Business analyst (fintech)
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Business analyst (fintech) [2508]
We are looking for an experienced and proactive **Business analyst** to join our team at Dataforest and lead a long-term, high-scale FinTech project.
About the Project:
Our client is building a powerful B2B SaaS platform designed to revolutionize chargeback management, featuring enterprise-grade API integrations (Ethoca, Verifi), seamless payment processor connections (Stripe, Shopify, Braintree), and real-time dispute alerts. We are actively developing and scaling multiple product streams, including Business Health, Dispute Management, and others.
**You’ll be a great fit if you have:**
\- 5+ years of experience in system, functional, or business analysis;
\- English: Advanced and higher;
\- Deep expertise in key business analysis techniques, requirement management tools, and standardizing BA documentation;
\- Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile development processes;
\- Strong hands-on experience in business process modeling (BPMN, UML) and domain-driven design;
\- Proven proficiency in driving Discovery phases, extracting high-level business vision, and translating it into actionable roadmaps and specs;
\- Advanced skills in drafting business (BRD), functional (SRS), and technical requirement specifications;
\- Extensive experience in working with key business stakeholders and C-level executives, leading requirement elicitation and facilitation sessions;
\- Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills;
\- Ability to independently decompose complex system workflows and domain logic into manageable tasks;
\- Strong technical background with a clear understanding of web development concepts, enterprise system integrations, and API design;
**\- Practical experience using modern AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.) to accelerate requirement generation, documentation, and analysis workflows.**
**Would be a plus:**
\- Prior experience in FinTech, PayTech, Chargeback, or Payments domain;
\- Experience working with projects that integrate AI/ML features or LLM API solutions;
\- Hands-on experience with SQL and data modeling;
\- Experience with integration-heavy B2B SaaS projects and payment gateway APIs (e.g., Stripe, Braintree).
**What you’ll do:**
\- Serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders to elicit, clarify, and validate complex product requirements;
\- Leading the end-to-end requirement lifecycle: from high-level discovery down to backlog grooming, user story mapping, and detailing acceptance criteria;
\- Visualizing complex FinTech workflows, business processes, and data models for multi-stream engineering teams;
\- Advising stakeholders on industry best practices, platform capabilities, and optimal product solutions;
\- Performing market research and domain analysis to contribute to product strategy and features elaboration;
\- Communicating project vision and closely aligning requirements with System Architects, Tech Leads, and engineering teams;
\- Actively participating in presale estimations, discovery activities, and scope definition for new product streams;
**\- Drive & improve AI-driven BA practices: Leverage AI tools to speed up requirement drafting, analyze complex domain data, optimize BA artifacts, and enhance delivery processes.**
**We ensure your growth with:**
\- Opportunity to work with the high-skilled engineering team on challenging projects;
\- Interesting projects with new technologies;
\- Great networking opportunities with international clients, challenging tasks;
\- Building interesting projects from scratch using new technologies;
\- Personal and professional development opportunities;
\- Competitive salary fixed in USD;
\- Paid vacation and sick leaves;
\- Flexible work schedule;
\- Friendly working environment with minimal hierarchy;
\- Team building activities, corporate events.
What you'll do
- Serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders to elicit, clarify, and validate complex product requirements;
- Leading the end-to-end requirement lifecycle: from high-level discovery down to backlog grooming, user story mapping, and detailing acceptance criteria;
- Visualizing complex FinTech workflows, business processes, and data models for multi-stream engineering teams;
- Advising stakeholders on industry best practices, platform capabilities, and optimal product solutions;
- Drive & improve AI-driven BA practices: Leverage AI tools to speed up requirement drafting, analyze complex domain data, optimize BA artifacts, and enhance delivery processes.
What they require
- 5+ years of experience in system, functional, or business analysis;
- Deep expertise in key business analysis techniques, requirement management tools, and standardizing BA documentation;
- Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile development processes;
- Strong hands-on experience in business process modeling (BPMN, UML) and domain-driven design;
- Proven proficiency in driving Discovery phases, extracting high-level business vision, and translating it into actionable roadmaps and specs;
- Advanced skills in drafting business (BRD), functional (SRS), and technical requirement specifications;
- Extensive experience in working with key business stakeholders and C-level executives, leading requirement elicitation and facilitation sessions;
- Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills;
- Ability to independently decompose complex system workflows and domain logic into manageable tasks;
- Strong technical background with a clear understanding of web development concepts, enterprise system integrations, and API design;
- Practical experience using modern AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.) to accelerate requirement generation, documentation, and analysis workflows.
- Preferred: Prior experience in FinTech, PayTech, Chargeback, or Payments domain;
- Preferred: Experience working with projects that integrate AI/ML features or LLM API solutions;
- Preferred: Hands-on experience with SQL and data modeling;
- Preferred: Experience with integration-heavy B2B SaaS projects and payment gateway APIs (e.g., Stripe, Braintree).
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with the high-skilled engineering team on challenging projects;
- Interesting projects with new technologies;
- Great networking opportunities with international clients, challenging tasks;
- Competitive salary fixed in USD;
- Paid vacation and sick leaves;
- Flexible work schedule;
- Friendly working environment with minimal hierarchy;
- Team building activities, corporate events.
We ensure your growth with: Competitive salary fixed in USD, Flexible working schedule and fully remote work format, Paid vacation days and sick leave days, Personal and professional development opportunities, Participation in building innovative projects from scratch using modern technologies, Team-building activities and corporate events, English classes and educational events.