Business Analyst

Want to make an impact? We offer that Due to continued growth, we are currently hiring a Business Analyst to join our team. emagine is a dynamic, fast-growing international consulting and technology company, founded on real-world experience, focused on custom-fit solutions. We have the proven people and expertise to complete complex projects, while delivering lasting knowledge-transfer benefits to empower our partners for the next challenge. Are you intrigued? Do you want to learn more? A snapshot of your key responsibilities as Business Analyst would be:

• Requirements Management

• Elicit, analyse, and document requirements from business stakeholders for all phases of the project.
• Translate business needs into clear, concise, and testable user stories and functional specifications.
• Manage and prioritise the backlog in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Conduct gap analysis to identify missing or conflicting requirements.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

• Facilitate workshops and meetings with business stakeholders to define and validate requirements.
• Act as a liaison between the business, development, and quality assurance teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate progress, risks, and issues effectively.
• Ensure alignment between the business vision and the project's technical implementation.

• Cross-Project Collaboration

• Establish and maintain strong communication channels with the Project team, including their BA and project sponsor.
• Identify and manage interdependencies and potential conflicts between the two projects.
• Make a significant contribution to the development of a common reporting entity template that minimises duplication and delivers maximum effect.
• Collaborate on platform-level requirements to ensure a cohesive and non-conflicting architecture.
• Participate in joint planning sessions to proactively address any potential resource or delivery timeline clashes.

• Solution Design and Support

• Collaborate with the solution architect to design solutions that meet business needs and align with the platform's long-term strategy.
• Support the development team throughout the build process by clarifying requirements and addressing questions.
• Assist in the creation of UAT plans and scripts, and support UAT execution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A minimum of five years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA) are a plus.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on large-scale IT projects.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in requirements management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with shared platforms and managing cross-project dependencies.
• Knowledge of the European and Irish pensions regulatory environment.
• Experience with process mapping and business process re-engineering.

So, are you ready to join our team? It’s important to remember, emagine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative solutions for our customers. Opportunity type: Contract (6 months initially), Hybrid (2 days per week onsite), Dublin