IT Business Analyst / Product Owner

La Fosse; Paris; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse in Paris is seeking a senior Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and IT teams for delivering high quality technical solutions that meet business needs. You will analyse requirements, translate them into functional specs, and ensure IT implementations align with regulatory and operational goals.

With 5+ years in banking IT business analysis, you will work across the credit lifecycle, collaborate with developers, and apply Agile practices in an international environment where

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of business analysis experience in IT projects within banking.

Responsibilities

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, facilitate workshops, and map business processes to identify needs and improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and clearly defined acceptance criteria.
• Manage and prioritise requirements in line with business value, project objectives, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate and drive testing activities to ensure that delivered solutions meet business and functional requirements.
• Define, maintain, and update functional and technical system documentation.
• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, developers, and other IT teams to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Track project progress, identify potential risks or issues, and support the timely delivery of project milestones.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements analysis

Requirements prioritisation

Testing & validation

Documentation

Communication & collaboration

Project monitoring

Agile practices

Data interpretation

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Act as the key link between business stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality technical solutions that meet business needs and objectives.

The role involves analysing business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, and ensuring that IT implementations align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Conduct stakeholder interviews, facilitate workshops, and map business processes to identify needs and improvement opportunities.
• Requirements Analysis: Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and clearly defined acceptance criteria.
• Requirements Prioritisation: Manage and prioritise requirements in line with business value, project objectives, and delivery timelines.
• Testing and Validation: Coordinate and drive testing activities to ensure that delivered solutions meet business and functional requirements.
• Documentation: Define, maintain, and update functional and technical system documentation.
• Communication and Collaboration: Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, developers, and other IT teams to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Project Monitoring: Track project progress, identify potential risks or issues, and support the timely delivery of project milestones.

Required Experience and Technical Skills

• Professional Experience: At least 5 years of experience in business analysis within IT projects in the banking sector.
• Banking Expertise: A strong understanding of banking processes, ideally within Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB).
• CIB Credit Chain: Experience across the credit lifecycle, from origination through implementation and booking of credit facilities, is highly desirable.
• Technical IT Background: A solid IT background is essential to effectively collaborate with development teams, analyse logs, understand APIs and system connections, navigate code repositories, and contribute to decisions regarding data structuring, storage, and sharing.
• Business Analysis Tools: Proficiency in JIRA and familiarity with Confluence for requirements management, documentation, and project tracking.
• SQL and Databases: Working knowledge of SQL, data modelling, and database concepts.
• Agile Methodologies: Strong understanding of Agile practices and experience working in Agile project environments.

Language Requirements

• French: C1 – Advanced.

Both languages are mandatory. The candidate must be comfortable working in an international environment where English is used for daily communication.