Junior Business Analyst MDM

Cognizant; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to support the discovery phase of a strategically important Party Master Data Management initiative within financial services. You will work alongside senior specialists to capture business needs, assess processes, and document requirements that shape future solutions.

You will participate in workshops, capture decisions, and maintain traceability while learning from experienced colleagues. Availability to work on-site in Stockholm is required.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in business analysis, data projects, process improvement, or a related field.
• Exposure to banking, Master Data Management, customer data, or data governance is an advantage.
• You communicate clearly with both business and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support workshops and stakeholder discussions by preparing materials and accurately capturing requirements, process flows, issues, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain requirements traceability and coordinate reviews with stakeholders and subject-matter experts; ensure documentation is clear and up to date.
• Contribute to use-case analysis, current-process assessments, dependency mapping, prioritisation, and business-case inputs.

Skills

Business analysis

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Job description

Are you an early-career Business Analyst who enjoys turning complex discussions into clear, structured outcomes? Cognizant is looking for a Junior Business Analyst to support the discovery phase of a strategically important Party Master Data Management initiative within financial services. Working alongside senior business, data, architecture, and governance specialists, you will help capture business needs, assess processes, and build the documentation required to shape the future solution.

What you will do

You will support workshops and stakeholder discussions by preparing materials and accurately capturing requirements, process flows, issues, decisions, and follow-up actions. You will maintain requirements traceability, coordinate reviews with stakeholders and subject-matter experts, and help ensure that documentation remains clear, consistent, and up to date.

You will also contribute to use-case analysis, current-process assessments, dependency mapping, prioritisation, and business-case inputs. This is a hands‑on role where you will learn from experienced colleagues while helping the wider team turn business needs into practical and well‑documented outcomes.

What you bring

You have 2–4 years of experience in business analysis, data projects, process improvement, or a related field. Exposure to banking, Master Data Management, customer data, or data governance is an advantage. You are structured, curious, and comfortable working with detailed information, and you communicate clearly with both business and technology stakeholders.

You have strong documentation and coordination skills, pay attention to quality, and are willing to ask questions when something is unclear. An interest in developing your skills in enterprise data and financial‑services transformation will help you succeed. Availability to work on‑site in Stockholm is required.

About Cognizant

Cognizant is a global technology and professional services company that helps leading organizations modernise technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences. In Sweden, we combine local market understanding with global expertise across financial services, data, cloud, engineering, and AI to help clients solve complex challenges and create measurable value.

Why join us?

At Cognizant, you will gain meaningful experience in a large‑scale data transformation while working with specialists from different disciplines and geographies. You will have opportunities to learn, build your professional network, and grow your career in a collaborative environment where people work as one, take ownership, act with integrity, and challenge themselves to improve.

This position offers the chance to develop practical experience in business analysis, banking, data governance, and Party MDM while contributing to work that will directly influence future processes and solutions.