Strategic Business Analyst: Bridge Biz & Tech in Finance

Nimber; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Nimber seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join a dynamic, international financial services environment. You will bridge business stakeholders and IT delivery, ensuring solutions meet operational and strategic needs.

Working in an Agile/hybrid delivery framework, you will join cross-functional teams through requirements elicitation, UAT and production rollout, while mentoring junior analysts and contributing to BA practice improvements.

Fluent English is required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Translate complex business needs into clear, structured functional specifications and user stories.
• Experience managing and prioritizing a change request backlog in alignment with business expectations.
• Familiarity with application lifecycle management and production support processes.
• Ability to conduct deep impact analysis, considering legacy systems and dependencies.
• Ability to identify and evaluate reporting and analytics tools suited to business needs.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end development process, from business requirements to production deployment.
• Exposure to financial systems or platforms (payments, asset management, banking core) is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management across business, IT, and third-party vendors.
• Adapt communication style for technical vs. non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate business user interviews and workshops.
• Primary point of contact between development teams and product stakeholders.
• Train and mentor business users and junior analysts on delivered solutions.
• Structured, rigorous, and detail-oriented in documentation.
• Proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions.
• Collaborative team player with continuous improvement mindset.
• Curious and up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
• English – Fluent (mandatory) / French – appreciated.

Responsibilities

• The candidate will act as the key bridge between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams, ensuring that solutions built are fully aligned with operational and strategic needs.
• Operating within an Agile/hybrid delivery framework, the BA will be embedded in cross-functional teams, contributing to the full lifecycle of projects — from requirements elicitation through to UAT and production rollout — while also supporting the stability of existing operations through incident and change management.
• The ideal consultant brings a strong analytical mindset, a solid understanding of financial services processes, and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization — from end users to senior business leaders and technical teams.
• Beyond individual delivery, this role carries a mentoring dimension, supporting junior analysts and contributing to the continuous improvement of BA practices within the team.

Job description

Nimber seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join a dynamic, international financial services environment. You will bridge business stakeholders and IT delivery, ensuring solutions meet operational and strategic needs.

Working in an Agile/hybrid delivery framework, you will join cross-functional teams through requirements elicitation, UAT and production rollout, while mentoring junior analysts and contributing to BA practice improvements.

Fluent English is required; French is a plus.