Pooja Sahoo
About Pooja Sahoo
Pooja Sahoo is a Senior Business System Analyst with extensive experience in the taxation domain, particularly in the EMEA and APAC regions. She has worked with several companies, including Hitachi Vantara and CDK Global, and is skilled in UI design, Agile methodology, and various documentation processes.
Current Role at Hitachi Vantara
Pooja Sahoo serves as a Senior Business System Analyst at Hitachi Vantara, a position she has held since 2021. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, she is responsible for designing UI mockup screens using the Pencil tool. Her role includes full cycle implementation of projects, where she engages in business requirement gathering, design, development, and testing. Pooja also acts as a scrum master, facilitating scrum calls and ensuring adherence to Agile methodology.
Previous Experience in Business Analysis
Before joining Hitachi Vantara, Pooja Sahoo accumulated significant experience in business analysis across various organizations. She worked at CDK Global (International) as a Senior Business Systems Analyst for one year from 2020 to 2021 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Prior to that, she was a Senior Business Analyst at Thomson Reuters for four months in 2019 and served as a Business Analyst at the same company from 2017 to 2019 for two years. Additionally, she worked at Ray Business Technologies as a Business Analyst from 2013 to 2017.
Education and Qualifications
Pooja Sahoo completed her Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, from 2008 to 2012. She also achieved her +2 from Kalinga Bharti Residential College in Cuttack, studying there from 2006 to 2008. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her career in business systems analysis.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Pooja Sahoo possesses extensive technical skills relevant to her role as a Senior Business System Analyst. She utilizes the Cucumber Framework for Behavior Driven Development and has experience in Selenium testing using the Junit framework. Pooja has solid experience in preparing various documentation, including Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and User Requirement documents. She also has adequate knowledge in Kentico CMS and is familiar with the taxation domain, specifically for the EMEA and APAC regions.
Project Management and Communication
In her current and previous roles, Pooja Sahoo has been involved in the full cycle implementation of projects, which includes all stages from requirement gathering to testing. She regularly reports status updates and communicates with clients on a daily basis, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout project phases. Her experience in driving scrum calls within Agile methodology further enhances her project management capabilities.