Business Analyst - Consultant

Iris Software; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software is seeking a Business Analyst - Consultant to drive end-to-end requirement engineering across complex programs. You will lead workshops, define BRDs/FRDs, write user stories, and manage Epics in an Agile environment, collaborating with development and testing teams to ensure successful solutions.

The role emphasizes mentorship of junior analysts, adherence to governance, and continuous improvement in BI/BA practices with a focus on quality and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must be able to create BRDs and FRDs with clear, traceable requirements.
• Proficient in writing user stories and acceptance criteria from business needs.
• Ability to define and manage Agile epics and relate them to backlog items.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering, analysis, and documentation activities across complex business initiatives and programs.
• Define and maintain BRDs, FRDs, Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and functional specifications.
• Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder discussions to identify and validate business needs.
• Define requirement management frameworks and documentation standards aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead backlog grooming, requirement prioritization, and refinement activities within Agile delivery teams.
• Perform detailed impact analysis, gap analysis, and solution assessment activities.
• Ensure requirements are complete, traceable, testable, and aligned with business and project goals.
• Review requirement artifacts and provide guidance to ensure consistency and quality across projects.
• Support solution design discussions by providing functional and business context.
• Collaborate closely with development, testing, and business teams to ensure successful implementation of requirements.
• Mentor junior business analysts on requirements engineering, stakeholder management, and documentation best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on requirement quality and business analysis effectiveness.
• Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to support end-to-end solution delivery.
• Evaluate and promote the effective use of AI-assisted analysis tools to improve requirement quality, documentation efficiency, stakeholder collaboration, and business analysis productivity while ensuring governance and validation of AI-generated outputs.

Skills

BRD Creation

FRD Creation

User Story Writing

Agile Epic Definition

Job description

Business Analyst - Consultant

Mandatory Skills

• BRD Creation
• FRD Creation
• User Story Writing
• Agile Epic Definition

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering, analysis, and documentation activities across complex business initiatives and programs.
• Define and maintain BRDs, FRDs, Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and functional specifications.
• Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder discussions to identify and validate business needs.
• Define requirement management frameworks and documentation standards aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead backlog grooming, requirement prioritization, and refinement activities within Agile delivery teams.
• Perform detailed impact analysis, gap analysis, and solution assessment activities.
• Ensure requirements are complete, traceable, testable, and aligned with business and project goals.
• Review requirement artifacts and provide guidance to ensure consistency and quality across projects.
• Support solution design discussions by providing functional and business context.
• Collaborate closely with development, testing, and business teams to ensure successful implementation of requirements.
• Mentor junior business analysts on requirements engineering, stakeholder management, and documentation best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on requirement quality and business analysis effectiveness.
• Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to support end-to-end solution delivery.
• Evaluate and promote the effective use of AI-assisted analysis tools to improve requirement quality, documentation efficiency, stakeholder collaboration, and business analysis productivity while ensuring governance and validation of AI-generated outputs.

Behavioral Competencies

• Demonstrates strong ownership while driving business analysis excellence.
• Collaborate effectively with various teams and business stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
• Promotes structured analysis and quality-focused requirement management practices.
• Apply strong analytical thinking to evaluate complex business problems and solution alternatives.
• Demonstrates adaptability while adopting AI-assisted analysis capabilities, evolving business needs, and emerging delivery practices.
• Communicates effectively regarding requirements, risks, dependencies, assumptions, and solution impacts.
• Maintains high attention to detail across requirement analysis, documentation, and validation activities.
• Encourages continuous improvement in business analysis processes and stakeholder engagement practices.
• Supports knowledge sharing and mentoring to strengthen team capabilities.
• Balances business priorities, delivery timelines, and solution quality while driving successful outcomes.

Mandatory Competencies

• Delivery Management - Portfolio Management - Margins and Revenue
• Soft Skills / Leadership skills - Soft Skills / Leadership skills - Estimations
• Stakeholder Management
• FS Domain - Financial Services - Financial Services
• BA - Documentation - Story Creation, BRD, FRD Creation
• BA - Business Analyst - Requirement Gathering
• BA - Business Analyst - Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• BA - Business Analyst - Business Process Modelling
• Beh - Communication and collaboration