Senior IT Business Analyst

Umpisa Inc.; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Umpisa Inc. is looking for a seasoned business analyst to drive requirements gathering and systems analysis across banking-related projects. You will craft user stories, BRDs, UAT scripts, and KT materials, while collaborating with clients and Scrum teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in the field, strong communication, and a pro-active, self-starting mindset to support digital transformation initiatives in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in requirements gathering and systems analysis, release management, project management, or service transition.
• Experience with banking processes (loans or deposits) is a plus.
• Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills for cross-functional teams.
• ITIL certification is a nice-to-have skill; knowledge of workflow systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for assigned projects.
• Prepare Business Requirements Documents and UAT scripts when applicable.
• Develop KT documents, user manuals, and training materials.
• Support the software/product development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum practices.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure task completion and handovers.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Knowledge transfer

Tools

MS Office

Job description

At Umpisa Inc., our mission is to make the Philippines be known globally as a tech hub.

Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company that partners with select industries, clients and people to work on pioneering and industry-changing solutions via digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.

We create a set of world-class and impactful products and solutions to help organizations and individuals live better lives. We offer demanding, challenging and rewarding careers in software development, product development, emerging technologies, and more for the right candidates.

Essential Skills

• Aligns with our values: Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism, People Success, Customer Success, Fun, Innovation and Diversity
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Would like to work as part of a self-organizing Scrum team in a scaled agile framework
• Must be a self-starter and loves to collaborate with the team and client
• Strong training and facilitation skills, with the ability to conduct effective Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and upskill team members and stakeholders

Work Set-up

• Hybrid set-up
• October: On-site training in Singapore (travel provision included).
• November – December: Continuation of training on-site in Manila.
• Standard work arrangement resumes thereafter, in line with the assigned project’s requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties

He/she shall also be responsible in the preparation of the following deliverables, in connection with assigned Project:

• Creation of detailed user stories (US) and acceptance criteria
• Business Requirements Document (when applicable)
• UAT test scripts, KT Documents, User Manuals, and Training Materials
• Software and/or Product Development Lifecycle
• Agile/Scrum Framework knowledge and experience
• Good analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Insurance Industry experience/exposure
• Conduct Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and training for team members and stakeholders, including during the Singapore (October) and Manila (November–December) training engagements.
• Develop and deliver training materials, guides, and documentation to support upskilling and smooth knowledge handover.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in requirements gathering and systems analysis, release management, project management, or service transition
• Experience working with various business processes in the domains of Banking (loans or deposits)
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills for working with technical personnel and end-users at multiple levels.
• Experience with problem solving, workflow systems analysis, process redesign, user training, and documentation
• Advanced knowledge of software development life cycle
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross functional work teams toward task completion
• General PC knowledge including MS Office
• ITIL certification is a nice to have skill
• Nice to have experience with deploying packaged applications