Business Analyst

PrimeIT; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

PrimeIT is hiring a Senior Business Analyst in Lisbon, Portugal to translate business needs into formalized functional requirements and support testing and user validation. You will work across project phases, ensuring timely reporting and adherence to deadlines within a fast-paced financial services environment.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree and at least four years of custody-focused experience, with proficiency in JIRA and relational databases, and strong written and spoken English

Qualifications

• Experienced Business Analyst with strong analytical and communication skills.
• Master’s degree required in a relevant field (see education).
• Minimum 4 years in financial industry focusing on Custody activity.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to preliminary studies with Business.
• Clarify and analyze requirements; validate with Business.
• Formalize functional requirements and obtain validation.
• Provide functional expertise and assist with functional testing and user tests.
• Follow project phases and ensure reporting.
• Manage Change Request cycles and use BA best practices.

Skills

Business analyst experience

Critical thinking

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Finance/Management/Tax/Law

Tools

JIRA

Relational databases

Job description

• Contribute to preliminary studies with Business;
• Clarify, analyze from a critical and constructive perspective and challenge the need expressed by the Business;
• Formalize the functional requirements and have it validated by the Business;
• Provide functional expertise;
• Ensure, contribute on functional testing activities and assist the Business in conducting user tests;
• Follow the various phases of the projects/release;
• Respect workflows, planning and deadlines and ensure a good level of reporting.
• Requirement formalization and Change Request cycle
• Use of BA best practices

Qualifications and Technical Skills:

• Experienced Business Analyst;
• Master’s Degree required in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Management, Tax or Law;
• Minimum 4 years financial industry experience with an emphasis on Custody activity;
• Experience at Waterfall methodology and JIRA;
• Experience with relational databases;

Language Skills

good written and spoken english

Soft Skills:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced global environment
• Team player capable of high performance, flexibility and adaptability