Lead Systems Analyst

accenture sg services pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture SG Services Pte. Ltd. in Singapore is seeking a Lead System Analyst to guide strategic system analysis across complex initiatives and mentor a team of analysts.

You will translate business needs into technical designs, oversee requirements, data mappings, APIs, and ensure QA/UAT readiness, while aligning IT delivery with stakeholders. The role also involves strategic planning and enterprise architecture input to improve processes.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in systems/business analysis; including 2+ years in leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/BA or related field.
• Experience with data and/or AI is a bonus.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and management across stakeholder groups.
• Analyze business processes, identify inefficiencies, and propose optimized workflows.
• Translate requirements into technical designs, data mappings, and APIs.
• Oversee design docs, test plans, and QA/UAT validation.
• Serve as technical liaison between IT delivery and stakeholders; escalate issues.
• Mentor and lead junior analysts; contribute to hiring and performance reviews.
• Implement process improvements and establish best practices for analysis and documentation.
• Participate in strategic planning and assess risks with system enhancements.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Technical translation

QA/UAT liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Business Administration

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

We're seeking an experiencedLead System Analystto guide strategic system analysis across complex business initiatives. You'll mentor a team of analysts, translate business needs into technical solutions, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure efficient system implementation and optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and requirements management across stakeholder groups. Validate, document, and manage evolving system specifications.
• Conduct business process analysis, identifying inefficiencies, redundancies, and opportunities. Use modeling techniques to propose optimized workflows.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, data mappings, integration specs (APIs, source-to-target mapping), and user acceptance testing criteria.
• Oversee design documentation, test plans, functional and non-functional specifications; validate and test solutions through QA and UAT phases.
• Serve as technical liaison: aligning IT delivery (developers, architects, QA) with stakeholder expectations and timelines. Escalate issues and act as primary point of contact.
• Mentor, train, and lead junior system/business analysts; contribute to staff hiring, performance reviews, and ongoing development.
• Identify and implement process improvements, establish best practices for analysis and documentation standards across the team.
• Participate in strategic planning, enterprise architecture initiatives, and assess risk/opportunities associated with systems enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, and/or related experience
• 7-10+ years of experience in systems/business analysis; including 2+ years in a leadership or supervisory position.
• Experience with Data and/or AI will be a bonus.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Able to translate technical details into business-friendly language.