Business Analyst(Consultant)

ZentixSoft is looking for an experienced Business Analyst for a project-based / hourly engagement (Remote). What Is Especially Important for Us (High-Level Discovery & Discovery Mastery): Structuring Ambiguity: Ability to join client discovery calls with high-level ideas (e.g., "We need an automated AI platform" ) and turn them into structured, actionable frameworks: Users → Processes → Problems → Workflows → Features → MVP → Next Steps . Commercial & Analytical Balance: Comfortable navigating incomplete requirements, challenging the client professionally, asking precise questions, and keeping early-stage scope aligned with budget, timeline, and technical feasibility. 💡 Why ZentixSoft? Transparent Pay: Fair hourly rate / project-based compensation for your expert hours. Work-Life Balance: Flexible schedule that easily fits around your primary job. Trust & Freedom: Full professional autonomy with zero micromanagement or time-trackers. Strong Culture: An environment where your analytical decisions directly impact business outcomes. 🧩 What You Will Be Doing: Discovery & Requirements: Participate in the Discovery phase, conduct interviews with client stakeholders and technical experts, and define business constraints and use cases. Product Data Analysis: Investigate legacy data structures (SQL, Access, Excel), identify issues with attribution, duplicates, taxonomies, and Golden Record rules. Process Modeling: Document supplier onboarding, catalog harmonization, and cross-system data synchronization processes (As-Is / To-Be in BPMN/UML). Integration Specifications: Detail requirements for ETL/ELT flows and integrations across PIM, MDM, ERP, and E-commerce platforms. Backlog Management: Write clear, comprehensive User Stories with crisp Acceptance Criteria for the dev and data engineering teams. AI Solution Evaluation: Help analyze the effectiveness of AI/LLM applications for automated attribute mapping vs. traditional validation rules. 🎓 What We Expect: Must-have: BA Experience: 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in complex IT projects involving integrations and data processing. Data & PIM/MDM Domain: Strong understanding of Master Data Management, Product Information Management, catalog structures, taxonomies, and attribute mapping. System Analysis & Integrations: Understanding of REST APIs, JSON/XML, data transmission standards, and integration interface design. English: Fluent / Upper-Intermediate (B2+) — comfortable writing documentation and facilitating sessions with international clients. Will be a plus: Experience with or understanding of Akeneo, Salsify, Pimcore, Stibo Systems, Informatica, or Contentserv ecosystems. Knowledge of industry product data standards (e.g., BMEcat, ETIM, GS1). Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools for text data validation or classification. 📍 Cooperation Details: Format: Project-based / Hourly Engagement (part-time advisory role, easily combined with your full-time job). Location: 100% Remote.