Lead Product Analyst

Lead Product Analyst / Lead Business Systems Analyst (Technical Data Analyst with Data Engineering Background SAP, Salesforce, JIRA, Anaplan)

Role Overview

The Lead Product Analyst will serve as the functional and analytical bridge between business stakeholders, technical teams, and data engineering units to extend the Real-Time Resource Allocation (RTRA) platform across AI&D and Technology organizations. This individual will own the end-to-end analysis, data integration design, and delivery governance across enterprise systems including SAP, Salesforce, JIRA, and Anaplan. The role demands deep understanding of both business processes (finance, workforce planning, and delivery management) and technical data structures to enable connected, predictive workforce analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-system business discovery and data mapping workshops across Finance, Workforce Planning, and Program Management domains.
• Define and validate cross-platform data integrations connecting SAP (cost and headcount data), Salesforce (project and portfolio metadata), JIRA (execution tracking), and Anaplan (forecasting models).
• Develop and manage functional design documentation, data dictionaries, user stories, and acceptance criteria ensuring business traceability to technical deliverables.
• Partner with architects to drive model-based integration aligned to enterprise data governance and RTRA schema standards.
• Perform deep-dive reconciliation and validation of data accuracy, completeness, and transformation logic throughout integration cycles.
• Define KPIs, dashboards, and metrics critical to portfolio capacity, utilization, and forecasting insights.
• Work closely with QA and engineering teams to ensure testing coverage and accuracy in cross-system data validation.
• Mentor a team of analysts and testers on structured analytical practices, documentation, and data validation discipline.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in business systems or product analysis roles in enterprise-scale environments.
• Proven expertise integrating SAP, Salesforce, JIRA, and Anaplan datasets into unified analytical platforms.
• Strong command of SQL, relational data design, and data engineering fundamentals.
• Exceptional capability to translate business questions into measurable technical and data outcomes.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments using JIRA/Confluence, and familiarity with CI/CD and data pipeline lifecycle.
• Exposure to Power BI or Tableau for business validation of analytical outputs preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to interface with both technical and executive teams.