Functional Analyst 

Start Date: November 2025

Duration: Long-term assignment

Location: Brussels

Responsibilities:

• Perform complex business, functional, or process analysis based on solutions designed by the Lead Analyst.
• Act as a liaison between business and technology, providing expert advice on domain topics.
• Build transversal domain knowledge in operations, products, and services.
• Understand regulatory requirements and compliance standards in the industry.
• Apply advanced modeling languages/tools for analysis.
• Maintain basic technical knowledge of domain systems.
• Utilize project management methods and concepts.
• Ensure security requirements, architectural standards, and non-functional requirements are met.
• Follow industry and technology trends to recommend innovative solutions.
• Ensure qualitative solutions using various testing techniques.
• Work closely with stakeholders to identify needs, translate them into functional requirements, and provide solutions.
• Collaborate with test teams and end users to set up test scenarios.
• Define impact and quickly intervene with solutions in case of critical incidents.
• Suggest improvements to resolve issues and prevent future incidents.
• Maintain domain systems to ensure 100% availability.
• Ensure documentation is up-to-date and available to stakeholders.
• Develop training materials for stakeholders on new systems or processes.
• Design features for a more client-centric or efficient service offering/organization.
• Coach analysts and associates to foster cooperation and increase productivity.
• Explain processes, software, and tools to end users.
• Challenge existing team processes and tools, seeking improvement opportunities.
• Define impact of changes and suggest efficiency improvements for processes/tools.
• Coordinate activities within the domain, including task distribution, planning, and progress follow-up.
• Conduct analysis, design, implementation, high-level cost estimation, and testing.
• Provide detailed and consolidated reporting to stakeholders, highlighting attention points and suggesting solutions.
• Exemplify customer thinking, suggest solutions to problems, and demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Maintain a professional approach and foster a growth mindset.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in at least one national language (Dutch or French) and ability to read/understand French, Dutch, and English.
• Experience in managing applications that support securities characteristics, transactions, and services.
• Understanding of securities plans, savings plans, stock options, and shareholdership plans.

Desired Skills:

• Advanced modeling languages/tools proficiency.
• Basic technical knowledge of domain systems.
• Familiarity with project management methods and concepts.
• Understanding of security requirements, architectural standards, and non-functional requirements.
• Ability to follow industry and technology trends.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.