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Sahil Arora

Senior Business Analyst | Product Owner | MBA
Australian PR · PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner · Warwick Business School MBA
LinkedIn Profile 📍 Greater Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Professional Summary

Seasoned Business Analyst with over 10 years of dedicated business analysis experience and close to 16 years in the ICT industry. Experienced across banking, hospitality, automotive, and public sectors, with domain exposure spanning Finance, HR, and CRM. Strong background in Agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, product ownership, requirements elicitation, backlog prioritization, and translating business needs into actionable delivery outcomes.

Skills & Expertise

Agile / Scrum
Business Analysis
Requirements Gathering
Product Ownership
Stakeholder Management
Backlog Prioritization
RFP Responses / Proposals
SAP (HR / Payroll)
SQL & Advanced Excel
Client Relations
Team Leadership
UAT & Delivery Support

Professional Experience

NAB — Senior Business Analyst (Contract)

Melbourne, Australia · Nov 2024 – Present
  • Led requirement elicitation with product owners, SMEs, and architects for initiatives including disaster relief grants, fee refunds, and credit payouts for deceased credit card customers.
  • Elaborated requirements for architects and developers, supporting healthy solution design discussions.
  • Facilitated progressive elaboration sessions and helped break work into features and user stories.
  • Supported backlog prioritization, stand-ups, scrum of scrums, and UAT before go-live.

Nagarro — Product Owner / Associate Principal Consultant

Gurugram, India · Dec 2020 – Aug 2024
  • Worked as a Product Owner for a leading automotive software solutions provider in the US market.
  • Translated product vision into roadmaps, epics, features, and user stories.
  • Represented the customer voice across products using AWS-based microservices, REST APIs, DynamoDB, and Lambda.
  • Collaborated with product managers, UX experts, and directors to manage expectations and timelines.

NITS Solutions — Manager, Business Analyst

Gurugram, India · Aug 2015 – Nov 2020
  • Managed business analysts acting as Product Owners for multiple Scrum teams.
  • Led requirement gathering, prioritization, release planning, and testing across BI and CRM SaaS products.
  • Delivered business analytics using MS Excel and Oracle SQL for decision support.
  • Prepared RFP-based proposals and executive presentations using KPI insights.

Ericsson — External Business Consultant (MBA Consulting Project)

Guildford, UK · Jul 2013 – Nov 2013
  • Worked with stakeholders including the Commercial Director and IT Manager to clarify requirements and scope.
  • Analysed order-to-cash e-procurement processes and IT/ERP mapping to identify gaps.

Deloitte — Consultant

Gurugram, India · Oct 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Contributed to enterprise application advisory, requirements discovery, and RFP preparation.
  • Evaluated vendor bids and supported negotiation outcomes that significantly reduced budget estimates.
  • Designed SAP-based legal document layouts and HR module solutions.

Accenture — Software Engineer

Bangalore, India · Jul 2007 – Sep 2010
  • Automated SAP information-gathering processes, reducing manual effort and turnaround time.
  • Developed reports and interfaces aligned to payroll and operational changes.
  • Bridged communication between on-site and offshore teams to improve delivery effectiveness.

Pro Bono Projects

FUBAR Radio, UK

Performed competitor analysis and marketing analysis using Google Analytics data. Insights were used by management to understand product-market realities more effectively.

Gradspad, UK

Conceptualized and led development interactions for a mobile app designed to help students organize university life and build stronger community connections.

Education

University of Warwick — Warwick Business School

Coventry, UK · 2012 – 2013

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Key areas: Strategic Advantage, Operations Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Corporate Finance

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Patiala, India · 2003 – 2007

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)