Business Analyst

Arηs Group, Part of Accenture, is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience to support complex digital transformation initiatives involving legislative, regulatory, and document lifecycle processes for one of its clients at the EU Institutions in Brussels.

Role & responsibilities

• Analyse business context, strategic objectives, and stakeholder needs to ensure solutions align with organisational goals.
• Gather, elicit, validate, and document business requirements using structured business analysis techniques.
• Assess and model current business processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Design and maintain business process models and workflows using recognised modelling standards such as BPMN and UML.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications and user stories to support solution design and development teams.
• Define acceptance criteria and support testing activities, including test scenario creation, defect analysis, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between business stakeholders, technical teams, testers, and project management teams.
• Analyse legislative and regulatory workflows and convert requirements into actionable user stories and business rules.
• Support cross-organisational and interinstitutional requirements gathering activities involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ensure end-to-end requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle, including change request management.
• Contribute to process standardisation initiatives and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Assist in data analysis, validation, and reporting activities to support business decision-making.

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree (EQF Level 6) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.
• Strong facilitation and workshop moderation capabilities.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and traceability.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and solution-oriented attitude.
• Capable of working autonomously while engaging effectively within cross-functional teams. 
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• English: Minimum B2 level (CEFR).
• Additional European languages are considered an asset.

Technical Skills

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Strong experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and management.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with business process modelling using BPMN, UML, or equivalent methodologies.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with requirements management and backlog management tools such as Jira, GitLab, or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of experience using collaboration platforms such as Confluence.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working within Agile, Scrum, and software development environments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience applying business analysis methodologies, including:
  • User Stories
  • Use Cases
  • Process Analysis
  • Functional Specifications
  • Acceptance Criteria Definition
• Minimum 1 year of experience with diagramming and wireframing tools such as:
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Lucidchart
  • Balsamiq
  • Figma
• Minimum 1 year of experience in legislative, legal, regulatory, or public sector environments.
• Experience managing requirements traceability throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Any of the following would be considered an asset

• Experience with SQL for data analysis, validation, and reporting.
• Experience with legislative drafting processes and document lifecycle management.
• Experience in document standardisation and transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of structured document formats such as XML and Akoma Ntoso.
• Experience defining business rules and specifications for converting legacy document formats (e.g., Microsoft Word) into structured document standards.
• Familiarity with interinstitutional workflows and governance processes.
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Certifications

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