Lead Business Analyst

EPAM Systems; México; Remote; MXN 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to drive end-to-end requirements for a software product team, aligning stakeholders and enabling delivery tracking and UAT.

You will translate business needs into testable outcomes, maintain traceability, coordinate cross-functional groups, manage risks, and document workflows, user guides, and acceptance criteria across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business analysis experience on software development projects.
• Proven leadership experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong project delivery support skills including tracking risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Advanced requirements lifecycle management including success criteria and acceptance criteria definition.
• Strong data analysis skills to derive insights from technical and business inputs.
• Excellent documentation skills for requirements, workflows, process flows, and user guides.
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2).
• Strong communication skills to facilitate alignment between business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation across initiatives.
• Define success criteria and acceptance criteria to ensure measurable outcomes.
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements for technical teams.
• Coordinate stakeholders across business, product, and engineering to align priorities.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to clarify needs, collect feedback, and manage expectations.
• Track delivery progress, KPIs, and project metrics and provide business-focused status updates.
• Identify and track risks, issues, dependencies, and action items and drive resolution.
• Coordinate UAT planning, scenarios, scheduling, and execution with stakeholders.
• Document UAT outcomes and obtain business sign-off prior to go-live.
• Support post-deployment validation to confirm expected outcomes.
• Maintain requirements traceability from discovery through deployment and validation.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Requirements analysis

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

CBAP or PMI-PBA certification

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst to drive end-to-end requirements and stakeholder alignment for a software product team while enabling smooth delivery tracking and UAT. You will translate business needs into clear, testable outcomes across the full lifecycle and help teams deliver high-quality releases.ResponsibilitiesLead requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation across initiativesDefine success criteria and acceptance criteria to ensure measurable outcomesTranslate business needs into clear functional requirements for technical teamsCoordinate stakeholders across business, product, and engineering to align prioritiesFacilitate stakeholder meetings to clarify needs, collect feedback, and manage expectationsTrack delivery progress, KPIs, and project metrics and provide business-focused status updatesIdentify and track risks, issues, dependencies, and action items and drive resolutionCoordinate UAT planning, scenarios, scheduling, and execution with stakeholdersDocument UAT outcomes and obtain business sign-off prior to go-liveSupport post-deployment validation to confirm expected outcomesMaintain requirements traceability from discovery through deployment and validationCreate and maintain process and change documentation for new features and enhancementsUse LLM-based tools to analyze documentation, extract insights, and accelerate requirements and documentation workRequirements5+ years of business analysis experience on software development projectsProven leadership experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholder groupsStrong project delivery support skills including tracking risks, dependencies, and action itemsAdvanced requirements lifecycle management skills including success criteria and acceptance criteria definitionStrong data analysis skills to derive insights from technical and business inputsExcellent documentation skills for requirements, workflows, process flows, and user guidesUpper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)Strong communication skills to facilitate alignment between business and technical teamsHigh attention to detail to ensure documentation accuracy and qualityNice to haveBusiness Analysis certification (CBAP, PMI-PBA)Project Management certification (PMP, CSM)Experience with system integration or modernization projectsExperience working on complex enterprise software productsExperience in regulated or compliance-driven environmentsWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.