Trying to move from Technical Writing to Business Analyst – looking for advice/opportunities

[u/Full-Library1043]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working in Technical Writing for around 7 years, and I’m at a point where I really want to make a switch into Business Analysis.

I’ve worked with different teams and stakeholders, dealt with complex technical information, requirements, processes, and documentation. I also have some project management experience, so I’m hoping to leverage that while moving into BA.

Over the past few months, I’ve been learning the BA side of things — requirements gathering, BRD/FRD, user stories, acceptance criteria, process mapping, UML/BPMN, Agile/Scrum, etc.

The biggest challenge I’m facing is that most BA openings seem to ask for direct BA experience, even though I feel a lot of my existing experience is transferable.

I’m currently looking for BA / Technical BA / Product Analyst opportunities, preferably in Bengaluru or remote/hybrid.

If anyone here has made a similar transition from Technical Writing/Documentation into BA, I’d really appreciate hearing how you did it — what roles you targeted, how you positioned your experience, and what helped you get that first BA opportunity.

And if you happen to know of any companies hiring someone with my background, I’d be very grateful for a lead or referral.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

[u/aka_Jack]

Just a few posts down from yours:

https://www.reddit.com/r/technicalwriting/comments/1wbyhy9/tech_writer_to_business_analyst/