Senior Business Analyst

Description

The role is a senior business analyst position at the company, a technology firm in Belgium working on international projects, mainly for European Institutions.

The team has over 600 people in Belgium, and the company has more than 8,900 professionals across Europe, serving EU institutions and public and private organisations.

The work covers large-scale projects that affect millions of citizens across the globe, working alongside experienced professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assess the business context, objectives, drivers and expected outcomes so they align with strategic goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Gather, check, record and manage business requirements, keeping them clear, consistent and traceable end to end.
• Review current and target business models, capabilities, value streams and processes to find gaps, inefficiencies and areas to improve.
• Map and model business processes and workflows with standard techniques to support analysis, communication and solution design.
• Turn business needs into functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, functional specifications and clear acceptance criteria.
• Identify and assess business, process, system and change risks, and define suitable mitigation strategies.
• Support strategic documentation, solution validation, test case design and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) so requirements are delivered successfully.
• Coordinate business stakeholders, developers, testers and project teams so everyone shares the same understanding and delivery stays aligned.

Requirements

• You hold a university degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• You have at least 12 years of professional business analysis experience, including working independently in complex organisational environments.
• You have a strong grasp of business analysis and requirements engineering techniques, including user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, state diagrams and entity-relationship models.
• You have good knowledge of BPMN, UML or equivalent process and modelling methods, and you have used diagramming, modelling and wireframing tools such as Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, Axure, Balsamiq or Pencil.
• You have worked with collaboration and documentation platforms such as Confluence and SharePoint.
• You understand software development and governance methods well, including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, RUP and ITIL.
• You have used requirements management and backlog tools such as Jira or GitLab, including epics, user stories and backlog management.
• You have strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, and you communicate well in written and spoken English.
• A Business Analysis or Requirements Engineering certification such as CCBA, CBAP, IIBA-AAC, PMI-PBA, CBPP, CFLBA or IREB CPRE is an advantage.

Conditions

The role uses a hybrid working model.

Apply with your CV in English through the Apply button. Applications are handled in strict confidence.

The company ensures equal opportunities and fair treatment for all candidates, and does not discriminate on any protected ground.

Benefits

• You work in a modern environment with a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• You receive a hospitalisation plan, a meal allowance and a mobility budget or commuting allowance where applicable.
• You get well-being activities on the premises.
• You get continuous learning, including unlimited access to Udemy for Business and ad-hoc training.
• You have a personalised development plan for targeted career growth.