Capgemini - Principal Business Analyst

Job title: Principal Business Analyst

Grade: E1

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of 22.5 billion.

Capgemini in India comprises nearly 175,000 team members working across 13 locations: Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Salem and Tiruchirappalli.

About I&D:

At Capgemini, Insights & Data is our fastest-growing Global Business Line (GBL), distinguished by our commitment to leveraging data for transformative business impact. We partner closely with clients to unlock the full potential of their data, utilizing advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to drive meaningful insights and results.

Our approach is unique, blending enterprise-level capabilities with a relentless focus on innovation. We maintain the highest standards of ethics and trust while delivering precise, impactful solutions. This is achieved through a rich ecosystem that includes top industry leaders and specialized technology providers, ensuring we stay at the cutting edge of technological advancements.

Our portfolio spans several key dimensions, with a primary focus on Data & AI capabilities. We boast a robust team of over 25,000+ experts dedicated to reshaping industries through their sector-specific knowledge and experience. With a track record of over 2,000 successful projects delivered, we continue to power the trends shaping every industry. Our extensive network of 100+ technology partners further amplifies our ability to deliver exceptional results, making us a leader in the data and analytics domain.

Why Join Capgemini?

The choices you make today lay the foundation for change tomorrow. Choosing Capgemini means having the opportunity to make a difference, whether for the worlds leading businesses or for society. It means getting the support you need to shape your career in the way that works for you. It means when the future doesnt look as bright as youd like, you have the opportunity to make change: to rewrite it.

When you join Capgemini, you dont just start a new job. You become part of something bigger. A diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and experts, all working together to unleash human energy through technology, for an inclusive and sustainable future. At Capgemini, people are at the heart of everything we do! You can exponentially grow your career by being part of innovative projects and taking advantage of our extensive Learning & Development programs. With us, you will experience an inclusive, safe, healthy, and flexible work environment to bring out the best in you! You also get a chance to make positive social change and build a better world by taking an active role in our Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability initiatives. And whilst you make a difference, you will also have a lot of fun.

The Opportunity:

- Capgemini is seeking a Director level executive for Principal Business Analyst role.

This person will have the below key responsibilities:

- Strong experience of playing Principal Business Analyst roles for global clients helping with delivery of Data & Analytics / BI / Reporting / Visualization / Data Science / GenAI / Analytics engagements & programs.

- Collaborates with project sponsors / business heads / stakeholders to determine program scope and define scope boundaries for Data & Analytics programs / strategic & transformation initiatives.

- Overall 15+ years of industry / IT experience with 5+ years of strong domain exposure to Manufacturing / Auto / Consumer Products & Retail / Banking & Capital Markets sectors working with global clients to deliver strategic programs in Digital / Data & Analytics areas.

- Leads the team of Business Analysts / Data Analysts and works with key business SMEs / application owners / client stakeholders to elicit, analyse, define & document business requirements.

- Acts as a lead BA to drive workshops and interviews with key business users to define business architecture & functional requirements / KPIs / Metrics. Works with stakeholders and project team to prioritize requirements.

- Acts as a functional SME to guide Architects, Data Modelers, Dev & Test teams throughout the SDLC and also during Functional Testing, System Integration Testing(SIT) and User Acceptance Testing(UAT) to ensure features, functions and project deliverables have been developed as per specifications.

- Analyses and verifies requirements and test scenarios / test cases for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility and conformity to standards specific to the Technology stack being used for delivering the requirements.

- Develops and utilizes standard templates to accurately and concisely write requirements specifications.

- Creates process models, specifications, diagrams, semantic data models and charts to provide direction to developers / testers and/or the project team.

- Assists with the articulation of customer requirements into feasible business architecture options driven by the Data & Analytics tech stack used for delivering the requirements and communicates them back to the business stakeholders.

- Manages and tracks the status of program level requirements throughout the SDLC, enforces change management and redefines as necessary - Communicates changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements verbally and through written documentation to key stakeholders including project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood and required change management processes are enforced.

- Acts as a domain SME responsible for developing POVs on industry / technology trends to articulate business use cases, outcomes, impact and value proposition. Presents on domain topics / POVs to senior client stakeholders / external industry forums.

Our Ideal Candidate:

- Able to lead a team of BAs. exercise independent judgment and take decisions and action.

- Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.

- Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, oral, presentation, articulation & communication skills.

- Logical and efficient, with keen attention to details.

- Highly self-motivated and directed.

- Strong customer service orientation.

- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative, distributed and global environment.

- Excellent MS Office knowledge (MS Excel / Power Point / Visio).

- Exposure to Data & Analytics technology stack across Data Engineering / BI / Reporting / Visualization / Data Science is preferred.

- MBA / Post graduate University degree in the field of business administration, finance, or information systems.

- 15+ years of related work experience playing the roles of Principal Business Analyst, Lead Business Analyst.

- Proven experience in taking the lead on functional and technical Reporting requirements analysis, elicitation, modelling, verification, and methodology development.