5 years as tester in Big MNC, hate coding & manual testing, want to switch to BA but got stuck with BPM opportunity — confused as hell, need

Hey guys,

I’ve been working as a tester in a Big MNC for almost 5 years now. I have a PG degree but I never liked dev work. Manual testing has become super tiring and mundane for me. I can’t go into automation either because I genuinely hate coding.

I’m trying to change roles inside the company itself. I already tried switching to technical writing but those roles are very limited and almost nothing comes up.

My real target is Business Analyst (BA). I actually did a combined BA + QA role for my last client for about 6 months and I really enjoyed the BA part — gathering requirements, talking to stakeholders, problem solving, etc. But since then I’ve been unable to land a pure BA project.

Now I got an opportunity in Business Process Management (BPM). I started learning tools like SAP Signavio and honestly some parts feel interesting. But I don’t like the drawing and graphic designing part at all. What I actually enjoy is the communication, business talks, and actual problem solving.

I’m extremely confused right now. If I take the BPM path, I feel I’ll get locked into it forever — I’ll never be on bench, which means zero chance to switch to other tech roles later. At the same time, pure BA projects are not coming my way.

Has anyone here been in the same situation? Especially people who moved from testing/QA to BA inside a big company?

Is BPM a dead end or can it actually help me pivot to proper BA roles later?

Thanks for reading. Appreciate any honest replies from people who’ve been there or are in BA roles now.