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Junior Business Analyst

JTA The Data Scientists


Job Location:

Porto - Portugal

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Junior Business Analyst (Early Career) to support the discovery definition and validation of business and data requirements across data and analytics projects in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

This role is ideal for candidates with 02 years of experience including recent graduates or those finishing their degree with full-time availability.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

First 12 Months with mentoring

  • Learn our ways of working and how we deliver data & analytics projects end-to-end with guidance from senior team members
  • Gather and clarify requirements with clients and internal stakeholders then translate them into execution-ready inputs for the delivery team (scope acceptance criteria dependencies and validation approach)
  • Take ownership of business/data topics for a well-scoped domain or data source becoming the go-to person for definitions logic and context
  • Provide data-driven insights and rigorous analysis to help stakeholders understand performance trends and opportunities strengthening the reliability and impact of deliverables
  • Use SQL to explore data validate assumptions trace metrics back to source and produce evidence to support requirements and delivery (joins aggregations filters extracts)
  • Use Power BI to explore analyze and visualize data supporting the validation of metrics business logic and project deliverables
  • Support PMs in creating and refining Kanban cards and ensuring backlog readiness for development
  • Take ownership of specific project tasks or well-scoped workstreams coordinating inputs following up on actions and dependencies and helping ensure delivery stays on track
  • Progressively take on PM-like responsibilities within assigned workstreams including task coordination follow-up stakeholder communication and delivery tracking with mentoring from experienced PMs
  • Join meetings as needed to unblock requirements and validate business logic; capture decisions/actions and update acceptance criteria accordingly
  • Validate deliverables against requirements acceptance criteria and business expectations
  • Help define data quality guardrails (expected ranges/tolerances and red flag conditions)

REQUIREMENTS

  • Early-career profile: 0-2 year experience recent graduate or final-year student (thesis stage) with full-time availability
  • Background in Engineering Management Finance or similar
  • Fluent in English both written and spoken
  • SQL skills: able to write queries for exploration/validation (joins aggregations filters) and communicate findings clearly
  • Client-facing mindset: able to engage stakeholders ask the right questions clarify requirements and align expectations
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills; detail-oriented and well-organized
  • Comfortable working with extensive documentation and translating it into clear delivery inputs
  • Team player able to work in a fast-paced environment

PERKS

  • Fully remote or hybrid work model (you decide!)
  • Salary Range: 17.000 - 21.000 gross/annually
  • Meal allowance: 10.46 per working day (via card)
  • 15th-month bonus salary policy
  • 4 extra vacation days
  • Company Shares Incentive Plan (RSUs)
  • Opportunity to participate in international projects
  • Health insurance for you spouse and children
  • Life insurance
  • Company-paid certifications
  • Team building activities
  • An innovative collaborative and young culture

LOCATION

Were based in Porto Portugal. Although this is a remote working role we are only considering people located in Portugal.