Hi ,

Role : Senior Business Analyst (Retail) - IT Strategy & Executive Communications

Location: Remote

Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong retail domain expertise to serve as a strategic partner to enterprise IT leadership at a Fortune 50 retail organization. This role sits at the intersection of business analysis, executive storytelling, and portfolio governance. You will translate complex technology initiatives into clear, compelling narratives that drive leadership decisions - from pitching new ideas and shaping multi-year roadmaps to securing funding and reporting on delivery health across a portfolio of projects.

This is a high-visibility role. Your work products pitch decks, strategy documents, business cases, and status reports -will be consumed directly by senior IT and business executives.

Key Responsibilities

- Executive Presentations & Strategic Storytelling
- Create executive-grade presentations to pitch new ideas, technology investments, and innovation opportunities to IT and business leadership
- Develop and maintain technology roadmaps and strategy decks covering business improvement, operational optimization, and digital transformation themes
- Distill complex technical concepts (AI/automation, eCommerce, content/DAM platforms, cloud) into concise, decision-ready narratives
- Tailor messaging for different audiences (CIO/VP level, program sponsors, cross-functional stakeholders)
- Portfolio Reporting & Governance
- Produce high-quality, consolidated status reports across multiple concurrent projects and workstreams
- Track and communicate ROI, value realization, budget consumption, risks, challenges,



and mitigation plans
- Build and present funding requests and business cases, including cost-benefit analysis, TCO models, and investment justification
- Establish consistent reporting cadences, templates, and executive dashboards that improve leadership visibility
- Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Conduct competitor and market analysis relevant to retail technology, eCommerce, supply chain, and member/customer experience
- Benchmark the organization against leading retailers and industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester, McKinsey, etc.)
- Synthesize research into actionable insights that inform strategy and roadmap decisions
- Business Analysis
- Elicit, document, and validate business requirements with IT and business stakeholders
- Map current-state vs. future-state processes; identify operational optimization opportunities
- Support prioritization, scoping, and definition of initiatives (pilots, MVPs, phased rollouts)
- Bridge business and technical teams to ensure alignment on scope, outcomes, and success metrics

Required Qualifications

- 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Strategy Analyst, or similar role, with at least 3 years supporting senior IT leadership
- Retail domain expertise -deep understanding of retail operations, merchandising, eCommerce, supply chain,



membership/loyalty models, and retail technology landscape
- Exceptional presentation and deck-building skills -proven track record of creating executive-level PowerPoint presentations (strategy, roadmaps, pitches, QBRs)
- Solid experience producing executive status reports and portfolio-level communications
- Demonstrated ability to build business cases, ROI models, and funding proposals
- Experience conducting competitive and market analysis with credible sourcing
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority
- Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; comfort with data visualization

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with large enterprise retailers (warehouse club, big-box, or omnichannel retail)
- Familiarity with AI/GenAI initiatives, agentic operations, content platforms & eCommerce modernization programs
- Knowledge of portfolio/project management tools (Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project)
- MBA or equivalent strategic/analytical background
- US Business visa readiness

Success Measures (First 6 Months)

- Leadership-ready deck turnaround with minimal rework; positive stakeholder feedback from IT leadership
- Standardized, consolidated status reporting adopted across all active projects
- Competitive analysis deliverables cited in roadmap or strategy decisions

Best regards,

Swapnil Thakur

Recruitment & Delivery Lead iPeople Infosystems LLC

Contact No: 91 (phone hidden)

Email ID: [email protected]

Visit us at www.ipeopleinfosystems.com

Pay: ₹2,000,000.00 - ₹2,600,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote

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