Business Analyst

• Employment: full-time
• Location: Russian Federation and friendly countries
• Citizenship: Russian Federation and friendly countries
• Work schedule: MSK (Moscow Time)
• Format: Remote

Position

• Role: Business Analyst
• Level: Senior

Must-have

• Higher education in economics, finance, information technology
• 3-5 years of experience as a business or system analyst in the financial sector, preferably in a bank, fintech, or payment system
• Experience participating in the launch of an AI product (AI agents), preferably in mobile banking or a fintech company.
• Knowledge of typical AI application scenarios: classification, information extraction, summarization, text generation, AI agents. Ability to match a business task with a suitable AI solution class
• Practical knowledge and experience applying the AI agent concept
• Knowledge and practical application of AI assistant architecture and LLM (Large Language Models) structure, as well as ML (Machine Learning) principles at the business/system analyst level
• Ability to formalize AI-specific requirements, including describing AI security requirements, and translate business requirements into tasks for the team
• Ability to define KPIs and success metrics for AI solutions: formulation of performance indicators for assessing the business impact of the implemented model, participation in acceptance testing of results.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with an AI component: interaction with ML engineers, data scientists, DevOps; ability to effectively communicate complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prompt engineering and generative AI skills: ability to formulate and test prompts as part of functional requirements; practical experience with LLM tools in work tasks.
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and documenting business requirements for new products and services
• Experience interacting with the development team on the implementation of functional requirements, testing, and acceptance of previously stated requirements
• Experience participating in work decomposition and task assignment for the development team
• Experience in developing and approving documentation (BPMN, UML, Use Cases, User Stories, Sequence Diagram)
• Experience participating in testing and validation of new solutions before implementation
• Experience monitoring market trends and studying limitations and opportunities considering the local legislative framework
• Strong communication skills, including in English: interaction with multidisciplinary teams, external partners, compliance, and fraud monitoring.
• Ability to articulate complex technical ideas in simple terms; including explaining the behavior and limitations of an AI assistant to stakeholders without technical jargon.
• Presentation and meeting facilitation skills.
• English B2 level and above (all official documentation and communication with partners are in English).
• Systemic thinking, attention to detail.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• "Business first, then technology" principle — including in relation to AI: assessing the feasibility of an AI solution based on the business task, not technological capability

Nice-to-have

• Experience with AI features in financial analytics
• Experience working in an international company, understanding the specifics of working in the MENA/UAE market