Senior It Business Analyst - French Speaker

Anonymous; Viseu; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work model

Open space office next to Tejo

Parking available

Free coffee and fruits

Training & development

International environment

Job summary

KLx, the Portuguese subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., is seeking a Senior IT Business Analyst to bridge business and technology in an international banking environment. Based in Portalegre, the role offers a hybrid work model with coordination across international teams.

You will gather requirements, write specs and user stories, support agile delivery, and collaborate with stakeholders and development teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Fluent in French (C1) and comfortable working in English (B2/C1).
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, functional analysis and solution design.
• Proven ability to write functional specifications, user stories, story mapping and technical documentation.
• Experience with test preparation, execution and validation activities.
• Good knowledge of SQL queries and database models.
• Good understanding of application and technical architectures.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and challenge business requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions with business stakeholders to identify priorities and define solutions.
• Produce and maintain functional and technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in the design of functional solutions aligned with business needs and technical constraints.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure requirements are correctly understood and implemented.
• Support Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.

Job description

KLx is the Portuguese subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S. A., a large international banking group that provides IT Skills & Software Development services to the IT organizations within the group's business lines. Our mission is to assist with the IT transformation & activities of a worldwide bank capitalizing on all the skills from our international campus in Lisbon.

About Responsibilities

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our team and contribute to the analysis, design, documentation, and delivery of business solutions within an international banking environment. You will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring business requirements are accurately translated into functional specifications and successfully delivered through Agile methodologies.

Your main missions will be:

Business Analysis & Requirements Management Gather, analyse and challenge business requirements. Translate business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria. Facilitate workshops and discussions with business stakeholders to identify priorities and define solutions. Produce and maintain functional and technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Solution Design & Functional Support

Participate in the design of functional solutions aligned with business needs and technical constraints. Perform impact analysis and support decision-making processes. Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure requirements are correctly understood and implemented. Contribute to solution parametrization and configuration activities when required.

Stakeholder Management & Agile Delivery

Act as the key point of contact between business stakeholders and technical teams. Support Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives. Communicate project status, risks and dependencies effectively. Promote continuous improvement and best practices within the team.

About You

Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst. Fluent in French (C1) and comfortable working in English (B2/C1). Strong experience in requirements gathering, functional analysis and solution design. Proven experience writing functional specifications, user stories, story mapping and technical documentation. Experience with test preparation, execution and validation activities. Good knowledge of SQL queries and database models. Good understanding of application and technical architectures. Experience working in Agile environments .

Nice to Have

Experience in the banking industry. Experience with parametrization and configuration activities.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary + Bonus + Flex Benefits + Health Insurance;
• Hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work;
• Open Space with a lovely location next to Tejo, 5 minutes' walk from Metro and Train Station, 15 minutes' drive from Humberto Delgado's airport;
• Parking upon request (option to charge electrical cars);
• Free coffee, hot chocolate and fruits. Training (Hard and Soft Skills);
• International environment with more than 15 nationalities. A people oriented and friendly working environment

Senior It Business Analyst - French Speaker Portalegre, Portuguese Republic, PT