Nikita Tahilramani
Lead Business Analyst
Pune
Summary
Results-oriented Lead Business Analyst with over 14 years of diverse industry experience in financial services, telecommunications, and IT consulting. Skilled in transforming intricate business requirements into innovative digital solutions by engaging stakeholders strategically, leveraging Agile methodologies, and making data-informed decisions. Demonstrated track record of leading interdisciplinary teams, optimizing workflows, and spearheading automation projects to enhance efficiency and decrease expenses. Currently seeking opportunities in Australia and open to roles with visa sponsorship.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Lead Functional Business Analyst
Deutsche Bank
Pune
11.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Global Delivery Team, supporting EU/APAC regions. Domain: Networks as a Service (NaaS)
- Automation Project Lead: Directed an end-to-end automation initiative that streamlined complex workflows reducing process time by 50%. Oversaw requirement prioritization and task alignment, enabling the team to meet delivery timelines consistently and improve overall efficiency.
- Directed all business analysis activities for Risk and Compliance, Network Solution Deployment and Network Certification teams, delegated tasks to other business analysts, and maintained comprehensive tracking and coordination of business analysis efforts throughout the project's lifecycle.
- Simplified intricate requirements into well-defined, actionable tasks and delivered a meticulously prioritized list to developers, ensuring efficient execution aligned with project objectives.
- Enhanced stakeholder engagement, resulting in a 40% improvement in project delivery time for teams under my leadership.
- Owned reporting functions using Grafana/Tableau for senior leadership.
- Mentored junior BAs and managed end-to-end analysis across Deployment and Network Certification initiatives.
- Acted as a proxy product owner for Network Certification automation project, leading backlog grooming, creating user stories, developing project plans, demos and maintaining comprehensive documentation.
- Global Delivery Team, supporting EU/APAC regions. Domain: Networks as a Service (NaaS)
Business Analyst
HSBC Software Development
Pune
10.2016 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Telecommunications and Networks
- Managed large-scale telecommunications projects for network infrastructure, unified communications, contact center solutions, campus, and branch networks, overseeing project scope, schedule, and cost control.
- Supported the Governance team in Telecoms by providing portfolio planning, workbook management, workforce management, and MI reporting.
- Facilitated requirement gathering through templates and interviews, serving as a liaison between business users, subject matter experts and project managers.
- Developed and analyzed business performance reports, collecting and analyzing data to create performance summaries.
- Acted as the primary point of contact for the team, ensuring all functional requirements were met.
- Prepared cost summaries for projects, helping businesses understand the potential costs associated with implementing requirements.
- Telecommunications and Networks
Business Analyst
Arkenea Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
12.2015 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: Mobile and Web applications
- Directed cross-functional teams to identify and analyze business requirements, producing comprehensive documentation for diverse projects.
- Established workflows, user interfaces, and user experiences, ensuring alignment with technology-specific needs, including iOS, Android, and website development.
- Developed detailed business process documentation, visual mockups, and wireframes.
- Facilitated regular progress meetings with team members and stakeholders, ensuring timely completion of project milestones within budgetary constraints.
- Strategically selected tasks for the subsequent sprint, decomposing them into subtasks, estimating timelines, and evaluating feasibility within the two-week sprint cycle.
- Utilized the RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Contributor, or Informed) matrix to clearly define project roles and responsibilities.
- Prioritized business problems, requirements, and stakeholder needs through MoSCoW (Must, Should, Could, and Will not) analysis, focusing on critical deliverables.
- Conducted thorough user acceptance testing (UAT) recommending system enhancements and bug fixes.
- Participated in customer verification sessions, showcasing completed work from each sprint through live demonstrations and presentations.
- Mobile and Web applications
Software Engineer
Trimble Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
10.2010 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: Transport & Logistics
- Collaborated with customers to conduct pre-analysis, determine their requirements, and devise appropriate solutions.
- Created wireframes and user stories, including acceptance criteria and impact assessment.
- Facilitated discussions among stakeholders (customers, technical teams, and product owners) to ensure alignment and address potential gaps.
- Prepared comprehensive documentation, such as Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs), incorporating design flow.
- Developed and maintained project documentation, use cases, and test plans, ensuring consistency with business goals and project objectives.
- Participated in customer verification sessions, providing demonstrations of completed work during each sprint.
- Addressed customer issues and problems, offering solutions and resolving inquiries.
- Created user manuals, release notes and conducted training sessions to enhance end-user adoption and system comprehension.
- Transport & Logistics
Education
Master of Technology - Software Systems
BITS Pilani
Distance Learning 06.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - IT
Pune University
Pune, India 09.2006 - 06.2010
HSC -
Pune University
Pune, India 01.2004 - 01.2006
SSC -
Pune University
Pune, India 04.2001 - 01.2004
Skills
- JIRA project management
- Confluence documentation skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- SQL data analysis
- Tableau dashboard development
- Grafana dashboard development
- Visual content creation with Canva
- Proficient in Adonis
- Skilled in utilizing Drawio for visual representation
- Skilled in using JustInMind for prototyping
- Scrum methodology expertise
- Waterfall development process
Certification
PSM1 Certification, https://www.scrum.org/certificates/611211
Accomplishments
- Winner – Trimble Technical Innovation Award for Visual Cargo
- Contributor – US Patent Filing (PN A3049, A4023)
- Awarded PAT on the Back – HSBC
- Received Monetary Recognition – Deutsche Bank for Automation Success
Timeline
Lead Functional Business Analyst
Deutsche Bank
11.2021 - Current
Business Analyst
HSBC Software Development
10.2016 - 11.2021
Business Analyst
Arkenea Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
12.2015 - 09.2016
Master of Technology - Software Systems
BITS Pilani
06.2013 - 06.2015
Software Engineer
Trimble Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - IT
Pune University
09.2006 - 06.2010
HSC -
Pune University
01.2004 - 01.2006
SSC -
Pune University
04.2001 - 01.2004
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