Lead Business Analyst_D1012

Job description

Overall Objectives of Job:

Position Summary

This role is responsible for analysing software, systems and programs according to business requirements by learning through experiences and being self-organised while working on a problem. Will also be actively involved in the integration and system testing of developed systems / applications. A member of the DevTeam in the scrum team and will be reporting to the Service Manager - APAC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently develop, define and maintain documentations in an agile scrum team.                              
• Study and validate user requirement, review and make suggestions to improve IT procedures, standards and/or guidelines.                                                           
• Deliver business analysis work during every sprint and is heavily involved in solution design, support development and testing extensively.                    
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders and team members across the globe in various time zones and regionally in Asia Pacific.                                         
• Active participation in sprint planning, daily standup, review, retrospective and demo.

Key requirements / skills / experience:

• 3–5 years of IT professional experience, ideally within the financial services sector
• Advanced business analysis and testing expertise
• Familiarity with the full SDLC lifecycle (minimum 1–3 years)
• Intermediate understanding of Agile fundamentals and experience working in a Scrum team
• Strong general insurance knowledge
• Excellent verbal communication and active listening skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Intercultural awareness and at least 1–3 years of international work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (IT, computer science, business)
• Professional certifications (preferred)
• Ability to cover time zones from Japan (8:30am) through to India (18:00pm) and business level English proficiency required
• Future Challenges
• Adapting quickly to evolving financial services technologies and regulatory requirements
• Bridging gaps between business and technical teams in complex, fast-paced Agile environments
• Maintaining high-quality deliverables across international and culturally diverse teams
• Contributing effectively to transformation initiatives within insurance or broader financial domains
• Ensuring continuous learning to keep pace with innovation in data, AI, and system development practices
• Having a basic understanding or exposure to AI tools would be a plus.