SENIOR TECHNICAL BA DATA & AI

About the Role

Duncan & Ross is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & AI to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements for enterprise data and AI initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements.

Role Overview

The Senior Technical Business Analyst will serve as a key link between business stakeholders, architects, data engineers, AI teams, and technology teams. The primary objective is to ensure that data and AI solutions align with business objectives by meticulously defining and managing requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze Data & AI business and technical requirements.
• Identify and document AI and data use cases and business objectives.
• Map data sources, data flows, interfaces, integrations, and dependencies.
• Prepare and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), user stories, requirements, and product backlogs.
• Translate business requirements into clear and detailed technical requirements.
• Define acceptance criteria and support solution validation.
• Maintain requirements traceability from business needs through implementation and testing.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, AI/ML teams, developers, and business stakeholders.
• Identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and impacts across data and AI solutions.
• Support workshops, solution discussions, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and requirement clarification throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications and Experience

• 6–8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Technical BA, or in a similar role.
• Strong experience in Data, Analytics, AI, or technology projects.
• Good understanding of data sources, data flows, APIs, integrations, and system dependencies.
• Experience preparing BRDs, user stories, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with requirements traceability and backlog management.
• Understanding of AI/ML and data use cases is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency in documentation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective stakeholder management abilities.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role involves working collaboratively with diverse technical and business teams to deliver impactful data and AI solutions.