9 Nov. 2021
Business Analist (with PM aspirations)
Job description
Business & Systems Analysis
- Define As-Is and To-Be system processes (short term and long term)
- Review of standard interface descriptions and prepare specifications for changes needed to local systems
- Review existing system capabilities and prepare functional and technical specifications for all changes required
- Propose changes needed to existing and planned business processes
- Ensure requirements are clear and communicated
- Propose pragmatic workarounds to key issues to ensure that solutions are available in-line with project timescales
- Support the definition of test strategy and management of testing phases
- Ensure compliance with IT Security, Data Privacy and other relevant regulatory requirements
- IT Project Management (if sufficiently senior and assigned)
- Manage and co-ordinate all IT related activities for the project
- Prepare and present regular status reports for IT work streams
- T Operations Support (as and when requested by BMW Management)
- Investigate/analyze problems and/or changes to the existing BMW IT application landscape
- Support documentation and knowledge transfer activities
- Ability to quickly increase knowledge on application configuration (e.g. workflows in a document storage system), execute analysis and ability to execute configuration changes in the application in a controlled
Requirements
- Good background in business analysis with awareness of standard methodologies
- Experience of reviewing interface contracts and identifying changes to systems
- Knowledge of
- standard interfacing concepts, XML, JSON, Web services.
- basic security concepts
- Experience in leasing/financial environment is considered a plus
- Experience with agile working models and tools (Jira, Xray, Confluence)
- Able to discuss with IT people, IT architects (deepest details), business leads (concepts, User Interfaces) and project managers (planning, risks, issues)
- Able to indicate the impact of decisions and proposals in terms of risk, impact on business process etc
- Able to adapt quickly and to absorb the current landscape fast
- Good communicator
- Ability to translate technical topics into clear business language
- Fluent in Dutch and English (oral and written).
- Regarding the PM aspirations, experience in managing small projects and maintenance releases is considered a plus
- Has a pro-active attitude and sees challenges as opportunities (read a positive mindset)
- Can work independently and has a 'get it done' mentality
- Is open in his communication and actively seeks collaboration with colleagues
- Is a generalist rather than a specialist
Skills
- Analyst - Medior ( 5,00 years )
- Confluence - Junior ( 2,00 years )
- Jira - Junior ( 2,00 years )
- Project management - Junior ( 2,00 years )
- Financial sector - 1,00 Minimum number of years / 3,00 Ideal number of years
- Leasing sector - 1,00 Minimum number of years / 3,00 Ideal number of years
Location
Bornem