Lead Business Analyst - Payments

TymblHub; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,030,000 - 3,340,000; Part time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Pune, India, seeks a Lead Business Analyst for Payments to own product strategy and drive delivery of platform capabilities in an Agile environment. You will bridge business needs with technical delivery, shaping roadmaps and ensuring feature success.

The ideal candidate has 8–12 years IT experience, expertise in business analysis, BRD/FRD, stakeholder management, and risk management, with a background in payments or fintech domains.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of IT experience with platform product ownership in Agile environments
• Expertise in Business Analysis, BRD, FRD, Stakeholder Management, and Risk Management
• Knowledge of product management, roadmaps, backlog prioritization, and feature lifecycles
• Experience translating business requirements into actionable features and user stories
• Background with APIs, cloud-native apps, microservices, or distributed systems
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools to improve product management

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for platform capabilities
• Define, prioritize, and manage features, stories, and acceptance criteria
• Partner with stakeholders to identify needs, market opportunities, and enhancements
• Leverage metrics and feedback to drive product decisions
• Lead elaboration, requirements definition, and trade-off discussions
• Mentor team members and foster innovation and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure successful feature delivery
• Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and elaboration sessions

Skills

Business Analysis

BRD

FRD

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Product Management

Roadmap Planning

Backlog Prioritization

Agile SAFe

Payments domain

APIs

Cloud-native

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT/Business

Tools

Microsoft 365 Copilot

ChatGPT

Job description

# Lead Business Analyst - PaymentsEPAM SystemsPosted on October 23, 2026---Experience8 - 12 yrsSalary (CTC)₹30.3L - ₹33.4LJob LocationPune, IndiaVacancy1DesignationLead Business AnalystJob TypeNot specified---## Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced **Lead Business Analyst** to own product strategy and drive execution for platform capabilities within our payments ecosystem. The ideal candidate will bridge business needs with technical delivery, working closely with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmaps and ensure successful feature delivery in a fast-paced, Agile environment.**Responsibilities*** Own the product vision, Working Backwards document, and roadmap for one or more platform capabilities* Define, prioritize, and manage product features, user stories, and backlog items* Partner with stakeholders to identify customer needs, market opportunities, and product enhancements* Leverage business insights, customer feedback, and operational metrics to drive product decisions* Lead feature elaboration and requirements definition activities* Act as the voice of the customer and advocate for business needs* Build strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and Business teams* Facilitate alignment and trade-off discussions, and influence product decisions* Mentor team members and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement* Manage the product backlog, acceptance criteria, and feature prioritization* Collaborate closely with Engineering teams to ensure successful feature delivery* Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and elaboration sessions**Requirements*** 10-15 years of overall IT experience, including managing technical or platform products in an Agile environment* Expertise in Business Analysis, BRD, FRD, Stakeholder Management, and Risk Management* Knowledge of product management, roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, and feature lifecycle management* Capability to translate business requirements into actionable product features and user stories* Background in working with engineering teams building APIs, cloud-native applications, microservices, or distributed systems* Skills in analytical and data-driven decision-making* Experience facilitating trade-off decisions across business, customer, operational, and technical priorities* Proficiency in communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills* Flexibility to use AI-assisted tools (e.g., Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) to improve product management effectiveness* Understanding of Agile and SAFe frameworks* Background in Payments, Open Banking, FinTech, Banking, or Disputes domain* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience**Nice to have*** Experience managing high-volume transaction processing or platform products* Experience defining product KPIs, adoption metrics, and operational health measures* Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, and modern software delivery models