Business Analyst

Rapid Acceleration Partners; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapid Acceleration Partners Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to own AI or enterprise software engagements end to end, including BRD creation, stakeholder workshops, and thorough functional testing to validate BRD requirements in the delivered system.

The role requires 2–3 years in business analysis with project coordination exposure, on-site and hybrid location flexibility, and a strong track record in BRD writing and RTMs.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years as a Business Analyst, including at least 1 year leading projects or workstreams.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering and Masters of Business Administration.
• Proven track record writing BRDs, functional specifications, user stories and RTMs.
• Hands-on functional testing and UAT experience; familiarity with Jira.
• Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery; process modelling.
• Exposure to AI/ML, web and mobile application projects preferred.
• Clear written and spoken communication; confident facilitating client workshops.

Responsibilities

• Plan scope, milestones and resourcing; maintain the project plan and RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies).
• Run sprint or phase ceremonies, weekly status reviews and steering updates with clients and internal teams.
• Track progress, budget and effort against plan; elevate slippage early with a recovery option.
• Manage change requests: assess impact on scope, timeline and cost, and secure sign-off before work starts.
• Write test scenarios and test cases from the BRD acceptance criteria.
• Execute functional, integration and regression tests; log, prioritize and retest defects to closure.
• Confirm through the RTM that every BRD requirement is present and working, with no gaps.
• Prepare and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business users, and issue the test summary report for go-live.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Waterfall delivery

Process modelling

Client workshops

Testing / UAT

Clear communication

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering

Masters of Business Administration

Tools

Jira

Job description

Role summary

The Business Analyst owns an AI or enterprise software engagement end to end: running the project day to day, writing the Business Requirement Document (BRD), and proving through functional testing that every BRD requirement works in the delivered system.

Detail Value Job title Business Analyst Department Delivery Reports to Chief Delivery Officer Experience 2-3 years in business analysis, with project coordination exposure Location onsite and hybrid

Key responsibilities

1. Project management

• Plan scope, milestones and resourcing; maintain the project plan and RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies).
• Run sprint or phase ceremonies, weekly status reviews and steering updates with clients and internal teams.
• Track progress, budget and effort against plan; elevate slippage early with a recovery option.
• Manage change requests: assess impact on scope, timeline and cost, and secure sign-off before work starts.

2. Business Requirement Document (BRD)

• Run stakeholder interviews, workshops and process walkthroughs to capture as-is and to-be processes.
• Write the BRD: business objectives, scope, functional and non-functional requirements, business rules, data needs and acceptance criteria.
• For AI features, define expected inputs, outputs, accuracy thresholds and human-review points.
• Keep a "Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)" linking each requirement to design, build and test cases.
• Obtain formal BRD sign-off and control all later changes through versioning.

3. Functional testing

• Write test scenarios and test cases from the BRD acceptance criteria.
• Execute functional, integration and regression tests; log, prioritize and retest defects to closure.
• Confirm through the RTM that every BRD requirement is present and working, with no gaps.
• Prepare and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business users, and issue the test summary report for go-live.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelors degree in Engineering and Masters of Business Administration.
• 2-3 years as a Business Analyst, including at least 1 years leading projects or workstreams.
• Proven track record writing BRDs, functional specifications, user stories and RTMs.
• Hands-on functional testing and UAT experience; familiarity with Jira.
• Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery; process modelling.
• Exposure to AI/ML, web and mobile application projects preferred.
• Clear written and spoken communication; confident facilitating client workshops.

How success is measured

Measure Target BRD signed off Within the agreed discovery window Requirements traced and tested 100% of BRD requirements covered in the RTM Defects found after go-live No critical or high defects from missed requirements On-time, on-budget delivery Milestones met within the agreed tolerance UAT sign-off First cycle, with no open critical defects

Required Skills

• Client Communication
• Client Communication