Senior Functional​/Business Analyst

Position: afarax - Senior Functional / Business Analyst
afarax is looking for a freelance Senior Functional / Business Analyst. We need you!

The project

Our client in the Insurance sector, is seeking an experienced Functional / Business Analyst.

Main responsibilities

Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand, clarify and challenge their needs

Translate business needs into complete, precise and structured functional requirements for IT implementation teams

Analyse business processes, user needs, application behaviour and system dependencies

Produce functional analyses, requirements, process flows, user stories and acceptance criteria

Understand the existing application landscape and how front-end and back-end components interact

Identify interfaces, dependencies, data flows and potential impacts across connected applications

Ensure that functional requirements are aligned with the existing solution architecture

Facilitate alignment between business stakeholders, Product Owners, architects, analysts and development teams

Prepare test scenarios and test cases to validate delivered solutions

Support test execution, defect clarification and functional validation when required

Ensure traceability between business requirements, functional specifications and delivered functionality

Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous team improvement

Communicate progress, decisions, risks and functional issues clearly to all relevant stakeholders

Is this you?

Required experience and expertise:

At least seven years of experience as a Functional Analyst, Business Analyst or IT Business Analyst

Strong experience in insurance business analysis

Good understanding of insurance products, processes and operational environments

Proven experience translating business needs into detailed functional requirements

Strong stakeholder-management and negotiation capabilities

Experience working with complex application landscapes

Good understanding of front-end and back-end architecture, system integration and application dependencies

Ability to understand how application components, interfaces and data flows are interconnected

Experience preparing and supporting functional testing, User Acceptance Testing and solution validation

Strong analytical and structured mindset, with particular attention to accuracy and completeness

Experience working in large, multidisciplinary Agile teams

Ability to collaborate with Business Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Functional Analysts, Solution Architects and front-end and back-end developers

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Team-oriented, pragmatic and comfortable working with diverse stakeholders

Leadership mindset and ability to facilitate alignment without direct authority

Languages

English:
Fluent or strong professional proficiency; primary language for communication with development teams

French:
Fluent or strong professional proficiency; required for communication with business stakeholders, Product Owners and internal colleagues

Dutch:
Passive understanding is mandatory

How afarax supports you?

You benefit from our extensive network

You will have access to projects that fit your expertise

We help and support you throughout your project

We offer the possibility to build a valuable and lasting partnership