Lead Business Analyst - SAP Ariba

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst with expertise in SAP Ariba to join our team. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to both client/business stakeholders and development teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. This role presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to the successful implementation, upgrade, rollout, and support of Ariba projects.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client/business stakeholders and development teams
• Facilitate requirements elicitation, propose functional solutions, and support acceptance testing
• Collaborate with development stakeholders for requirements feasibility discussion, ambiguity resolution, and test scenario review
• Document software system requirements with E2E traceability and use project/change management tools for feature/epic description, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Configure Ariba modules and work on configurations if required
• Collect requirements from business teams and document them in Azure DevOps or Jira
• Engage in Ariba integrations with ECC or S/4 Hana
• Interact with business teams, development teams, and cross-functional teams
• Work with technical stacks of the project, including DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & Web Services, Batch Jobs, Notifications, and Subscriptions, Message Queues (nice-to-have)
• Contribute to software development and/or testing (nice-to-have)

• 9-15 years of experience in Business and Data Analysis
• Proven experience in SDLC projects as a liaison between development and business partners
• Direct engagement with client/business stakeholders for requirements elicitation, proposing feasible functional solutions, acceptance testing support, and conflict resolution
• Direct collaboration with development stakeholders for requirements feasibility discussion, ambiguity resolution, test scenario review, and conflict handling
• Proficiency in documenting software system requirements, requirements management with E2E traceability, and using project/change management tools like Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, or ServiceNow
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks such as SCRUM, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe
• Experience with Ariba upstream modules like Sourcing and Contracts or Downstream modules like Buying and Invoicing
• Hands-on experience in Ariba projects including implementation, upgrade, rollout, support, or testing
• Ability to collect and document business requirements using Azure DevOps or Jira
• Experience in Ariba integrations with ECC or S/4 Hana
• B2+ English level

• Configuration experience of Ariba
• Experience in Ariba integrations with ECC or S/4 Hana
• Exposure to technical stacks of the project, including DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & Web Services, Batch Jobs, Notifications, and Subscriptions, Message Queues
• Experience in leading domains like BFSI, Insurance, Payments, Healthcare, LifeSciences, ECOMM, Supply Chain
• Understanding of Scrum Master or Project Manager activities, onsite client location experience (nice-to-have)

• Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
• Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
• Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
• Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
• Focused individual development
• Benefit package:
  • Health benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible benefits
• Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)