Business analyst in portfolio management

APM Digital; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

APM Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Functional Business Analyst to support an international IT portfolio management function on an interim basis. The role focuses on SAFe Portfolio Management, demand management and strategic business analysis, ensuring that business initiatives are clearly defined, evaluated and ready for delivery.

You will collaborate with senior business and IT stakeholders, bridging business strategy, portfolio governance and functional architecture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in BA/Portfolio roles.
• Experience in IT portfolio governance and prioritisation.
• Knowledge of SAFe or Lean Portfolio Management.
• Strong requirements engineering and process analysis.
• Experience with senior management and stakeholders.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Support SAFe Portfolio Management processes and portfolio governance.
• Manage and structure incoming business and IT initiatives.
• Analyse business needs, scope, value, risks and dependencies.
• Support initiative prioritisation and strategic decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops with senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Prepare business cases, functional requirements and decision-ready documentation.
• Translate complex business requirements into structured initiatives.
• Ensure initiatives are ready for handover to delivery teams.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, business analysts and functional architects.
• Improve demand management and portfolio processes.

Skills

SAFe Portfolio Management

Demand management

Strategic business analysis

Requirements engineering

Stakeholder management

Process analysis

Agile methodologies

Fluent English

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Описание:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Functional Business Analyst to support an international company's IT portfolio management function on an interim basis. The role focuses on SAFe Portfolio Management, demand management and strategic business analysis, ensuring that business initiatives are clearly defined, evaluated and ready for delivery. You will work closely with senior business and IT stakeholders, bridging the gap between business strategy, portfolio governance and functional architecture.

Задачи:

• Support SAFe Portfolio Management processes and portfolio governance.
• Manage and structure incoming business and IT initiatives.
• Analyse business needs, scope, value, risks and dependencies.
• Support initiative prioritisation and strategic decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops with senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Prepare business cases, functional requirements and decision-ready documentation.
• Translate complex business requirements into structured initiatives.
• Ensure initiatives are ready for handover to delivery teams.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, business analysts and functional architects.
• Improve demand management and portfolio processes.

Требования:

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Analyst, Strategic Business Analyst or IT Portfolio Manager.
• Experience with IT portfolio governance, demand management and prioritisation.
• Knowledge of SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management or Agile methodologies.
• Strong requirements engineering and business process analysis skills.
• Experience working with senior management and business stakeholders.
• Ability to structure complex initiatives and prepare decision-making documentation.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English.

Будет плюсом: ERP experience is a strong advantage, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365

Условия:

Only B2B contract