IT Business Analyst

 

 CIB IT Spain is responsible for CIB European local applications under its scope, providing ADM (Application Development and Maintenance) and APS (Application Production Support) services to its internal clients, providing vision to the applications and systems under its scope, implementing the overall strategy for developing and implementing technology initiatives. It is also responsible for the planning and implementation of BAU activities, initiatives, and projects for the local BNPP systems within the European territories, delivering those with the respect of Group IT rules, regulatory standards, and compliance guidelines for the IT domains in its scope. From the 17 European branches of BNP Paribas CIB, there are 13 countries  (Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium) that are under CIB IT Spain scope. The others are managed currently by  local IT teams.

 

 

 

As a member of the ADMt team of CIB IT Spain, serving as IT Business Analyst, your primary responsibility will be to analyze business needs within functional domains to enhance appalications in scope with sustainable solutions that align with strategic plans and requests, ensuring their compliance with the standards and policies in force at BNP Paribas.

 

 

1. Understand and analyze the needs of the Business related to one or more functional domains, with the aim of enhancing the IS with appropriate and sustainable solutions in line with the entity’s strategic plan and the related request portfolio:

• Handle demands from different stakeholders on several topics and  Contribute to preliminary studies with the business

• Participate, as necessary, in monitoring the portfolio and prioritizing requests in their scope of activity

• Clarify, analyze from a critical and constructive perspective and, as necessary, challenge the need expressed by the Business regarding the entity’s strategic plan

• Create business cases including alternatives and  Design practical solutions within the budget and technical constraints of the team

2. Ensure that the solution is compatible with the requirements derived from the Business’s needs

• Formalize the statement of requirements and have it validated by the Business

• Define, formalize and request validation of requirements related to the need with the contributors involved, in compliance with the entity’s applicable practices

• Closely collaborate with the development team to ensure a correct solution.

• Create test plans and show entry/exit criteria for each test

• Execute system testing, record all results, and supply input for defect prioritization

• Supporting users in acceptance tests (UAT) and Develop user training requirements and conduct training where needed

• Contribute with the Business to change management activities and deployment for the end customer

• Help identify Business impacts caused by the solution and prepare action plans

• Provide level 3 production support when needed

3. Management of projects and initiatives in the scope:

• Engage and build strong relationships with all the stakeholders including the management, project team for the project success.

• Participate and contribute to team catch up, reviews, retrospectives, progress updates and planning forum

• Create project schedules and keep realistic project plan – including risks, issues, and interdependencies with actions to manage the impact.

• Set the project budget and manage any deviations on time.

• Proactive project status reporting to management, sponsors and stakeholders and running steering committees.

• Promptly escalate issues requiring support from line management and sponsors

• To ensure that tests are carried out at each initiative or project

• Manage vendors for third party system implementation

• Ensure that the project is closed in a controlled manner, communicate learnings, providing final budget versus actuals status, and ensuring handover to production support teams.

 

 

 

• Studies

 

• Experience

• Languages

          Spanish ( Fluent) /English (Proficiency)

 

 

• Technical & Business

• Transversal & Behavioral

 

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.