Senior Business Analyst
Job overview
We are seeking a high-caliber senior business systems analyst to join our team in Riyadh. In this role, you will act as the critical bridge between our KSA-based clients, product leads, and offshore engineering teams. We are looking for an analytical powerhouse who excels at decomposing complex business visions into precise, technical specifications. The ideal candidate is a native Arabic speaker who understands the nuances of the Saudi market and can navigate the full software development life cycle (SDLC) with technical rigor and professional maturity.
Key responsibilities
- Requirement engineering: Facilitate discovery sessions with stakeholders to extract, challenge, and refine business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Technical documentation: Produce high-quality, developer-ready documentation, including BRDs, SRS, and detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria (Gherkin style preferred).
- System & process modeling: Architect logical solution flows using BPMN 2.0, flowcharts, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, ERDs, and integration mappings.
- Backlog management: Own and maintain the product backlog in Jira or Azure DevOps, ensuring items are prioritized, estimated, and meet the definition of ready.
- Validation & QA support: Collaborate with QA teams to align test cases with business logic and lead user acceptance testing (UAT) cycles with clients.
- Localization: Ensure system logic and user flows are culturally and linguistically optimized for the KSA market.
Requirements
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience: 6+ years of experience in business systems analysis, with a proven track record in mobile & web product development.
Process & tool proficiency:
- Strong expertise in business analysis methodologies, requirement elicitation, and stakeholder management.
- Hands-on experience with backlog and collaboration tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and MS Visio (or similar).
- Deep understanding of SDLC and Scrum agile frameworks.
Data & technical skills:
- Practical knowledge of databases and SQL querying.
- Familiarity with BI reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau) to support data-driven decision-making.
- Pega knowledge is a plus.
Communication & domain knowledge:
- Native Arabic speaker with excellent English fluency (written and spoken).
- Ability to present complex technical logic clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with KSA digital transformation trends and regulatory environments is a strong plus.
Professional attributes:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate business challenges and propose viable technical solutions.
- Proven track record working in cross-functional teams and handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.