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Surya Himaja Anusuri

Frisco,TX

Summary

Diligent Sr. Business Analyst / Product Owner with over 8 years of extensive experience in driving product success and user satisfaction. Adept at leveraging data analytics, market research, and business strategy to optimize product offerings and meet organizational goals. Known for strong collaboration skills, adaptability, and delivering impactful results. Highly skilled in data modeling, user experience enhancement, and project management, with focus on continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Product Analyst

JPMorgan Chase
01.2023 - Current
  • Developed and executed product strategy, delivering significant customer value by integrating market research into th product roadmap.
  • Managed product backlog and collaborated with cross-functional teams to align development with strategic goals.
  • Built frameworks to track key success metrics and communicated product vision effectively to stakeholders. Solved technical and customer problems by leveraging current and emerging technologies.
  • Defined infrastructure requirements and ensured timely delivery, minimizing disruptions.
  • Conducted testing, release management, and production validation, focusing on automation.
  • Fostered a collaborative environment, mentoring teams on tools like Jira, Jira Align, Lucid Spark and presenting key performance metrics.
  • Automated business processes to reduce manual errors and improve efficiency, achieving business and company goals.
  • Analyzed product performance metrics to inform strategic decision-making and optimize offerings.
  • Led cross-functional teams in product development initiatives, enhancing alignment and execution efficiency.

Product Owner

Truist Bank
09.2022 - 01.2023
  • Established project and work request requirements using document, business process, and workflow analysis.
  • Ensured all stakeholders were involved in requirements gathering activities, facilitating elicitation sessions and walkthrough with business, technology, and other resources.
  • Created high-level detailed design diagrams and use case diagrams on gathered requirements using Lucid chart and Visio.
  • Coordinated with Tech leads and Architects to finalize technical requirements and update application flow as per new requirements.
  • Utilized SAFE methodology, and managed Kanban and Scrum boards.
  • Experienced with Agile tools: Rally, Jira, Version One, and designing tools: Lucid chart, Visio, Miro.
  • Analyzed and gathered requirements on Actimize products, Fraud Case Management System Products, Tableau tools, and other applications in Financial Crimes and Compliance.

Sr. Product Analyst

PennyMac Loan Services
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Managed team of software developers and quality assurance specialists in development and launch of new customer relationship management (CRM) software product.
  • Led product life cycle activities, including discovery, ideation, and strategic development, while managing cross-functional teams to align with strategic goals.
  • Advanced expertise in web development, React, and UI software architecture, with focus on enhancing product offerings through industry research and customer collaboration.
  • Directed engineering teams in developing REST-based API frameworks and optimizing AWS infrastructure for cost reduction.
  • Managed SDLC migrations and data projects using technologies like AWS RDS, EC2, Lambda, and Snowflake, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
  • Proficient in Agile methodologies, including Scrum, with experience in backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and facilitating change management.
  • Acted as liaison between business units and technical teams, defining system requirements and coordinating user acceptance testing to enhance business efficiency.
  • Developed comprehensive market research reports to identify trends and consumer needs, guiding product strategy.

Business Analyst

Sun Trust Bank
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • Analyzed business processes to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements for system enhancements.
  • Contributed to product strategy and vision, supporting discovery efforts and integrating market research into product roadmap.
  • Collaborated with engineering, architecture, and analytics teams to align product development with strategic goals and communicated product vision effectively.
  • Managed and prioritized product backlog, facilitating requirements elicitation and user acceptance testing with stakeholders.
  • Experienced in API integration, including MuleSoft, and transformed requirements into system specifications for development teams.
  • Utilized structured problem-solving methodologies to optimize service delivery and suggested strategies for long-term business objectives.
  • Acted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analyzing business applications and technologies, ensuring compliance with SDLC and Change Management standards.

Business Analyst

Inspire Brands
02.2018 - 12.2019
  • Proficient in Business Modeling, GAP Analysis, and Change Management, ensuring system availability through effective incident and problem management.
  • Collaborated with Scrum Master to track project progress in Jira, supervised activity reports, and optimized workflows.
  • Developed ad-hoc reports for detailed client data review.
  • Developed detailed documentation for project specifications, ensuring clarity and alignment among stakeholders.
  • Improved business processes by analyzing current practices and recommending optimization strategies.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Jawaharlal University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India
05.2012

Skills

  • Effective strategic leadership
  • System evaluation
  • GAP Analysis, Defect Management, Impact Analysis
  • Agile Methodology / SDLC Requirements
  • Comprehensive product management
  • Experience with API integration
  • Fraud prevention strategies
  • Fraud detection using machine learning
  • Home Lending Omni Channel Management
  • Jira / Jira Align / Confluence / Version One / Rally
  • Team development training
  • Data Analytics & Reporting(Tableau , Alteryx)
  • AWS, Kafka, Lambdas and SQS Queues
  • Data lake architecture integration
  • Lucid Spark / Miro
  • Effective communication
  • Continuous learning mindset

Professional Certificates

  • Certificate of AWS Cloud Practitioner - 2023
  • Certificate of Project Management Professional(PMP) - 2024

Timeline

Sr. Product Analyst

JPMorgan Chase
01.2023 - Current

Product Owner

Truist Bank
09.2022 - 01.2023

Sr. Product Analyst

PennyMac Loan Services
01.2022 - 09.2022

Business Analyst

Sun Trust Bank
03.2020 - 01.2022

Business Analyst

Inspire Brands
02.2018 - 12.2019

Bachelors of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Jawaharlal University of Hyderabad