Lead Business Analyst (Japanese Proficiency) (Contractual)
LocationPhilippines
Work moderemote
Typecontract
DepartmentCC Business Analysis, Business Analysis 05
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seen1w ago
Last seen1d ago
About the role
As a Lead Business Analyst, you will play a key role within the Business Analysis competency, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to drive data-driven decision making, process optimization, and successful delivery of analytics solutions. You will lead requirements management activities, facilitate collaboration across cross-functional and cross-cultural teams, and translate complex business needs into scalable Power BI solutions that create measurable value for procurement and finance organizations.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Business Analysis & Stakeholder Management
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Lead requirements elicitation workshops and discovery sessions with procurement leaders, category managers, finance controllers, IT teams, and data owners.
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Analyze and document current-state and future-state business processes.
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Contribute to and drive continuous process improvement initiatives aligned with evolving business needs within the procurement function.
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Facilitate alignment between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring a common understanding of project objectives and requirements.
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Act as the primary liaison between business users, project teams, and technical delivery teams.
Solution Definition & Documentation
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Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for Power BI dashboards and analytics solutions.
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Define data model expectations, calculation logic, KPIs, business rules, visualizations, user stories, and user interaction requirements.
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Produce and maintain high-quality business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, process maps, data mapping documents, and related project documentation.
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Review solution designs to ensure alignment with business objectives and requirements.
Project Delivery & Governance
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Support the Project Manager in delivering project objectives on time and within budget.
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Contribute to scope definition, effort estimation, dependency management, and milestone tracking.
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Ensure requirements-related issues, assumptions, risks, decisions, and dependencies are appropriately tracked and managed through RAID and Decision Logs.
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Communicate project plans, status updates, risks, and issues across governance forums and stakeholder groups.
Testing, Deployment & Adoption
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Coordinate and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, defect management, and stakeholder sign-off.
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Support deployment and implementation activities to ensure smooth solution adoption.
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Prepare training materials, user guides, and knowledge transfer documentation.
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Provide hypercare and post-go-live support to business users and stakeholders.
Leadership
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Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level business analysts.
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Promote best practices in requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and business analysis methodologies.
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Drive continuous improvement in business analysis processes, standards, and delivery frameworks.
What We’re Looking For
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Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related discipline.
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Minimum 5 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst.
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At least 1 year of experience in a lead or senior business analysis capacity.
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Proven experience delivering business intelligence, reporting, analytics, or dashboard projects.
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Demonstrated success in requirements elicitation, business process analysis, and stakeholder management.
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Experience producing BRDs, functional specifications, process documentation, and data mapping artifacts.
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Hands-on involvement in Power BI implementation projects, including requirements definition, dashboard design, data model reviews, and UAT facilitation.
Language Requirements
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Fluent written and spoken English.
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Fluent written and spoken Japanese, with the ability to facilitate business discussions and documentation in both languages.
Technical Knowledge
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Strong understanding of Power BI, including:
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Data modeling and star schema concepts
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DAX measures and calculations
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Row-Level Security (RLS)
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Incremental refresh
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Dashboard and report design best practices
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Knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and modern analytics architectures.
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Understanding of data integration, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing concepts.
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Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Core Competencies
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Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
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Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills.
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Strong prioritization, organizational, and time-management skills.
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Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
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Experience working across cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.
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Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivery excellence.
Preferred Skills
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Experience in spend analysis, spend classification, spend categorization, and procurement analytics.
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Experience working with ERP and procurement platforms such as SAP MM, SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle Procurement, or similar solutions.
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Understanding of procurement data structures, including:
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Purchase Orders
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Invoices
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Contracts
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Goods Receipts
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Supplier Master Data
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Material and Service Classifications
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Familiarity with spend classification frameworks such as UNSPSC, eClass, and custom procurement taxonomies.
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Experience supporting digital transformation, reporting modernization, or procurement optimization initiatives.