Experienced Business Analyst

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Business or Functional Analyst with a minimum of 4 years' experience to join our Belgian team. You will work at our clients in the energy and public transport sectors — utilities, grid operators, energy suppliers, market facilitators and public transport operators — translating complex business challenges into workable, well-documented solutions. You are the bridge between business and IT: you talk to the people who own the process, you understand what the technology can and cannot do, and you make sure everyone ends up agreeing on the same thing.

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Typical responsibilities

• Elicit, challenge and structure business requirements together with business stakeholders, product owners and end users
• Translate business needs into clear functional designs, user stories, process flows and acceptance criteria
• Analyse and document as-is processes and data flows, and design the to-be situation together with the client
• Act as the linking pin between business, IT teams, architects and external suppliers throughout the delivery cycle
• Support solution design decisions and safeguard functional consistency across releases and systems
• Prepare and coordinate functional and user acceptance testing: test scenarios, test execution support, defect triage and follow-up
• Support change and adoption: training material, key-user support, go-live assistance and hypercare
• Contribute to project governance — planning input, progress reporting, risk and issue escalation
• Create and maintain solid documentation that survives after your assignment ends

Competencies

• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. business economics, engineering, IT, applied economics) or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or Functional Analyst — minimum 4 years
• Demonstrable experience with requirements engineering: user stories, functional specifications, process modelling (BPMN or similar)
• You master Dutch or French and speak/understand the other language —must have
• Fluent English (working language on many of our projects)
• Experience working in Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban) and with tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira
• Strong stakeholder management: you can hold your own with a business owner and with a developer, on the same day
• Analytical, structured and pragmatic — you go for the solution that actually works in practice
• Comfortable in a consulting context: independent, client-facing, and able to switch between assignments and domains
• Experience in the energy, utilities or public transport sector is a plus but no requirement — we will get you up to speed
• Experience with data analysis (SQL, Power BI) or with testing methodologies is a plus

Energetic environment

At Methis Consulting, you will join a young, energetic organisation, where you will have the opportunity to help companies in the energy and mobility sector with the major challenges related to the energy transition and public transport.

• Interesting and relevant projects and roles with our clients
• Ranging from a few months to several years (always in joint agreement)
• Work on projects at the intersection of Business and Digital
• Opportunities to contribute to the further growth of Methis Consulting Belgium (e.g. marketing, events, knowledge sharing, development of the internal organisation)
• Intensive cross BE-NL cooperation and knowledge sharing

Personal attention and team culture

Methis Consulting values your personal development and team spirit. xqknzec This translates into:

• Open / transparent culture (short lines of communication, non-hierarchical)
• A lot of attention for the individual
• Onboarding buddy
• Frequent, on-the-job coaching
• Tailor-made training & development
• A close-knit team where there is plenty of room for sociability in addition to intensive cooperation
• A team event every month (e.g. karting, speed dating, office games, escape room, etc.)
• Twice a year a cross BE-NL event
• A constructive, team-oriented approach in project implementation and knowledge building
• A detailed and objective evaluation process linked to your personal development plan
• Fast and personal recruiting process, concrete feedback (even if it turns out not to be a match)

What we offer

Methis Consulting aims to grow your career, and that includes an attractive package:

• Market-based total compensation package (gross salary, net allowances, meal voucher)
• Mobility (company car or mobility budget)
• Group and hospital insurance
• Laptop and telephony
• Permanent Belgian contract
• Hybrid working (typically 3 days on site at client)

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Requirements: Master's Degree · 4+ years experience · Dutch or French + English