**Role is based out of Japan
We are looking for a business/system analyst with a strong technical background to help our clients digitize their supply chain management and beyond. The ideal candidates possess not only the analytical and technical skills but also soft skills – proactive communicators, problem solvers, independent thinkers that do not shy away from asking (sometimes hard) questions. They must speak and write Japanese at a native or highly professional level and have a good command of English to foster mutual understanding and collaboration.
Technical business analyst will:
- Work closely with our clients to understand their business needs, objectives, and challenges.
- Analyze client’s existing systems from data, architecture, APIs and other technical points of view.
- Elicit, document, and analyze business requirements, processes, and workflows while being able to understand the technical implications and resources needed.
- Translate the identified conceptual business needs into technical requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project team.
- Work in tight coordination with, and maintain regular communication with Developers and QA Teams on design, development, and testing.
- Develop and utilize standard templates to write requirement specifications accurately and concisely.
- Understand and communicate complex technical concepts to different teams including non-technical stakeholders.
- Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to various audiences.
- Serve as a liaison between our internal team and the client, ensuring clear and effective communication across all project stages.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements:
- Good command of both English AND Japanese is a must.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills in both English and Japanese.
- Strong technical background with deep understanding of digital transformation, data structures, and system architectures.
- Familiarity with SQL, iOS development and can write basic codes.
- Proficiency in requirement gathering techniques, process modeling, and documentation.
- Experience in Retail is a plus.