Responsibilities

- Lead discovery sessions with data stakeholders and subject matter experts as a means to elicit solution change requirements, both business and functional.
- Perform analysis of current data for inclusion into a data product/enterprise data platform, and ad-hoc analysis of data to support the requirements process.
- Take primary ownership for accurate requirements specifications and acceptance criteria for Solution changes, updates, and maintenance.
- Take direction from project management regarding schedule, scope, and cost tradeoffs.
- Assist with solution testing utilizing business validation techniques.
- Lead solution user acceptance testing.
- Update and maintain solution documentation including Requirements, data flows, business glossary, data catalog, data lineage, data models, etc.
- Serve as the Functional point of contact for the solution, working through data and design questions/issues as they arise
- Maintain the solution in production, working with end users, and facilitating change requests with the broader team using a defined change management process.
- Work remotely with globally distributed colleagues and clients with the associated schedule flexibility required due to multiple time zones.
- Contribute to the development of dentsu's reusable assets, frameworks and best practices.
- Mentor team members

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required.
- 10+ years of technology implementation experience in the field of master data management and enterprise data management including data mastering, data integration, data transformation, system integration, and data analytics.




- 10+ years experience documenting requirements for the purposes of scope management, design, development and testing enablement through traceability
- 10+ years experience working with various methodologies including Agile
- Knowledge of master data management and enterprise data management concepts
- Hands on experience with relational design concepts [e.g., table design, table relationships, primary and foreign key designations].
- Experience with user acceptance testing
- SQL skills
- Strong customer service orientation; consistently meet internal and external client commitments; demonstrated desire to exceed expectations
- Strong client management skills; manage through challenging situations resulting in positive outcomes for Clients and Merkle
- Effective communication skills: ability to simplify and structure complex concepts to streamline interactions and highlight key points
- Effective presentation skills
- Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving, planning and organizational skills
- Ability to adapt to various conditions and situations; ability to tolerate stressful situations and remain focused under pressure
- Ability to thrive in a complex environment consisting of geographically dispersed and highly matrixed teams
- Ability to interact with senior level resources effectively and confidently, both internally and with the stakeholders to ensure desired outcomes.
- Qualified individuals possess the desired attributes such as smart, curious, committed to vision, passionate, fun and pleasant, an achiever and having a sense of urgency.
- Willingness to travel when necessary

📌 Lead Business Analyst (Mumbai)
🏢 dentsu
📍 Mumbai