Hi, I am Rashal Arfat

Experienced Business Strategy Analyst with 4+ years of expertise in SaaS companies. Skilled in Business Strategy(Sales & Product), Data Analytics, Agile Development, and Design Thinking. Proven track record of using data-driven insights to optimize processes and drive performance improvements. Eager to contribute analytical and strategic expertise to help organizations achieve operational excellence and growth.

ABOUT ME

ABOUT ME

Hi There! I'm Rashal Arfat

Business | Data | Product| Tools

  • Available from : Immediately
  • Location : Paris, France
  • Experience : 4 years
  • Nationality : Indian
  • Email : rashalarfat@gmail.com
  • Age : 26 :)

MY SKILLS and Tools

MY SKILLS and Tools

I have always found my way by learning new things along the way.

• Innovative Thinking     • Problem Solving
• Analytical Thinking     • Empathy
• Public Speaking        • Visualization
• Data Analysis          • Attention to detail
• Strategic Planning      • Decision Making
• Story Telling           • Team-Oriented Leadership
• Teamwork             • Networking



Microsoft Excel

Power Apps

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SAP BW

SQL(Oracle & SSMS)

Salesforce

RESUME

RESUME

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Experience

Business Strategy Analyst

Qualtrics
Mar 2024 - Present

Paris, France

• Lead data-driven analysis and strategic management of key business functions, including account transitions and performance evaluations across multiple teams and leadership levels.

• Monitor and evaluate performance metrics for customer units, market units, teams, and leadership, providing insights to drive operational improvements and optimize resource allocation.

• Ensure data integrity and accuracy in key business systems (e.g., Salesforce), leading to more reliable forecasting and operational decision-making.

• Design and implement dashboards and reporting systems to provide real-time insights into business performance, pipeline tracking, and operational trends.

• Collaborate on revenue forecasting for the EMEA region using bottom-up methodologies, aligning financial goals with market and business dynamics.


Business Analyst

Wabtec Corporation
May 2023 - Oct 2023

Lille, France

• Led requirements gathering and documentation to develop a new tender tool, coordinating with engineering, sales, and business teams.

• Integrated digital solutions like SQL Oracle Developer,Power BI and Power Apps to connect data sources and improve response time by 15%, enhancing operations and decision making.

• Conducted research and crafted business requirements documents (BRDs)to define innovative features for the tender tool.

• Engaging in extensive research to explore innovative features for the tender tool.

• Responsible for specifying digital needs using Office 365 features such as Power Bi, Power Apps, SQL Database and implementing connections with existing engineering data-marts and Salesforce.

• Developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the tender tool.

• Collaborated with engineering,sales, marketing, and IT to develop and create appropriate links between them.


Business Analyst

HCL Technologies
July 2020 - May 2022

New Delhi, India

• Improved data analytics capabilities resulting in 15% increased productivity and 20% faster reporting.

• Collaborated cross-functionally to enhance customer experience through data-driven insights.

• Maintained expertise in latest data and BI trends and applied them to improve processes and address business needs.

• Maintained current knowledge of technology industry trends through participation in educational opportunities and professional development activities and applied this knowledge when providing solutions to customer needs.

Business Analyst

Amazon Alexa Developer Community- LPU
Aug 2018 2020 - Feb 2020

Jalandhar,Punjab,India

• Amazon Alexa Developer Community-Lovely Professional University

• Enhanced workshop performance through strategic analysis and coordinated student workshops.

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Education

Master of Science (MSc) - Digital Business Analytics

2022 - 2023

EMLV Business School ( Paris, France )

• Managing and improving performance in organizations, with a focus on digitalization and User experience.

• Acquired knowledge and skills in analyzing and improving business processes, including problem-solving, requirements gathering, process mapping, data analysis, and project management.

• Hands-on experience with tools and techniques used in the field, with an understanding of the principles of business operations.

• Subjects:- Design Methods for Applied Research , Project Management, Management and Leadership, UX Design, Organizational Data Optimization and Innovation Management, Internet of things and more.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics & Computer Science

August 2016 - August 2020

Lovely Professional University ( Jalandhar, India )

• Electronics and computer science (Internet of things- IoT).

• Created intelligent home automation and security system prototype as the final capstone project.

• Completed training in Data Science with Python and worked in many projects within university.

PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

“Impliqué et passionné par son travail, Rashal a intégré mon équipe pour son stage de fin de MSc. . Il a su démontrer ses compétences pour créer un outil utilisant différentes sources de données et logiciel SQL, Microsoft Dataverse et Power APPS. Rashal a démontré son leadership en suivant et se connectant avec de nombreuses personnes au sein de Wabtec dans le but d'aller au bout du sujet. Je recommande Rashal dans son domaine de compétence Digital Business Analytics”

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“Rashal is a team player. He was the one who always ready to provide best support to me. He is responsible and reliable person and can be a luxury for any team. ”I believe any manager would be happy to have Rashal as their employee.”

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Rashal is a highly skilled business executive with novel and creative ideas. It fascinates me how eager he is to learn something new every day and to share his knowledge for the benefit of the organization. It is my pleasure to recommend Rashal for any future opportunities.

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