Sharmila Begum Shaik
Senior Business Analyst | Scrum Master | Product Owner | Healthcare, Banking, Insurance | Agile Delivery | SAFe | CSM | SQL | Tableau | ServiceNow
- Role
- Senior Business Analyst Scrum Master at Novastrid
- Location
- Edison, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sharmila Begum Shaik
Strategic and delivery-focused Agile professional with 11+ years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst, Scrum Master, and Product Owner across healthcare, banking, capital markets, and insurance domains. I specialize in building scalable, compliant, and value-driven digital solutions that bridge business goals with technical execution. Led the delivery of IQVIA’s Speaker Bureau platform supporting HCP engagement, event lifecycle, and Open Payments compliance, collaborating with 6+ Product Owners and Agile teams. Delivered banking, claims, and ERP transformation projects for Mastercard, RBS, Telia, and payer/EHR portals, ensuring adherence to HIPAA, MiFID II, and EMIR regulations. Improved team velocity by 25%, reduced cycle times by 30%, and enhanced sprint delivery quality through streamlined Agile practices and UAT oversight. Adept at creating BRDs, FRDs, and user stories, managing cross-functional backlogs, and facilitating sprint ceremonies in SAFe and Scrum environments. Hands-on with tools like JIRA, Confluence, SQL, Tableau, ServiceNow, and Python (Pandas) for workflow automation, data validation, and real-time reporting. Experienced in data mapping, reconciliation, and API integration across EHR, trading, and ERP systems, with a strong focus on compliance and audit readiness. Open to connecting with professionals across industries to share insights and opportunities.
Experience
Senior Business Analyst Scrum Master
Sep 2024 — Present · Edison, NJ, US
Led end-to-end delivery of IQVIA’s Speaker Bureau application to support HCP engagement, event lifecycle, and Open Payments compliancePartnered with 6+ Product Owners to define high-level use cases, elicit requirements, and drive iterative UI/UX feedback cyclesDefined workflows across nomination, onboarding, contracting, payment reconciliation, and lifecycle trackingBroke down epics into user stories with clear acceptance criteria across frontend, API, and data layers using JIRAValidated database designs, secured finance & compliance APIs, and resolved technical clarifications with architectsFacilitated sprint planning, backlog grooming, and UAT execution to ensure high-quality, timely releasesDelivered stakeholder demos, conducted dry runs, and managed defect triagingCreated BRDs, FRDs, traceability matrices, and use case diagrams to ensure functional coverageRecommended process optimizations that increased Agile team velocity by 20%
Education
Narayana Junior College - India
High School
2004 — 2006
Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
2006 — 2010
HCL DAV High School
Middle School
2003 — 2004
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