FSI Business System Analyst

We are looking for a Bilingual Business Analyst to support a strategic Data Platform and Infrastructure Managed Services engagement for a major insurance company in Japan. The role involves supporting stakeholder management, service delivery, and collaboration between local business users and global delivery teams. As the client continues to modernize its data landscape, the team is expanding across leadership, service management, business analysis, and technical domains.

Job Responsibilities:

- Facilitate workshops and requirement-gathering sessions with business stakeholders, SMEs, product owners, and technology teams for Java and VB.NET-based applications.
- Elicit, analyze, document, validate, and manage business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
- Create and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications, User Stories, Process Flows, and other project documentation.
- Translate Japanese business requirements into clear, detailed, and actionable requirements for offshore development and testing teams.
- Ensure end-to-end requirements traceability throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Act as the primary liaison between business users, product owners, development teams, QA teams, and offshore delivery teams.
- Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and production release activities.
- Support project delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
- Collaborate with architects and technical teams to assess solution feasibility, identify risks, and recommend process improvements.
- Support application development, enhancement, migration, integration, and modernization initiatives across Java and VB.NET technology landscapes.
- Ensure delivered solutions align with business objectives, quality standards, compliance requirements, and operational expectations.

### Requirements
Candidates must meet the following requirements:

- Native-level Japanese and strong business-level English communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage both business and technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst in application development, system integration, or application modernization projects.
- Strong experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management.
- Experience creating BRDs, Functional Specifications, User Stories, Use Cases, and process documentation.
- Hands-on experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience coordinating with offshore development and QA teams.
- Strong understanding of testing processes, including SIT, UAT, defect management, and release management.
- Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Ability to bridge communication gaps between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience within the insurance industry.
- Hands-on exposure to Java, VB.NET, SQL Server, Oracle, REST APIs, and enterprise application integration solutions.
- Understanding of application modernization, legacy system transformation, and migration initiatives.
- Experience working within global delivery models involving onsite and offshore teams.
- Knowledge of insurance business processes such as policy administration, underwriting, claims management, or customer servicing.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies and modern application architectures.
- Certifications in Business Analysis, Agile/Scrum, Product Ownership, or Project Management.
- Experience supporting digital transformation and enterprise modernization initiatives.