[Your Name]
Business Analyst
priya.nambiar@email.com · (646) 338-7712 · New York, NY · linkedin.com/in/priyanambiar
Summary
Business analyst with a track record of turning ambiguous operational problems into structured, data-backed decisions. Fluent across the full analysis lifecycle — requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder alignment, and post-implementation measurement. Works equally well embedded in product teams or reporting to executive leadership.
Skills
Analysis: SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Python (pandas) · Methodology: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Six Sigma, BPMN · Tools: Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, SAP, Lucidchart · Competencies: Requirements Elicitation, Gap Analysis, Process Mapping, UAT, Stakeholder Management
Experience
Senior Business Analyst
Meridian Financial Group · New York, NY | Feb 2021 – Present
- Led end-to-end requirements analysis for a core banking platform migration affecting 1.4M accounts, delivering on schedule with zero critical post-launch defects.
- Mapped and redesigned 11 manual back-office workflows, reducing average processing time by 58% and saving $430K/yr in operational overhead.
- Built Power BI executive dashboard consolidating data from 5 source systems, cutting monthly reporting cycle from 9 days to 1 day for the CFO team.
- Facilitated UAT across 3 business units for a Salesforce CRM rollout, coordinating 47 test scenarios and resolving all critical defects 2 weeks ahead of go-live.
Business Analyst
Altura Consulting · Chicago, IL | Aug 2018 – Jan 2021
- Delivered requirements documentation and process models for 6 client engagements across retail, logistics, and insurance verticals — all projects closed within budget and scope.
- Conducted gap analysis on a client's order management system, identifying $1.1M in annual revenue leakage traced to duplicate SKU processing errors.
- Partnered with engineering leads to translate business requirements into technical specifications, reducing mid-sprint requirement changes by 41% across a 9-month engagement.
Junior Business Analyst
NovaBridge Technologies · Austin, TX | Jun 2016 – Jul 2018
- Supported product backlog grooming and sprint planning for an agile team of 12, maintaining 95% on-time story delivery over 6 consecutive quarters.
- Designed SQL-based reporting queries across a 3M-row transaction database, reducing ad-hoc data request turnaround from 4 days to same-day for business stakeholders.
Education
B.S. in Business Administration — Information SystemsUniversity of Texas at Austin | May 2016
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0 · Relevant Coursework: Business Intelligence, Database Management, Operations Research, Financial Modelling
Certifications
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)IIBA · 2022
PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)PMI · 2021
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst AssociateMicrosoft · 2020