Functional/Data Analyst

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 31/12/2026

Location: Brussels

Languages Required: Dutch & English

Project Overview:

Join a strategic initiative within the CRO domain aimed at centralizing risk insights, automating control follow-up, and providing up-to-date monitoring. The project focuses on integrating data, processes, and user workflows into a modern control-room solution to enhance decision-making, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements & Analysis:

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders (Risk, Compliance, Data Owners, Process Experts) to understand needs and challenges.
  • Analyze and refine requirements, transforming them into structured functional specifications.
  • Model current and future processes to identify improvements and automation opportunities.
• Functional Design:
  • Develop detailed functional designs for dashboards, alerts, workflows, data flows, user journeys, and reporting features.
  • Define rules for automated controls and alerting mechanisms.
  • Ensure alignment with the overall architecture and project vision.
• Collaboration & Delivery:
  • Work closely with the team (developers, data specialists, PO) in an agile environment.
  • Support refinement sessions, sprint planning, and backlog prioritization.
  • Validate deliveries during testing cycles and guide acceptance testing.
  • Communicate complex topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement:
  • Maintain clear documentation (user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria).
  • Identify improvements in user experience, process optimization, and system usability.
  • Contribute to building a scalable and future-proof control-room experience.

Your Profile:

Must-Haves:

• Proven experience as a Functional Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role in digital or data-driven projects.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills with the ability to translate business needs into functional designs.
• Experience in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience in risk and compliance environments.
• Experience with process modeling (BPMN, UML, or similar).
• Familiarity with dashboarding or monitoring solutions (Power BI, Qlik Sense, Splunk, etc.).
• Knowledge of workflows and automation tools.
• Understanding of data models and APIs.