Business Analyst

S-PRO is an international Digital Innovation & Software Engineering company headquartered in Zürich. We specialize in serving fast-growing businesses and enterprises across Finance, Energy, Manufacturing, and Healthcare sectors. Leveraging our industry knowledge and technical expertise in AI/ML, Blockchain, Cloud, Web, and Mobile technologies, we develop innovative digital solutions that generate sustainable business value and enhance our clients’ competitiveness in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Position Overview

You will work closely with technical teams to ensure feasibility and assist in creating high-quality presentations, proposals, and cost estimates. The ideal candidate has a strong background in IT outsourcing, software development, and pre-sales processes, along with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the team to understand client needs and craft tailored solutions.

• Conduct discovery sessions with clients to gather business and technical requirements.

• Translate business needs into high-level solution concepts, scope documents, and feature lists.

• Develop presentations, proposals, cost estimates, and technical documentation for clients.

• Collaborate with technical teams (developers, solution architects) to define the best approach for each project.

• Assist in creating Proof of Concepts (PoC) or prototypes when required.

• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities based on client needs.

Requirements:

Core Skills

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with experience with pre-sales activities

• Strong understanding of IT outsourcing, software development lifecycle (SDLC), and delivery models (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).

• Experience working with enterprise clients and custom software development projects in industries such as FinTech or Healthcare or Logistics.

• Proven experience in gathering and analyzing client requirements, preparing proposals, and assisting in the sales process.

• Strong ability to define project scope, functional requirements, and business objectives.

• Understanding of API integrations, cloud solutions, and software architectures (would be a plus).

• Experience in RFP/RFI processes and proposal development.

• Proficiency in diagramming tools (e.g., BPMN, UML, Figma, Miro).

• Proficiency in PowerPoint/Google Slides for presentations and Excel/Google Sheets for data analysis and reporting.

• Ability to estimate timeframes, costs, and resource needs for projects.

Communication & Soft Skills:

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for client interactions.

• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment.

• English Level C1 at least

• Knowledge of German/ French Language would be a plus

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.

• CBAP, PMI-PBA, or other Business Analysis certifications (nice to have).

What we offer:

• Long team focus: we create an environment of transparent communication, and minimal bureaucracy, which leads to long-term relationships.

• Development of niche expertise: we are working in several niches, such as FinTech, healthcare, and logistics. Therefore, our employees can develop their own expertise in these domains.

• Continuous learning: we create employee development plans / personal roadmaps /quick promotion processes.

• Internal career development: 80% of our current executives were promoted to those positions within S-PRO. We encourage initiative. If a person wants to set new challenges and grow, we will definitely support them.

Benefits and perks:

• Flexible schedule: you can start the workday at any time from 8 to 11 in the morning;

• Remote work model: decide where you want to work: from your cozy home, or anywhere else;

• Paid vacations: we need to ensure that our employees regularly take vacations and don’t overwork.

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