Business Analyst

VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions in Lisbon is seeking a Business Analyst with ecommerce experience to join our Delivery team on a contract basis. You will document business needs, translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria, and collaborate with clients, Product Owners and developers.

You will run workshops, propose options, and support go‑live while ensuring quality and client satisfaction in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst on ecommerce/experience projects.
• Ability to run workshops with client stakeholders.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, team player who communicates clearly.
• Comfort in fast‑paced environments with client interaction.
• Experience with Agile delivery and translating business needs into tech requirements.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements and translate into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Identify and recommend options for potential solutions and assess suitability.
• Create logical, innovative solutions to business problems.
• Present proposals to clients and stakeholders.
• Work with a scrum/delivery team through to go live and handover.
• Analyse business systems to improve efficiencies and reduce waste.
• Provide estimates for analysis work and plans with PMs.
• Communicate with developers, testers and end users to ensure quality and satisfaction.

Skills

Ecommerce

Stakeholders

Agile

Workshops

Requirements

User stories

Job description

Who We Are

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best‑in‑class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.

Business Analyst with Commerce experience required to join our Delivery team here in Portugal, on a contract basis.

The opportunity

Working under your own initiative with required guidance and support, a Business Analyst with proven experience you will be part of the Business Analysis team and expected to take the initiative in ensuring the business needs of our client are fully documented, understood and met by the proposed solution.

What you’ll get to do

• Gather and document requirements and translate them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria that can be used and interpreted by both business and technical users. This will involve planning, running and facilitating workshops, reviewing and assessing source documentation from the customer
• Identify and recommend options for potential solutions and assess them for both technical and business suitability
• Create logical and innovative solutions to problems
• Present proposals to clients
• Work with a scrum / delivery team through to go live
• Analyse business systems in order to recommend efficiencies
• Provide estimates for analysis work and plans in conjunction with Project/Programme Managers
• Communicate and collaborate with developers, testers and a variety of end users to ensure all solutions deliver quality and customer satisfaction
• Provide training to users of a new system as required
• Plan and work flexibly to meet deadlines
• Keep up to date with technical and industry sector advances
• Maintain great client relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Maintain consistently high levels of client satisfaction and effectively escalating business critical situations to as required
• Manage situations and relationships both internally and externally

What you should have

• You will have experience working as a Business Analyst on ecommerce /experience projects
• Experience of managing client stakeholders and Product Owners /Manangers
• Able to run workshops with client stakeholders
• Highly proactive, talented, enthusiastic, focused, eye for detail, professional. Keen to learn and to challenge for smarter ways of doing things; a team player proud of their work who wants to share it
• You like working in a fast‑paced environment and are ready to inspireoutstanding online experiences for consumers and brands, no matter whatproduct, service, sector, device or channel!
• You will have a customer‑first mindset, with the maturity and initiative to dowhat it takes keep our clients happy, including some working at clientlocations
• Great stakeholder management skills
• Experience of Agile software delivery
• Business Process mapping and engineering
• eCommerce and retail / brand experience
• Production of high quality user stories and acceptance criteria
• Analysis and design of systems (package integration and bespokedevelopment)
• Ability to work on your own initiative to an agreed action plan
• Strong communication skills - as this role requires a high level ofcommunication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving, time management and organisational skills
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Energetic, enthusiastic with strong attention to detail

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact‑driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart , fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish.
We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.
And we champion Courage , inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

How we use AI in the recruitment process

To ensure more focused and engaging conversations, we leverage AI in our recruitment process exclusively for secure, objective note‑taking, never for evaluative judgments. This allows our team to be fully present with you. You are always welcome to request a transcript of these notes or opt out of this feature at any time. Opting out will not impact the outcome of the interview process.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence and world‑class partnerships – all united by our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

WPP (VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.