Lead Business Analyst

Lingaro; United States; Remote; USD 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Lingaro is seeking a Lead Business Analyst Consultant to drive procurement analytics initiatives from India, remote. You will gather requirements from procurement leaders, translate them into Power BI dashboard specifications, and collaborate with IT, finance, and data owners to deliver an end‑to‑end BI solution.

Responsibilities include guiding RAID/Decision logs, stakeholder communications, and supporting UAT and training materials.

Qualifications

• IT Business Analyst with 5+ years experience, at least 1 year in a lead role
• Proven BRD and functional specs delivery for BI dashboards
• Strong communication across multidisciplinary teams
• Fluent in English and Japanese
• Experience with Power BI dashboards and UAT facilitation

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and drive process improvements for procurement clients
• Gather, analyze, and define current processes with stakeholders
• Translate requirements into detailed BI dashboard specs and data models
• Support Project Manager with scope, estimates, and milestones
• Track issues via RAID/Decision Logs and report risks
• Communicate plans and risks clearly across governance forums
• Support deployment activities including UAT and training material

Skills

Requirements elicitation

BRD creation

BI dashboards

Stakeholder mgmt

English & Japanese

Power BI

Data modeling

UAT facilitation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in CS/Engineering

Tools

Power BI

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Oracle Procurement

Job description

Lead Business Analyst Consultant

India, Remote

Core BA Responsibilities

• Contribute to and drive continuous process improvement initiatives to meet evolving business needs of the client’s procurement function
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders — procurement leaders, category managers, finance controllers, IT, and data owners — to gather, analyze, and define current business processes as well as requirements
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for the Power BI dashboard, including data model expectations, calculation logic, visualizations, and user interactions
• Support the Project Manager in delivering the project plan on time and on budget, including scope management, effort estimation input, and milestone tracking
• Ensure requirements issues are tracked, reported, and resolved in a timely manner via the project’s RAID Log and Decision Log
• Effectively communicate plan, status, risks, and issues to stakeholders in a precise and timely manner across governance forums
• Support users’ participation in deployments and implementation activities, including UAT coordination, training material preparation, and hypercare support

Required Qualifications

Education Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Business Administration, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, or Finance also considered)

Experience & Skills Prior experience as an IT Business Analyst — minimum 5+ years, with at least 1 years in a lead

• Proven track record of requirements elicitation, delivering BRDs, functional specifications, and data mapping documents for BI dashboard projects -
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Adept at working with multiple stakeholders to drive desired outcomes across cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• Fluent command of written and spoken English and Japanese
• Direct experience with Power BI projects — requirements definition, dashboard page design, data model review, and UAT facilitation
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and organizational skills

Nice to have :

• Experience with spend analysis, spend classification/categorization, and procurement analytics domains
• Experience working with ERP / P2P procurement data (SAP MM, SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle Procurement, or similar)

Technical Knowledge

• Power BI — strong understanding of data modeling (star schema), DAX measures, RLS, incremental refresh, and report design best practices
• Knowledge of cloud data platforms (Azure) and data flow from source systems into BI layers
• Understanding of ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing concepts
• [Nice to Have] Understanding of procurement data structures: purchase orders, invoices, contracts, goods receipts, supplier master data, and material/service categorization
• [Nice to Have] Familiarity with spend classification frameworks: UNSPSC, eClass, custom category taxonomies