Business Analyst with German

 

Location: Katowice - 2 days office/3 days remote

 

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.

 

The opportunity

 

As a Business Analyst within our Financial Services Consulting practice, you will support leading banking and financial services organizations across Europe. You will work with clients on business and technology transformation initiatives while developing your knowledge of banking, capital markets, data, and modern technologies through structured learning and on-the-job experience.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business, functional, non-functional, and data requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and discussions with business stakeholders, technology teams, and third-party vendors.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, business process models, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze, document, and optimize business processes across Banking and Capital Markets functions, including Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office operations.
• Support business and technology transformation initiatives, including platform modernization, system implementations, cloud migrations, operating model changes, and regulatory programs.
• Collaborate closely with solution architects, developers, testers, product owners, and project managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Perform impact assessments, gap analysis, and root cause analysis to support solution design and decision-making.
• Support data analysis, data mapping, data migration, and system integration activities.
• Assist with test planning, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect triage, and release readiness activities.
• Ensure requirements traceability and maintain project documentation throughout delivery.
• Support change management, stakeholder communications, and business readiness activities where required.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders and contribute to business development opportunities. 

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex data and business processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Collaborative mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Curiosity and willingness to continuously develop capital markets and technology expertise.

 

To qualify for the role, you must have

 

• Fluent German (B2/C1 minimum) is required. You must be comfortable leading workshops, gathering requirements, facilitating discussions, and working with project documentation in German.
• Experience working in a professional environment where German was used with clients, stakeholders, or colleagues.
• Professional working proficiency in English is required.
• A bachelor's or master's degree.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international teams.
• Curiosity, learning agility, and interest in business and technology transformation.

 

Ideally, youll also have

 

• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Signavio or similar.
• Exposure to banking, capital markets or financial services.
• Experience working on cloud, data, AI, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to SQL, data analysis, and modern data platforms such as Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• Professional certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CFA, FRM, or Agile certifications.

 

What we look for

 

We are looking for professionals who combine strong communication and analysis skills with a genuine interest in developing their careers in IT sector. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, client-focused, and comfortable working at the intersection of business, operations, data, and technology. If you enjoy solving complex problems, collaborating with diverse teams, and helping some of the world's leading financial institutions navigate change, we would love to hear from you.

 

What we offer

 

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations  Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. Well introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

 

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

 

About EY

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Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

 

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

 

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