Saba Malik - IT Business Analyst

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

1 year

Karachi, Pakistan

IT Business Analyst

United Bank Limited

Gathered and analyzed User Requirements Documents (URDs), authored Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), and synchronized backlog with dev and QA teams to maintain focused release scope.
Led gap analysis of EDMS (OpenText, FileNet) and RPA PoC (UiPath, Blue Prism), projecting 10% cost savings in document handling and improved screening accuracy.
Monitored sprint progress, presented roadmap status in technical reviews to C-level executives, and facilitated stakeholder alignment.
Developed user stories and epics to drive project execution and ensure alignment with business objectives.
Championed Agile methodologies, enhancing team collaboration and iterative delivery.

Oct 2020 - Feb 2023

2 years 5 months

Karachi, Pakistan

Lead Product Owner, Data Products & RPA

Habib Bank Limited

Managed product backlog and sprint scope for UiPath Trade-LC automation and FCC AML-Alert Management domains.
Devised enterprise RPA roadmap (UiPath): assessed 30+ processes, secured €1.2m board approval, and tracked KPIs.
Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver iterative releases compliant with BaFin regulations.
Established data-quality stewardship framework across 10 departments.
Designed SQL-based monitoring dashboard utilized by 50+ traders and compliance officers.
Presented progress updates to executive leadership, managing vendor SOWs and risk logs.
Coached junior Product Owners, resulting in two promotions within a year.
Enhanced team efficiency through backlog prioritization and stakeholder alignment.
Facilitated workshops to refine user stories and improve product features.

Aug 2020 - Present

5 years 6 months

Freelance Product Owner / IT Project Manager

Planet01

Led product roadmaps across 12+ client apps (retail, logistics, food) using WSJF & Epic / User-Story Mapping MoSCoW, delivering MVPs under fixed budgets and securing 5 repeat contracts.
Managed backlog grooming, sprint planning, and demos, achieving 20% reduction in scope creep and 95% on-time delivery.
Coordinated cross-border teams in 3 time zones, launching web/mobile solutions to over 250k users.
Facilitated sprint planning, daily Scrums, reviews, and retrospectives, promoting a Jira culture of continuous improvement within distributed teams.
Engaged stakeholders and aligned product vision through effective requirement engineering and user story mapping.

Aug 2018 - Oct 2020

2 years 3 months

Karachi, Pakistan

Associate Business Analyst

SS&C Technologies

Analysed production incidents for a cloud accounting platform, transforming recurring issues into user stories and acceptance tests that boosted first-time-fix rates.
Collaborated with USA customers, support engineers, and development teams to ensure consistent achievement of service-level targets.
Facilitated Agile ceremonies, enhancing team communication and project velocity.
Developed and maintained a prioritized backlog, aligning stakeholder expectations with delivery timelines.
Conducted requirement workshops to gather and refine user needs, ensuring clarity in development processes.

Summary

Experienced Product Owner with 6+ years translating business vision into actionable roadmaps, epics and user stories. Shipped 12 data-driven & RPA products that cut processing time up to 30% and raised NPS +16. Expert in backlog management, cross-functional collaboration and iterative delivery inside Scrum teams. Now seeking mid-level PO / IT-Business-Analyst roles.

Skills

Agile Methodologies
Backlog Management
Epic / User-story Mapping
Stakeholder Alignment
Sprint Scope & Release Planning
Agile And Scrum
Jira
Confluence
Requirement Engineering

Languages

English

Native

German

Elementary

Education

Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

SZABIST

Bachelor’s in Computer Science · Computer Science · Karachi, Pakistan

Certifications & licenses

PECB Certified ISO 9001 Lead Implementer

PECB

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