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Springer Nature

Senior Business Analyst

Springer Nature

. Lead discovery and business analysis activities across strategic, transformational and portfolio initiatives .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeLisbon • PortugalSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in business analysis, including the ability to lead discovery activities, develop investment cases, and facilitate stakeholder engagement. Proficient in analytical and financial modeling skills, with a strong understanding of IT operations and digital product development.

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Business AnalysisFinancial ModellingInvestment Case DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementChange Management

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Hard Skills
Business Requirements DocumentationProcess ModellingRisk AnalysisData AnalysisTechnology Assessment
Soft Skills
FacilitationConsensus-BuildingCommunicationMentoringOrganizational Skills
Industry Keywords
Mergers and AcquisitionsDigital Product DevelopmentIT OperationsInformation SecurityCross-Functional Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead discovery and business analysis activities across strategic, transformational and portfolio initiatives
  • Frame complex business challenges, define desired outcomes and establish change visions
  • Translate strategic objectives into actionable recommendations, opportunities and initiatives
  • Apply systems thinking across organisational, process, data and technology interdependencies
  • Analyse risks, dependencies, costs, benefits and trade-offs for decision-making
  • Document current-state processes and models to identify inefficiencies or gaps
  • Facilitate discovery, assessment and prioritisation activities for initiatives and investment cases
  • Develop and present investment cases covering strategic alignment, value, risks, costs and benefits
  • Support portfolio decision-making and optimise portfolio investments through technology rationalisation and simplification
  • Guide business owners through governance and investment processes
  • Partner with technical experts to assess solution options and support vendor assessments
  • Lead or support technology due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and strategic investments
  • Assess application landscapes, technology capabilities, risks and integration considerations
  • Support integration planning and value realisation following acquisitions
  • Build trusted relationships and facilitate workshops, discovery sessions and decision forums
  • Communicate complex concepts, risks and trade-offs to stakeholders at all organisational levels
  • Influence stakeholders without direct authority through evidence, facilitation and structured analysis
  • Mentor Business Analysts through coaching, knowledge sharing and feedback
  • Contribute to Business Analysis standards and capability development
  • Deliver process models, recommendations, business cases, option evaluations and measurable strategic outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in business, finance or technology, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst
  • Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal
  • Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
  • Experience creating business cases and business requirements documentation
  • Solid business acumen and knowledge of IT operations, information security, business systems and digital product development
  • Experience delivering change via global, cross-functional initiatives across multiple project methodologies
  • Strong facilitation and consensus-building ability
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and be highly organised and detail-oriented
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and distributed, multi-time-zone stakeholder groups
  • Experience driving continuous improvement and innovation across teams
  • Knowledge of the M&A process, including due diligence, valuation and negotiation is a plus but not required