Balaji Asaithambi
Dubai
Summary
Professional with significant experience in business analysis, skilled in data-driven decision-making, and process optimization. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Reliable in adapting to changing needs while leveraging skills in stakeholder management, requirement gathering, and strategic planning. Recognized for analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Business Analyst
Barclays Bank
08.2023 - Current
- Worked as Senior Business Analyst in Barclays Bank from 15-Aug-2023 till 25th June 2025 under the payroll of Alpha Data Recruitment
- Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
- Created detailed user stories for system enhancements, leading to improved functionality and user satisfaction.
- Facilitated requirement gathering workshops, resulting in clear project objectives and deliverables.
- Improved project efficiency by analyzing business processes and identifying areas for improvement.
- Conducted gap analyses to identify discrepancies between current and desired states, leading to actionable recommendations.
- Supported leadership team with reporting, analysis, and business presentations to inform divisional strategies.
- Streamlined workflow for better productivity with the implementation of new software solutions.
- Led process mapping initiatives, resulting in optimized workflows and reduced redundancies across departments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, ensuring a cohesive approach to business analysis.
- Enhanced stakeholder engagement through effective communication of complex data and insights.
- Implemented Agile methodologies within project teams, increasing overall adaptability and responsiveness.
- Ensured adherence to regulatory requirements by staying abreast of industry standards and best practices.
- Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
- Developed complex dashboard and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.
- Created dashboards to monitor and track key performance indicators.
Business Analyst
Emirates NBD Bank
02.2021 - 07.2023
- Worked as a Business Analyst with Emirates NBD Bank under the payroll of Valuelabs LLC.
- Optimized workflow processes to enhance overall productivity and achieve operational excellence.
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous innovation in the organization.
- Supported software development projects by defining clear requirements and effectively communicating them to technical teams.
- Streamlined project management with effective communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
- Implemented best-practice methodologies that improved overall project delivery timelines while maintaining quality standards.
- Enabled data-driven decision making by generating valuable insights for the organization.
- Boosted customer satisfaction levels by identifying areas of improvement and proposing actionable solutions.
- Increased resource efficiency by analyzing detailed business requirements.
- Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
- Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
- Performed gap analysis between existing systems or processes and desired state, identifying areas for improvement or enhancement.
- Improved business processes by analyzing current practices and recommending optimization strategies.
UAT Functional Tester
ADCB Bank
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Under the payroll of ValueLabs
UAT Functional Tester
ADCB Bank
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Under the payroll of Quality Kiosk Technologies
Systems Analyst
ADCB Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Under the payroll of GAVS Technologies
Functional Tester
Edge Verve Systems Pvt Ltd (Infosys Group)
08.2015 - 08.2018
Functional Tester
Infosys Ltd
03.2015 - 07.2015
Trade Desk Officer
ICICI Bank Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015
Education
B.E - Computer Science & Engineering
Selvam College of Technology| Anna University, Chennai
MBA - Banking And Finance
Manipal University
Bengaluru11-2013
Skills
- SQL Developer/ Oracle PL/SQL & Postgres
- Putty
- Firestone
- IBM Rational-CLM
- JIRA
- Requirements gathering
- Agile methodology
- Business acceptance testing
- Stakeholder management
- Business process mapping
- Software development lifecycle
- Business process improvement
- SQL proficiency
- Operations analysis
- Test case scenarios
- Release planning
- Process optimization
- Creating BRD & Reviewing FSD
- Product development
- Workflow Analysis
- Clear communication
- Stakeholder engagement
- Workflow optimization
- Change management
- Visio,Wireframe & Figma
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance on 27th June 2025
Languages
Tamil
English
Timeline
Senior Business Analyst
Barclays Bank
08.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
Emirates NBD Bank
02.2021 - 07.2023
UAT Functional Tester
ADCB Bank
08.2020 - 01.2021
UAT Functional Tester
ADCB Bank
08.2019 - 05.2020
Systems Analyst
ADCB Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019
Functional Tester
Edge Verve Systems Pvt Ltd (Infosys Group)
08.2015 - 08.2018
Functional Tester
Infosys Ltd
03.2015 - 07.2015
Trade Desk Officer
ICICI Bank Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015
B.E - Computer Science & Engineering
Selvam College of Technology| Anna University, Chennai
MBA - Banking And Finance
Manipal University
Mobile
+971-525548625, +91-9629079391
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of Birth: 16.05.1989
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Professional Summary
- Having a Total Experience of 12+ Years & 9+ years of relevant Work Experience in IT. Business Analyst Experience in both Retail Banking & Corporate Banking domains Good understanding in Payments , Trade finance , Corporate lending,CASA (Current Account Savings Account), Credit cards & Personal loan products
- Experience in bridging the requirement gap between Product Owners & development team Good Understanding of Digital channels (Retail & corporate Banking domains)
- Expertise in User Acceptance Testing & Business Acceptance Testing
- Functional and Documentation skills - preparing BRDs & validating FSDs Good Experience & Understanding in Agile methodology Involved in preparing Test strategies & providing inputs for test coverage
- Responsible for the scrum testing activities & conducting scrum meetings.
- Hands on experience in API Testing for Tablet Banking & Payments using Postman
- Experience in working in Tablet Banking , Wealth Banking & Retail Banking modules
- Good Understanding & experience in Finacle Core Banking solution
- Expertise in Trade finance products Letter of Credit (Import/Export), Guarantees,Bills & Collections
- Supporting UAT testing team during UAT Test execution
- Reviewing SIT test cases & test execution results during SIT Involved in Executing Business Test scenarios during UAT
- Experienced in performing gap analysis to map business requirements with product features, identifying gaps and prioritizing business requirements for implementation.
- Handled Large scale Transformation projects in delivering end-end testing solutions, Test strategy & planning, resource management, Test cycle & release management and managing new requirements.
- Involved in engaging & co-ordination with multiple vendor teams.
- Proficient in System Integration, User Acceptance & Regression Testing.
- Excellent written, verbal articulation skills /presentation skills and ability to work independently or as a part of big teams.
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