Location: Belgium
Languages: Fluent English required + French and/or Dutch
Role : As a Functional Analyst, you will play a key role in bridging the gap between business needs and IT solutions. You will be involved in the analysis, design, and continuous improvement of critical applications, working closely with stakeholders, product teams, and developers in an Agile environment. You will ensure that business requirements are clearly understood, properly translated into functional solutions, and aligned with both technical constraints and organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Gather, analyze, and validate business requirements from various stakeholders
* Challenge and refine needs to ensure clarity, feasibility, and business value
* Translate requirements into user stories, functional specifications, and process models
* Act as a liaison between business teams and IT to ensure mutual understanding
* Collaborate closely with development teams in Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, etc.)
* Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (refinement sessions, sprint planning, demos)
* Define, prepare, and execute functional test scenarios
* Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure quality of delivered solutions
* Contribute to incident analysis and provide functional support when needed
* Maintain clear and structured documentation and support end‑user adoption
Profile & Skills
* Proven experience as a Functional Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role
* Strong expertise in functional analysis and business process modeling
* Good command of UML, BPMN, or similar modeling techniques
* Solid understanding of complex IT systems and application landscapes
* Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases
* Experience working in Agile environments
* Strong communication skills, able to interact with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
* Analytical, structured, and solution‑oriented mindset with a proactive attitude
At Ariad, we believe that building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills is critical to our success and the success of our clients. We consider candidates based on hard and soft skills, experience and business needs.
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