Arabic Business Analyst

RapidData; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RapidData is seeking an experienced Arabic-speaking Business Analyst to work with business stakeholders and technical teams, turning business needs into clear, actionable requirements. You will own the requirements lifecycle in an Agile environment, producing BRD, FRD and FSD documentation, and modeling processes with flow diagrams.

You will manage delivery tracking in Jira and translate requirements for delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role.
• Native or fluent Arabic and professional-level English.
• Proven experience writing BRD, FRD and FSD documents.
• Hands-on Jira experience (epics, backlog, workflows, reporting).
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Proficiency in flow diagrams and process diagrams using Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io or similar.
• Solid grasp of the SDLC and requirements management practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements workshops and discovery sessions in Arabic and English.
• Elicit, analyze and validate business, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create BRD, FRD and FSD and maintain RTM from business need to testing.
• Model As-Is and To-Be processes using BPMN/UML/flowcharts.
• Write and groom epics, user stories and acceptance criteria in Jira.
• Collaborate with business, developers, QA and project management to ensure delivery.
• Support test planning, UAT, sign-off and change impact analyses.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

UML modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

Draw.io

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, Arabic-speaking Business Analyst to work with business stakeholders and technical teams and turn business needs into clear, actionable requirements. You will own the requirements lifecycle in an Agile environment, produce BRD, FRD and FSD documentation, model processes through flow and process diagrams, and manage delivery tracking in Jira. Fluency in Arabic and English is essential, as you will engage Arabic-speaking clients and stakeholders and translate requirements for delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Gathering and Analysis

• Run workshops, interviews and discovery sessions with business stakeholders in Arabic and English.
• Elicit, analyze and validate business, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Identify gaps, risks, dependencies and opportunities for process improvement.
• Perform stakeholder analysis and manage expectations throughout the project.

Documentation

• Prepare and maintain the Business Requirements Document (BRD), covering business objectives, scope, stakeholders, benefits and success criteria.
• Develop the Functional Requirements Document (FRD), covering system behavior, features, user roles, business rules and validations.
• Write the Functional Specification Document (FSD), with detailed specifications, data fields, integrations, screen flows and acceptance criteria for developers and testers.
• Maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) from business need through to testing.
• Produce Arabic and English versions of documents where required.

Process Modeling and Visualization

• Create flow diagrams and process diagrams (As-Is and To-Be) using BPMN, UML, flowcharts, swimlane and use case diagrams.
• Create wireframes and mockups in collaboration with UX/UI designers.
• Use diagrams to communicate process improvements and system behavior to technical and non-technical audiences.

Agile Delivery and Jira

• Work within Agile/Scrum (and Kanban where applicable) teams.
• Write and groom epics, user stories and acceptance criteria in Jira.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog with the Product Owner.
• Take part in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Build Jira boards, dashboards, filters and reports to track progress.
• Document requirements and knowledge in Confluence or equivalent tools.

Collaboration and Quality

• Act as the bridge between business stakeholders, developers, QA, architects and project management.
• Support test planning by reviewing test cases and scenarios against requirements.
• Facilitate UAT, including coordinating with business users, logging defects and tracking sign-off.
• Manage change requests and impact analysis.
• Support go-live, training materials and post-implementation reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role.
• Native or fluent Arabic (spoken and written) and professional-level English.
• Proven experience writing BRD, FRD and FSD documents.
• Hands-on expertise with Jira (user stories, backlog management, workflows, reporting).
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Proficiency in flow diagrams and process diagrams (BPMN, UML, flowcharts) using Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io or similar.
• Solid grasp of the SDLC and requirements management practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and presentation skills.