Business Analyst

Genting Plantations Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Business Analyst. The role involves evaluating business processes, leading optimization strategies, and conducting IT testing. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in business analysis and a Bachelor Degree in a related field. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential for successful stakeholder collaboration. Willingness to travel across Malaysia and Indonesia is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Business / Systems Analysis or Quality Assurance.
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve business processes.
• Lead reviews and develop optimization strategies.
• Perform IT testing and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

SQL

Education

Bachelor Degree in Information Technology / Business

Job description

Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.

Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.

Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.

Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.

Performing requirements analysis.

Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.

Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross‑functional team members and management.

Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.

Working closely with users, vendor, and managerial staff, serving as a liaison between stakeholders, users and vendor.

Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.

Performing IT testing and user acceptance testing.

Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.

Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.

Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.

Coordinate with different departmental teams to produce better business outcomes.

Presentation skills, including the ability to create and deliver slides.

Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with people at all levels of an organization.

Advanced technical skills, e.g., SQL.

Requirements

Possess at least a Bachelor Degree in Information Technology / Business or equivalent.

Minimum 5 years of working experience in Business / Systems Analysis or Quality Assurance.

Advantage if you have agricultural domain knowledge.

Advantage if you have previous experience in a mobile handheld business project.

Willing to travel across East & West Malaysia and Indonesia (50% – medium to high) during project implementation period.