Business Analyst (freelance)

Job Description & Summary PwC’s Public Sector practice delivers advisory and analytical support for EU institutions, focusing on process optimizations, structural reforms, and digitalization. Our teams work across complex assignments for EU institutions, public authorities and international organizations, combining multidisciplinary expertise to provie high‑quality, evidence‑based solutions.  We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join a large-scale international programme focused on business transformation and enterprise information systems. The successful candidate will play a key role in analysing business needs, modelling processes, managing requirements, and supporting the delivery of complex technology solutions.This position is ideal for a Business Analyst who thrives in complex environments, enjoys working across business and technology teams, and has a strong passion for process improvement, digital transformation, and delivering business value through technology. You will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives, drive process excellence, and help shape the future of enterprise systems and business operations. For an ongoing client assignment, we are looking for:  Business Analyst (freelance) Your future role:   Model and document business processes, value streams, business capabilities, roles, and data structures, Elicit, analyse, validate, and manage business requirements and user stories, Collaborate closely with business experts, Product Owners, architects, and development teams throughout the software development lifecycle, Translate business, user, and technical needs into detailed business requirements specifications, Maintain and track requirements and user stories throughout the project lifecycle, Analyse existing systems and identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation, Support the preparation of business cases, feasibility studies, and solution recommendations, Contribute to solution design, testing, quality assurance, and change management activities, Design, validate, and continuously improve business processes to drive operational excellence, Conduct quantitative business analysis, including cost-benefit and what-if analyses, Define and monitor business process performance indicators and measurement frameworks, Support business stakeholders in the development of strategic and tactical plans, Develop transition roadmaps and support business architecture initiatives, Lead and support organisational change activities, including stakeholder engagement and user adoption, Coach and support users during the implementation of new processes and systems, Communicate project objectives, business cases, requirements, and scope to key stakeholders. Apply if you have:  At least two internationally recognized Business Analysis certifications, such as CBAP, Certified UML Professional (Foundation Level), BPMN 2 Fundamental, or equivalent, Minimum 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst working on large-scale information systems with development teams of more than 10 developers, Proven experience in business analysis activities related to enterprise information systems supporting: Human Resource Management, Asset Management, Financial Processes, Grant Agreement Management, Experience working on projects involving system integrations and data platforms, Demonstrated experience throughout the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), Strong knowledge of business process modelling using BPMN, Proven experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, and management, Solid understanding of modelling and analysis techniques, including UML (activity diagrams, state diagrams, capability diagrams, logical data models, etc.). Practical experience using modelling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect, ARIS Architect, or equivalent solutions, Good understanding of SQL and data analysis techniques, Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management