Senior Business Analyst Data Analyst BI & Reporting Analyst

Syed Hussaini

Chicago, IL 773-***-**** *.***.***@*****.***

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/syed-ali-hussaini

Senior Business Analyst Data Analyst BI & Reporting Analyst Product Owner Project Manager

Professional Summary

Strategic Business Analyst and Product Owner with 11+ years of experience delivering data-driven solutions, managing Agile projects, and owning product roadmaps across healthcare, federal, and enterprise sectors. Adept at translating business needs into actionable insights using SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Salesforce Health Cloud. Proven record in managing sprint planning, stakeholder collaboration, and executive reporting to drive business performance and operational efficiency.

Summary of Qualifications

11+ years in Business Analysis, Data Analytics, Product Ownership, and Project Management.

Deep experience in reporting automation, dashboard development, and KPI tracking using Power BI, Tableau, SQL, R, and Excel.

Managed product backlogs, roadmaps, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment across Agile teams.

Strong communicator with a record of translating requirements into high-impact dashboards and system improvements.

Led end-to-end delivery from requirements gathering to testing, deployment, and post-release optimization.

Skills & Technical Competencies

Analytics & BI: Power BI, Tableau, SQL, R, Excel, Data Modeling, KPI Dashboards

Agile Product & Project Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Sprint Planning, Roadmap Development

CRM & Cloud Platforms: Salesforce Health Cloud, Azure Data Factory, Oracle, ServiceNow

Documentation & QA: BRDs, FRDs, RTMs, UAT Testing, QA Test Cases, Executive Presentations

Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, SAFe), SDLC, Gap Analysis, Root Cause Analysis

Soft Skills: Stakeholder Engagement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving

Certifications

Salesforce Administrator – Certified

Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner

Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager

Tableau Certification – Completed

Python Certification – In Progress (Est. Completion: June 2025)

CBAP – Certified Business Analysis Professional

Professional Experience

Senior Business Analyst / Agile Coach / Product Owner

Snowbird Agility, Remote • Sep 2024 – Feb 2025

Owned product backlog and prioritized features for federal projects with the Department of Veteran Affairs and Administration of Children and Families (VA, ACF), increasing sprint predictability by 30%.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies and led UAT efforts, aligning delivery with compliance requirements.

Implemented JIRA Align and Confluence knowledge base, improving project visibility and onboarding.

Managed timelines, sprint planning, and defect triage with active federal clearance.

Senior Business Data Analyst / Salesforce Admin / Product Lead

BCBS Minnesota, MN • Nov 2022 – Aug 2024

Led Salesforce Health Cloud integration, improving operations by 25% and reducing manual entry by 30%.

Built Power BI dashboards and wrote R scripts for automated reporting on healthcare KPIs.

Modeled data in ER Studio and executed claims file validation, reducing errors by 20%.

Coordinated sprint planning and cross-team delivery of integrated data solutions.

Senior Business Data Analyst / Scrum Team Lead

Maximus Federal, PA • Jun 2021 – Oct 2022

Directed backlog grooming, roadmap alignment, and sprint ceremonies for EACMS 2.0 project.

Developed Tableau dashboards and automated reports with R, improving insights delivery speed.

Led UAT coordination and risk escalations for adjudication system, improving processing time by 25%.

Senior Business Data Analyst

Providence Health, WA • Jan 2021 – Jun 2021

Directed COVID vaccination data validation (100K+ records), improving accuracy by 20% and saving $42K in costs.

Authored QA test cases and deployed Azure pipelines to reduce downtime and reporting latency.

Resolved 50+ bugs and implemented governance standards for healthcare compliance.

Business Analyst / Scrum Lead / BI Consultant

Blue Health Intelligence, IL • Nov 2018 – Dec 2020

Implemented JIRA for analytics team and managed CMS data roadmap using Tableau and SQL.

Authored BRDs, process maps, and standardized QA documentation to support delivery.

Led marketing analytics initiatives including email engagement strategies and dashboard reporting.

Senior Business/Data Analyst

Evolent Health, IL • Mar 2018 – Oct 2018

Created JIRA user stories and managed sprint alignment for enrollment and claims software.

Conducted data analysis and planning meetings that improved workflow by 25%.

Delivered reporting that boosted client satisfaction by 15%.

Business Data Analyst / Data Modeler

Fannie Mae, DC • Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

Led the Earnings at Risk (EaR) data mart on AWS, increasing data access speed by 30%.

Built SQL scripts and enforced data integrity rules to reduce anomalies by 95%.

Collected business requirements and delivered finance-grade analytics solutions.

Business Analyst ETL Developer

Tractor Supply, TN • Nov 2014 – Dec 2016

Designed ETL solutions using Talend and SAP, improving delivery times by 25%.

Authored detailed BRDs, RTMs, and FRDs with 99% documentation accuracy.

Streamlined SQL Server data integration, increasing reporting reliability by 40%.

Education

Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences – Northeastern Illinois University

Relevant Courses: Data Analytics, SQL, Business Intelligence, Statistics

Contact this candidate