Freelance Senior Business Analyst

Gravitas Recruitment Netherlands; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 114,000 - 162,000; Part time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited in Brussels, Belgium, is seeking a Freelance Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale transformation across credit, lending and risk processes. The role sits between business and technology, translating needs into functional solutions and working in a hybrid model (50% onsite / 50% remote) in Brussels.

You will collaborate with Product Owners, Architects and Dev teams in an Agile environment, gathering requirements, performing impact analyses and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven experience within the banking sector.
• Strong knowledge of Credit, Lending and Risk Management processes.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with requirements gathering, process analysis and functional design.
• Experience or affinity with COBOL-based applications, Java integrations, APIs and system interfaces.
• Experience or affinity with process configuration, integration flows and data exchanges.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Structured and organised way of working.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Effective facilitator and communicator.
• Team player with a proactive attitude.
• Customer-focused and solution-driven.
• Fluent English.
• Fluent in either Dutch or French.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and validate business requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications.
• Perform impact, dependency and risk assessments.
• Challenge stakeholders and support decision-making through structured analysis.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, Functional Analysts and Development teams.
• Support feature refinement and backlog preparation in an Agile environment.
• Define and review acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to feature testing, UAT preparation and business validation activities.
• Support incident analysis and resolution from a functional perspective.
• Facilitate communication between business and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Business analysis

Banking experience

Credit & risk processes

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

COBOL & Java interfaces

Process integration

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Structured working

Influence & challenge

Facilitation & communication

Team player

Customer-focused

Fluent English

Dutch or French

Job description

Freelance Senior Business Analyst

Contract Summary Box:
Location: Brussels, Belgium (50% onsite / 50% remote)
Contract Length: 15 months
Day Rate / Pay: 100.0 per hour
Start Date: 27/10/2026

Intro Paragraph

The Freelance Senior Business Analyst contract supports a large-scale transformation programme focused on modernising and optimising lending and credit processes across the full credit lifecycle. The role sits between business and technology, translating business needs into high-quality functional solutions.

Key Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven experience within the banking sector.
• Strong knowledge of Credit, Lending and Risk Management processes.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with requirements gathering, process analysis and functional design.
• Experience or affinity with COBOL-based applications, Java integrations, APIs and system interfaces.
• Experience or affinity with process configuration, integration flows and data exchanges.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Structured and organised way of working.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Effective facilitator and communicator.
• Team player with a proactive attitude.
• Customer-focused and solution-driven.
• Fluent English.
• Fluent in either Dutch or French.

Nice to Have

• Passive understanding of the second national language.

Role Overview

The successful contractor will collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Functional Analysts and Development teams. The position requires effective engagement with senior business and technology stakeholders across the organisation. It operates within a modern Agile working environment and follows a hybrid model based in Brussels, with 50% onsite and 50% remote working.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and validate business requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications.
• Perform impact, dependency and risk assessments.
• Challenge stakeholders and support decision-making through structured analysis.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, Functional Analysts and Development teams.
• Support feature refinement and backlog preparation in an Agile environment.
• Define and review acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to feature testing, UAT preparation and business validation activities.
• Support incident analysis and resolution from a functional perspective.
• Facilitate communication between business and IT stakeholders.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven experience within the banking sector.
• Strong knowledge of Credit, Lending and Risk Management processes.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Fluent English.
• Fluent in either Dutch or French.
• Based in Brussels, Belgium, with 50% onsite and 50% remote working.