Junior Business Analyst
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.