Senior Associate - Business Analyst

Alvarez & Marsal; Delhi; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Global exposure

Structured training and development

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) in India is seeking a Senior Associate - Business Analyst to translate business problems into clear specifications and oversee discovery through delivery. You will own requirements documentation, test planning, and change management while coordinating with global teams in an Agile or Waterfall environment.

You will engage in stakeholder sessions, model processes, and ensure traceability and delivery value across large-scale initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business-focused studies, analytics, management, finance, IT, data science, or related field.
• 4–9 years of Business Analyst experience across requirements gathering, software selection, reporting, data analysis, process documentation, functional specs, and testing.
• Ability to organize, prioritize multiple projects with quality and timelines, and align stakeholders.
• Strong analytical judgment to interpret business needs, model processes, and translate info into actionable requirements.
• Clear written and verbal communication; capable of leading sessions and bridging business and technical perspectives.
• Adaptable, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to work under pressure across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements sessions to capture functional and non-functional needs and align stakeholders.
• Own requirements documentation with approval, version control, traceability, and standards.
• Analyze processes and define future-state impacts to enable transformation and reduce risk.
• Translate high-level needs into detailed functional specifications using diagrams and scenarios.
• Develop test cases and plans, support testing, and manage defect triage.
• Govern changes with impact assessment, prioritization, and traceability across projects.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Leads, and global teams to ensure aligned solutions.
• Demonstrate strong requirements engineering, testing, and change control capabilities.
• Work with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including third-party software selection, reporting, data analysis, and process documentation.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Testing

Agile & Waterfall

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Management, Finance

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm built around entrepreneurial, action-oriented professionals who solve complex client problems through hands-on execution. Its culture values Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity. In 2023, A&M established a global capability center in India to help business units scale specialized talent, improve delivery speed, maintain competitive pricing, and apply automation and digital analytics across client work. The center partners with case teams on end-to-end delivery and thought leadership rather than serving only as a back-office function. It supports major markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, serving industries including Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Software & Technology, Automotive & Industrials, Hospitality & Leisure, Energy & Natural Resources, and Financial Services. The 1000+ member GCC combines consulting and industry professionals across dedicated centers of expertise. Within A&M, GESS provides strategic support across Information Technology, Marketing, Information Security, Knowledge Management, Corporate Real Estate, Human Resources, and Operations, enabling client service, go-to-market, risk management, and growth objectives.

About the Role

The Senior Associate - Business Analyst owns the integrity of business and functional requirements from discovery through delivery. You will translate business problems into clear, testable specifications, align stakeholders and technical teams, and protect project value through disciplined scope and change management. The role connects requirements analysis, process modeling, documentation, testing, defect triage, stakeholder communication, and user enablement. Success means complete and traceable requirements, informed decisions, controlled dependencies, effective testing, and solutions that meet strategic business needs. You will support large-scale business or technical initiatives, including corporate functional transformations, while working across global teams and Agile or Waterfall delivery environments. Every tool, process, methodology, and responsibility described in the source job description is mandatory for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structured requirements sessions that capture functional and non-functional needs, align stakeholders to business objectives, and establish a reliable foundation for delivery decisions.
• Own business and functional requirements documentation, including approval, version control, traceability, completeness, consistency, and adherence to organizational standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze current processes, systems, workflows, dependencies, and constraints, then define future-state impacts that enable practical transformation and reduce delivery risk.
• Translate high-level needs into detailed functional specifications using process diagrams, prototypes, scenarios, quality attributes, interfaces, and other representations that improve shared understanding.
• Develop test cases and test plans from approved requirements, perform hands-on validation, support users through testing, and manage defect triage and enhancement decisions.
• Govern requirement changes by assessing impact, prioritizing trade-offs, maintaining traceability, and preventing uncontrolled scope expansion across interconnected projects and workstreams.
• Partner with Project Managers, Technical Leads, and global business teams to close communication gaps, provide progress visibility, coordinate dependencies, and deliver aligned solutions.
• Strong requirements engineering capability, including stakeholder discovery, business and functional documentation, process modeling, scope definition, dependency analysis, traceability, and change control.
• Hands-on testing expertise covering test case design, testing documentation, user testing support, solution validation, defect triage, and enhancement management.
• Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, third-party software selection, reporting, data analysis, workflow documentation, and identifying patterns or trends.
• Advanced analytical and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information, model business needs, and explain the why and what to diverse audiences.
• Strong organization, prioritization, relationship-building, coordination, and problem-solving skills across multiple projects, stakeholders, and evolving workstreams.

Additional Plus

• Experience supporting large-scale, complex business or technical projects, including corporate functional transformations and cross-functional operating model change.
• Exposure to business administration, analytics, management, finance, information technology, data science, statistics, computer science, information systems, economics, or project management domains.
• Experience with user training and standardizing business processes to improve adoption, consistency, and measurable project outcomes.

What You'll Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in business-focused studies such as Administration, Analytics, Management, or Finance; data or technology studies such as Information Technology, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or Information Systems; or a related field.
• 4-9 years of Business Analyst experience spanning requirements gathering, third-party software selection, reporting, data analysis, business process documentation, functional specifications, and testing.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple projects and workstreams while maintaining quality, delivery timelines, stakeholder alignment, and requirements integrity.
• Strong analytical judgment to interpret business needs, model processes, identify patterns, assess risks, and translate incomplete or changing information into actionable requirements.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the confidence to lead sessions, coordinate efforts, build relationships, simplify complexity, and bridge business and technical perspectives.
• Adaptability, resilience, attention to detail, and a proactive can-do mindset, with the independence to perform under pressure and shift priorities without losing focus on objectives.

Why Join Us

At A&M, you will join a rapidly growing global capability center that is designed to influence end-to-end client delivery, not simply provide back-office support. The role offers direct exposure to global business and functional teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, creating opportunities to work on complex transformation initiatives across multiple industries. You will operate in an entrepreneurial environment where independent thinkers and doers are encouraged to shape outcomes, improve processes, and contribute to thought leadership. A&M invests in people through structured performance development, formal training, and substantial on-the-job learning. High-performing professionals can build new technical, analytical, and consulting capabilities while working alongside experienced leaders and multidisciplinary teams. The firm also prioritizes personal well-being through benefits and resources that support employees’ broader journeys. This is an opportunity to grow within a meritocratic culture grounded in integrity, quality, objectivity, fun, personal reward, and inclusive diversity while delivering measurable value to a global consulting business.

What We Offer

• A hybrid work environment in Gurgaon with exposure to global stakeholders, multidisciplinary teams, and projects serving major markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
• Structured performance development, formal training, and on-the-job learning that support continuous capability building, career growth, and recognition of individual contributions.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with opportunities to influence client delivery, contribute to thought leadership, and work across diverse industries and business functions.
• Benefits and personal well-being resources designed to support employees’ professional development and personal journey.