JOB DESCRIPTION
Role: Associate Business Analyst
Location: Abu Dhabi
This position is for recent graduates UAE nationals from Abu Dhabi.
Role Purpose:
- Play a critical role in analyzing and translating business needs into effective solutions as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business process improvements and deliver successful projects.
Key Accountabilities of the role:
- Assist in business analysis activities, including requirements gathering, stakeholder interviews, process analysis, and solution design.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs, elicit requirements, and document business processes and workflows.
- Conduct gap analyses to identify areas for improvement and propose effective solutions that align with business objectives.
- Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus among stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into clear and concise functional specifications, use cases, user stories, and other relevant documentation.
- Collaborate with development teams, architects, and QA teams to ensure accurate implementation of business requirements and validate solution quality.
- Participate in project planning, estimation, and resource allocation activities.
- Conduct impact assessments and provide recommendations for changes and enhancements to existing systems and processes.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to business analysis and process improvement.
Specialist skills / technical knowledge, technical competencies required for this role:
- Previous internship or project experience in business analysis or digital transformation.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze business scenarios and propose effective solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders.
- Basic understanding of business analysis methodologies, tools, and techniques.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Previous experience:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Proficiency is MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Microsoft Visio skills will be a bonus
- Good communication skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Familiarity with Islamic banking principles and practices.
