Business Analyst – Financial Services / Enterprise IT (m/w/d)

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support complex enterprise IT projects in the financial services and banking environment.
The Business Analyst acts as the interface between business stakeholders, product management, architecture and software development teams, translating business needs into clear, structured and technically feasible requirements.
The role is suitable for projects involving the modernization of existing applications, development of new digital services, system integrations, cloud transformation and optimization of business processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, clarify and document business and functional requirements.
• Translate business needs into structured requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, architects, developers, DevOps engineers and QA teams.
• Organize and moderate requirements workshops and stakeholder discussions.
• Analyze existing applications, processes and system behavior in order to identify functional dependencies and improvement opportunities.
• Support the modernization and replacement of legacy systems.
• Define and document functional flows, business rules, interfaces and data-related requirements.
• Support the specification of REST APIs, system integrations and service interactions together with technical teams.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies and dependencies in business requirements.
• Ensure that requirements are clear, complete, testable and technically implementable.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning and prioritization activities.
• Collaborate with QA teams in defining test scenarios and validating implemented functionality.
• Support business stakeholders during acceptance testing and rollout.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date functional and requirements documentation.
• Act as a communication bridge between business and technical teams.

Required Experience

• Several years of professional experience as a Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer or similar role in software development projects.
• Strong experience in analyzing and structuring complex business and functional requirements.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria and functional specifications.
• Good understanding of software development processes and modern application architectures.
• Experience working with REST APIs, system integrations and distributed systems.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate effectively with software architects and development teams.
• Experience with Agile / Scrum software development environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned topics.
• Experience working in complex enterprise environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience in banking, financial services, accounting, tax, insurance or fintech environments.
• Experience with modernization or migration of legacy applications.
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices and event-driven systems.
• Experience with data-driven applications, reporting or analytics solutions.
• Knowledge of BPMN, UML or similar modeling techniques.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence or comparable requirements-management platforms.
• Basic understanding of databases, SQL and data models.
• Experience working in regulated environments.

Language Skills

• German: B2/C1 or higher, depending on the project and stakeholder environment.
• English: B2 or higher for communication within international technical teams.

Personal Skills

• Structured and analytical way of working.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to quickly understand complex business domains.
• High level of ownership and reliability.
• Comfortable working with both business and highly technical stakeholders.
• Pragmatic approach with a focus on delivering implementable solutions.

Lucian Mihaila