IT Business Analyst with French - (26000CO8)

We are looking for a skilled Business Analyst to play a key role in managing the application lifecycle, from ideation to post-production support, while contributing to the reliability and performance of a critical banking process. In this role, you will go beyond analysis to help shape, optimize, and enable solutions. You will join a team where your ability to navigate complexity will have a direct impact on client satisfaction and operational success.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that every business request is transformed into clear, actionable, and value-adding solutions.
• Act as the voice of the business within the IT landscape, helping to prioritize the product backlog and deliver effective solutions for incidents and application-related issues.
• Contribute across all project phases, including scoping, design, estimation, testing, and deployment.
• Write clear functional specifications and user stories, and maintain a well-prioritized product backlog.
• Facilitate solution design workshops and collaborate with developers to estimate effort.
• Support the testing team in defining and executing the test strategy.
• Work in an Agile environment, partnering closely with stakeholders and the delivery team to maximize product value and support effective sprint ceremonies.
• Bring Scrum Master capabilities, or a strong willingness to grow into the role, by facilitating team collaboration, removing blockers, and supporting continuous improvement.
• Lead or actively contribute to project committees and drive follow-up actions through to completion.

Profile

• Degree in IT, business, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in a banking or financial services environment, with exposure to Product Owner responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills in French, both written and spoken.
• Comfortable engaging with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work comfortably in technical environments, with basic knowledge of SQL or a similar language.
• Hands-on practice with Agile methodology, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and collaboration in cross-functional teams.
• Scrum Master capabilities or a clear desire to take on this role in support of team effectiveness and delivery excellence.
• Strong autonomy and emotional intelligence, with the ability to take ownership while fostering collaboration.
• Ability to synthesize the big picture while remaining detail-oriented when execution requires it.
• Ability to anticipate obstacles, suggest improvements, and build forward-looking plans.
• French B2+

Nice to have:

• Experience working on banking IT projects.
• Previous exposure to mainframe technologies.
• Previous experience as a Product Owner or in a hybrid Business Analyst / Product Owner role.