Sr. Business Analyst

NewVision Software; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

New Vision Softcom & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd in Pune seeks a Senior Business Analyst to bridge Product and Engineering in an institutional investment management setting.

You will translate complex business needs into actionable requirements, own the backlog, and drive delivery with an embedded engineering squad. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in business analysis, strong skills in Jira/ADO, and experience in asset management or markets.

Qualifications

• Strong business analysis fundamentals, including requirement elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation.
• Proven experience writing high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong backlog management, prioritization, and agile delivery experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Structured analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and comfort working with ambiguity.
• Ability to coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with story and backlog management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), or similar.
• Experience supporting testing, validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior BA / delivery lead embedded with a dedicated engineering squad, owning day-to-day execution and delivery coordination.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, translating high-level product intent into clear user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Build, refine, prioritize, and continuously maintain the team backlog in close partnership with Product and Engineering stakeholders.
• Lead and support agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and other delivery cadences as needed.
• Provide lightweight project management by tracking progress, risks, dependencies, priorities, and delivery commitments.
• Own the quality and readiness of the product backlog for the engineering squad.
• Break down business needs into clear, actionable stories with sufficient context, acceptance criteria, and dependencies.
• Continuously refine and prioritize the backlog based on business value, delivery needs, urgency, and technical dependencies.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to clarify scope quickly and keep work moving without unnecessary blockers.
• Ensure the backlog remains current, visible, and aligned with agreed priorities and expected outcomes.
• Stay actively involved throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirement discovery through delivery and validation.
• Lead or facilitate agile ceremonies as needed and ensure the engineering team remains aligned on scope, priorities, and outcomes.
• Partner closely with engineers to answer questions, resolve ambiguity, surface dependencies, and unblock delivery.
• Support testing and validation, including UAT, to ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and are usable.
• Act as the connective point between Product, Engineering, and other business stakeholders for day-to-day delivery matters.
• Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions clearly and proactively to relevant stakeholders.
• Drive timely clarification and decision-making to support smooth execution and predictable delivery.
• Develop a clear understanding of business objectives, user needs, and intended product outcomes.
• Translate business and product intent into structured requirements that engineering teams can understand and implement.
• Maintain alignment across Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders when priorities, requirements, or scope evolve.
• Experience working in Institutional Investment Management or a related financial services environment is preferred.
• Exposure to Asset Management, Public Markets, Private Markets, and/or Investment Manager Research is desirable.
• Apply domain context pragmatically while prioritizing strong analysis, structured problem-solving, and effective delivery execution.

Skills

Business Analysis

Scrum

Agile & Waterfall

SQL

UML

Data Modelling

Presentation Skills

Story Pitching

Investment Management

Asset Management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Visio

Draw.io

Miro

Figma

Job description

Company Name New Vision Softcom & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd

Function Business Units (BU)

Department/Practice Digital Product Studio

Organization Unit Product Management

Region APAC

Country India

Base office location Pune

Working model Hybrid

Weekly Off Pune office Standard

State Maharashtra

Skills

Skill

Business Analysis Scrum Agile & Waterfall Methodologies SQL UML Data Modelling Presentation Skills Story Pitching Investment Management Asset Management

Graduation/Equivalent Course

CERTIFICATION

Working Language

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Role/Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to work closely with Product and Engineering teams in an institutional investment management environment. The ideal candidate will be pragmatic, delivery-oriented, and comfortable operating with a degree of ambiguity. The role requires strong business analysis fundamentals, clear communication, structured thinking, and the ability to translate high-level product intent into actionable requirements while keeping an engineering squad focused on delivery. Experience in Institutional Investment Management, including exposure to Asset Management, Public & Private Markets, and Investment Manager Research, is preferred; however, the primary emphasis is on strong BA execution and delivery leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a senior BA / delivery lead embedded with a dedicated engineering squad, owning day-to-day execution and delivery coordination.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, translating high-level product intent into clear user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Build, refine, prioritize, and continuously maintain the team backlog in close partnership with Product and Engineering stakeholders.
• Lead and support agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and other delivery cadences as needed.
• Provide lightweight project management by tracking progress, risks, dependencies, priorities, and delivery commitments.

Product Backlog & Delivery Management

• Own the quality and readiness of the product backlog for the engineering squad.
• Break down business needs into clear, actionable stories with sufficient context, acceptance criteria, and dependencies.
• Continuously refine and prioritize the backlog based on business value, delivery needs, urgency, and technical dependencies.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to clarify scope quickly and keep work moving without unnecessary blockers.
• Ensure the backlog remains current, visible, and aligned with agreed priorities and expected outcomes.

Development & Agile Delivery

• Stay actively involved throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirement discovery through delivery and validation.
• Lead or facilitate agile ceremonies as needed and ensure the engineering team remains aligned on scope, priorities, and outcomes.
• Partner closely with engineers to answer questions, resolve ambiguity, surface dependencies, and unblock delivery.
• Support testing and validation, including UAT, to ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and are usable.

Acting as a Primary Point of Contact

• Act as the connective point between Product, Engineering, and other business stakeholders for day-to-day delivery matters.
• Communicate status, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions clearly and proactively to relevant stakeholders.
• Drive timely clarification and decision-making to support smooth execution and predictable delivery.

Communicating Business & Product Intent

• Develop a clear understanding of business objectives, user needs, and intended product outcomes.
• Translate business and product intent into structured requirements that engineering teams can understand and implement.
• Maintain alignment across Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders when priorities, requirements, or scope evolve.

Domain Knowledge & Business Understanding

• Experience working in Institutional Investment Management or a related financial services environment is preferred.
• Exposure to Asset Management, Public Markets, Private Markets, and/or Investment Manager Research is desirable.
• Apply domain context pragmatically while prioritizing strong analysis, structured problem-solving, and effective delivery execution.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong business analysis fundamentals, including requirement elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation.
• Proven experience writing high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong backlog management, prioritization, and agile delivery experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Structured analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and comfort working with ambiguity.
• Ability to coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience with story and backlog management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), or similar.
  • Ability to track delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions in a lightweight and practical manner.
  • Experience supporting testing, validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in Institutional Investment Management, Asset Management, Public/Private Markets, or Investment Manager Research.
• Agile / Scrum certification and familiarity with tools such as Visio, Draw.io, Miro, Figma, or SQL.

Experience Required:

8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, or similar delivery-focused role.

Any Other Important Notes:

New Vision has created a culture of Thinking Minds which foster creative thinking and problem-solving for our customers. We have expertise in building Custom IT solutions. Our endeavor is to create a positive impact on the bottom line of the clients and help them increase their profitability, thereby building a long-term and win-win business association with all our clients.

New Vision is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.