IT Business Analyst
Based in Warsaw, hybrid working (50/50)
2-5 years’ experience
English mandatory
About the Team
Arval IT is an international IT organization, with a workforce of around 1 000 internal and external professionals located in several countries (France, UK, Netherlands and other). As part of our sourcing strategy, we are expanding our nearshoring capabilities by establishing a new Arval Tech Center in Poland, within an existing business operations shared service center (Arval Competence Center Warsaw, ACCW). This Arval Tech Center plays a strategic role in the development of digital expertise, and internalization of key competencies currently handled by external partners.
Arval Competence Center Warsaw is the latest initiative of the BNP Paribas group, which aims to develop competences and business services. Currently, ACCW employs over 90 people who, every day, in various languages, help Arval Group entities to efficiently serve Clients and Partners. In ACCW, solutions are being created that aim to streamline the customer and supplier verification processes. The center specializes, among others, in credit analyses and KYC analyses, and also performs tasks in the field of HR data administration and internal control.
As part of the strategic initiative of Arval IT teams’ deployment, the Dynamos Tribe is expanding its presence in Poland. The Dynamos Core Leasing Platform (CLS) is the platform being used by Arval Business within 15 countries and 2 competence centers to operate the leasing and mobility solutions of Arval. We provide leasing and mobility solutions to corporations, medium and small companies and individuals. Our IT model is based on agile delivery, with squads working in collaboration with product owners, scrum masters, designers, engineers and technical leads around multiple geographies.
Duties - Responsibilities
Business Analysts ensures that squads don’t just build fast, but build the right thing, in the right way, with the right understanding. He/She is responsible for translating business needs into clear, workable solutions that IT can realize and that users can trust. Support backlog quality by refining user-stories and clarifying acceptance criteria. Thinks beyond immediate change and considers long-term solutions. Business Analyst also works in close collaboration with Product owners, developers, architects and business stakeholders to enable smooth deliveries.
Activities
- Requirements & Scope Definition: Define clear requirements and manage scope to ensure a shared understanding of the "what" and the "why."
- Stakeholder Alignment & Communication: Bridge the gap between business, product, and IT by aligning stakeholders and facilitating decisive communication.
- Impact, Risk & Dependency Analysis: Analyze causes, impacts, and dependencies to identify risks early and design sustainable, long-term solutions.
- Enabling Smooth Delivery: Accelerate delivery by removing blockers, preventing rework, and providing the squad with the clarity needed to execute efficiently.
- Structuring & Simplifying Complexity: Simplify complex topics and processes into structured, manageable information to ensure organizational scalability.
Expertise and skills
BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS
- Proactive Ownership: A self-starter who takes initiative, shows strong ownership of tasks, and independently seeks out the right people and information to get things done.
- Curious & Growth-Oriented: Naturally curious with a "find out" mentality; eager to learn, master new material quickly, and dares to ask questions to ensure total clarity.
- Collaborative Communicator: An open and approachable team player who radiates positive energy, enjoys sharing knowledge, and builds strong relationships across different cultures and levels.
- Solution-Driven Mindset: Able to keep things in perspective with a healthy dose of humor, while actively identifying improvement opportunities and communicating challenges openly.
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
- Bridging & Translation: Seamlessly connect Business, Product, and IT by translating complex technical or business topics into clear, actionable information.
- Facilitation & Alignment: Lead workshops and discussions to align stakeholders with diverse perspectives and support informed decision-making.
- Analytical Thinking: Proactively detect risks, dependencies, and cross-domain impacts to ensure robust solutions.
- Structuring & Documentation: Organize and document complex information clearly to ensure scalability and knowledge sharing.
- Cross-Border Collaboration: Effectively collaborate across different domains, countries, and departments in an international environment.
BUSINESS SKILLS
- Understanding of business processes
- Understanding of data flows and software interactions
- Knowledge of leasing
- Understanding of the relationship between IT and business
- Awareness of compliance and risk
- Understanding of operations impacts of changes
- Ability to assess business value and priorities
- Knowledge of stakeholder landscape and governance
COMMON BASE Methodology & tools
- Agile/Scrum/Kanban
- User story refinement and acceptance criteria definition
- Process modelling (flow diagrams)
- Documentation standard and best practices
- Test support and validations help
- Tools such as Jira, Confluence and Visio
Poste-type and Location
Arval Department: ACCW IT
BNP Paribas Job type: Business Analyst
Location: based in the local country/regions (Poland)
We inform you that Arval Service Lease Polska Sp. z o.o. and Arval Competence Centre - Arval Service Lease Polska Sp. z o.o. Branch in Warsaw have an internal procedure for reporting breaches of law and taking follow-up actions (Whistleblowing Procedure), which is available on the Arval Service Lease Polska Sp. z o.o. website: https://www.arval.pl/ogolne/whistleblowing