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JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Business Analyst
Department: Data & Analytics/ Shared Services/ Financial Group Control
Location: Damen Middle East
Reports To: Data & Analytics Manager / Head of Data & Analytics
Employment Type: Full-Time
JOB PURPOSE
As a Business Analyst at Damen, you play a key role in translating data into actionable insights for business stakeholders. You identify information needs and convert them into clear dashboards and reports that support management decision-making.
You operate at the intersection of business and data, acting as a liaison between stakeholders, data engineers, dashboard developers, and the business. You translate business questions into well-defined requirements and user stories to ensure data solutions align with organizational needs.
This is a hands-on, operational role. You work closely with the business to analyze requirements and translate them into analyses, reports, and dashboards, while also supporting stakeholders in effectively using data and insights.
About the Organization
You will join an international organization where data and analytics are increasingly central to decision-making. The organization is actively professionalizing its data and BI landscape, with teams operating across multiple international locations.
A central data and analytics team collaborates with specialized teams for data engineering, data platform management, and dashboard development. Key focus areas include strengthening data governance, standardizing reports, and KPI definitions, and developing organization-wide dashboards.
Over the coming years, the data and BI domain will continue to expand, with the objective of embedding data-driven working practices across the organization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Analysis & Reporting
- Translate business questions and information needs into structured reports, analyses, and dashboards
- Perform business, financial, and statistical analyses to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI)
- Monitor performance indicators and identify operational risks and improvement opportunities
- Provide data-driven recommendations to support management decision-making
Requirements Management
- Define, document, and prioritize business requirements and user stories
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications for development teams
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and reviews
- Ensure alignment between business needs and data solution delivery
Data Governance & Quality
- Support implementation of data governance standards and policies
- Ensure consistency and accuracy of KPI definitions and reporting frameworks
- Contribute to development of data models and validation standards
- Maintain data quality, reliability, and usability across reporting systems
- Promote standardized reporting practices across the organization
Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on data and analytics matters
- Support stakeholders in interpreting reports and dashboards
- Provide guidance and training on data-driven decision-making
- Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
- Facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Delivery and maintenance of accurate and reliable management dashboards
- Timely and high-quality data analysis and reporting
- Clear documentation of requirements and user stories
- Alignment of business requirements with IT and data solutions
- Adoption of standardized KPI definitions and reporting frameworks
- Data quality and integrity within assigned reporting domains
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
Experience:
- 5–8 years of experience in BI reporting, data analytics, or business analysis
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven experience in BI reporting and dashboard development
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate business needs into data solutions
- Experience with Power BI and data modelling
- Experience working with multiple data sources and ERP systems (e.g. SAP S/4HANA or IFS)
- Experience presenting insights to management
- Experience with Agile working methods and writing user stories is a plus
- Pragmatic, independent, and solution-oriented mindset
- Affinity with AI and the use of AI tools to support data analysis is a plus
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
- 5-8 years' experience in BI reporting, data analytics, or business analysis
- Proven experience in BI reporting and dashboard development
- Experience with Power BI and data modelling
- Experience working with multiple data sources and ERP systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA or IFS)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience presenting insights to management
- Experience with Agile working methods and writing user stories
- Affinity with AI and use of AI tools to support data analysis
- Pragmatic, independent, and solution-oriented mindset
What We Do
Damen is an international family-owned shipyard group that provides maritime solutions through design, shipbuilding, ship repair, and related services.
