Our client is looking for a senior Functional Analyst with proven experience in banking and insurance, our client has over 5 years of experience in managing the functional design of information systems. Their key responsibilities include:
- Concept Creation and Planning: Managing the planning for preliminary analysis and design phases.
- Functional Analysis: Performing the functional analysis of information systems and drawing up the functional design after the prestudy.
- Support and Enhancement: Supporting changes and enhancements from development through production.
- System Recommendations: Recommending and implementing system enhancements.
- Program Development: Developing new program requirements and specifications to support specific customer needs.
- System Upgrades: Supporting system upgrades and resolving problems with current systems.
- Service Request Analysis: Analyzing service requests to determine feasibility, technological changes, resource requirements, and project time estimates.
Core Competencies
In addition to their experience in banking and insurance, our client possesses the following core competencies:
- Agile Methodologies
- Analytical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Data-Driven Approach
- IT Security
- Software Development
Personal Attributes
Our client is proactive by nature, much like Kate. They take on assignments spontaneously and work enthusiastically towards concrete results, bringing their colleagues along for the ride. They are driven and ensure necessary alignments with stakeholders and interfaces.
- Meticulous and Analytical: They work meticulously and have strong analytical skills. They can make connections and are strong in written and oral communication, especially in English. They have a listening ear and can easily translate conceptual and strategic concepts into concrete solutions that they can present convincingly in a language understood by the customer.
- Flexibility: They are flexible and can respond quickly to unforeseen circumstances, last-minute adjustments, and often tight deadlines.
Additional Competencies
Other competencies our client already possesses and/or can further develop in this job include:
- ‘Can Do’ Mentality: Combining pragmatism with the pursuit of sustainable solutions.
- Energy from Building and Delivering: They get energy from building and delivering great results towards the client.
- Practical Experience in Banking: Especially in payments or financial wellbeing solutions, is an asset.
- Experience as an Analyst: They have at least 3 years of experience as an analyst.
- Familiarity with SAFe, Scrum, or Agile: Experience with these methodologies is a plus.
- Project Life Cycle Knowledge: Familiarity with the steps/phases in a project life cycle.
- Technical Environment Experience: Affinity and/or experience with projects in a technically challenging environment (big data, mobile frontends, APIs, SQL, etc.).
- Language Skills: They speak English fluently and have a good understanding of Dutch.
Location Requirement
Our client must be on location in Leuven for 50% of the time.
