design sessions with the implementation team to define the solution.
  • Facilitated brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams for problem solving activities.
  • Analyzed and tracked data to prepare forecasts and identify trends.
  • Provided technical support during user acceptance testing cycles.
  • Managed requirements traceability information and tracked requirements status throughout the project.
  • Performed weekly, and monthly reviews and analyses of current processes using operational metrics and reports.

Business Analyst

Mirror Minds Technologies
07.2015 - 03.2016

Business Analyst

Amrithaa.com
08.2013 - 07.2015

Programmer

Blaze Dream Technologies
12.2011 - 01.2013

Junior Software Developer

Black & White Multimedia Pvt.Ltd
10.2010 - 10.2011

Education

MBA - Systems Management

Madras University
01.2015

B. Tech - Computer Science

Bharath University
01.2010

Skills

  • Stakeholder management
  • Data analysis
  • Agile methodology
  • Requirements gathering
  • Business process improvement
  • Project management

Career Scan

  • Possessing over 9 years of experience in business analysis, primarily responsible for requirement gathering, strategic planning, defining, delivering, continuously innovating features, analysis, detailed requirements design (cases, user interfaces, report specifications, system-to-system interfaces), workflow design, functional, and non-functional testing
  • Track record in end-to-end project management activities encompassing planning, design, resource administration, scoping, business analysis, and seamless delivery
  • Good analytical and logical thinking points out the gaps in requirements at the initial phase
  • I have good facilitation skills in conducting Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review/Demo, Retrospective, Product Backlog Refinement)
  • Translated features into user stories within the team's backlog while managing, ranking, and prioritizing this backlog to reflect stakeholders' requirements
  • I worked for post go-live on-site support and coordinated with the client, key users, and the technical team to resolve problems, scope the project, and initiate a roll-out project
  • Acted as a liaison between the business (Finance Team), sales, and IT teams to refine the product and incorporate features based on market demands
  • Successfully implemented a change request during the late stages of application development, and have good experience in tracking the requirements, troubleshooting, and clearing the roadblocks during the development stage
  • I keep updating myself by learning new technologies, processes, and tools, and I proactively attend webinars to keep updating my knowledge

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Certified SAFE 5 Product Owner/Product Manager (SAFE POPM)

Languages

  • Tamil
  • English
  • Telugu

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/10/87
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2018 - Current

Business Analyst

Pointel Solutions
03.2016 - 08.2018

Business Analyst

Mirror Minds Technologies
07.2015 - 03.2016

Business Analyst

Amrithaa.com
08.2013 - 07.2015

Programmer

Blaze Dream Technologies
12.2011 - 01.2013

Junior Software Developer

Black & White Multimedia Pvt.Ltd
10.2010 - 10.2011

MBA - Systems Management

Madras University

B. Tech - Computer Science

Bharath University
SARAN RAJ M