Business Analyst

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Job Summary: This Portfolio Business Analyst role manages and consolidates the program's portfolio vision, ensuring alignment, prioritization, traceability, and governance of initiatives. Key Highlights: 1. Manages and consolidates the program's portfolio vision. 2. Ensures alignment, prioritization, traceability, and governance of initiatives. 3. Acts as a direct extension of the Program Business Analyst (PBA). Program Portfolio Business Analyst Role Purpose: Manage and consolidate the program's portfolio vision, ensuring that initiatives, projects, and evolutions originating from various streams are aligned, prioritized, traceable, and governed, acting as a direct extension of the Program Business Analyst (PBA). The Portfolio BA transforms multiple projects and demands into an organized, understandable, and actionable portfolio, enabling timely program-level decisions. Governance Model Placement Level: Portfolio Reports directly to the Program Business Analyst (PBA) Collaborates with: PMs and TTLs of each stream (Factory, Platform, Contingency, Subsidiaries) Strategy Directorate Technical Directorate (for impacts and dependencies) Cross-functional role without execution ownership It is the second level of BA governance, below the Program BA. Key Responsibilities \-Portfolio of Initiatives Management Consolidate all program initiatives and projects Maintain clear visibility of: Active initiatives Future initiatives (Project N\+1\) On-hold or postponed initiatives Prevent duplication and overlap across streams \-Prioritization and Sequencing Support the PBA in portfolio prioritization, considering: Business value Strategic alignment Risk Technical and operational dependencies Team capacity Propose prioritization scenarios and trade\-offs \-Strategic Traceability Ensure traceability between: Evolution pathways Portfolio initiatives Execution projects and streams Validate that each initiative has: A clear purpose A defined sponsor Alignment with the program vision \-Cross-Stream Orchestration Identify and manage cross-stream dependencies among: Capability Factory Platform Contingency Subsidiaries / external projects Escalate early warnings to the PBA when: A project negatively impacts another Overload or execution risk emerges \-Direct Support to the Program BA Prepare consolidated inputs for: Program reporting Governance forums Translate portfolio details into clear executive information Elevate analysis and recommendations—not just status updates \-Portfolio Governance Discipline Support definition and operation of: Portfolio intake criteria Exit criteria Initiative-level “done” criteria Ensure discipline: Not everything enters; not everything is prioritized simultaneously Key Deliverables: Consolidated portfolio map Prioritized initiative backlog Strategy-initiative-project traceability Portfolio dependency analysis Prioritization scenarios Executive inputs for the PBA Expected Profile: Senior Business Analyst experience Experience in programs, portfolios, or transformation Interaction with multiple teams and domains Key Capabilities Systems and strategic thinking Analytical and synthesis capability Dependency management Clear communication with business and technology Judgment to prioritize and say “not now” \-Value Delivered: Order and focus within the portfolio Reduced effort dispersion Better support for Program BA decisions Clear visibility for Leadership and SteerCo Greater strategic alignment It Is Not: Not a Project Manager Not a single-project Business Analyst Not an administrative PMO Does not replace the Program BA It is the Program BA’s portfolio arm and the layer that converts execution into program vision. \- Competencies: Business Analytics (data) As a partner for IT consulting and software development, we specialize in the digital transformation of our customers in finance, insurance, and industry. Our approximately 700 talents in Germany develop sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technologies. **Five Reasons to Join \#TeamGFT** ---------------------------------------------- * **Flexibility:** Balance is everything here! We offer an environment supporting flexible hours and remote work. * **Collaboration:** Collaboration is fundamental. We work in multidisciplinary teams where each person contributes their unique skills. * **Multiculturalism:** We have a diverse global team fostering an atmosphere of learning and personal growth. * **Development:** We offer a personalized career plan as well as training programs to unlock your potential. * **Relevance:** We collaborate with industry-leading clients on high-impact projects shaping the technological future.