Business Analyst

at  VML Enterprise Solutions

WHO WE ARE:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.
Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.
Business Analyst with Commerce experience required to join our Delivery team here in Portugal.
We are VML Enterprise Solutions - a group of talented engineers, tech experts, and creators who combine our passions and contribute to the IT world. You may know us better as Wunderman Thompson Technology – in 2024 we changed our name, but at the same time, we remained a great team of people who deliver our best. We design, build, manage and run complex technology platforms and help our clients to benefit from our work and creativity.

IF YOU KNOW SOME OF THIS, EVEN BETTER:

• Knowledge of HR, Timesheet and Finance systems

AT VML ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.
We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.
As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

• Gather and document requirements and translate them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria (or other outputs as agreed) that can be used and interpreted by both business and technical users. This will involve planning, running and facilitating workshops, and assessing source documentation from the customer
• Identify and recommend options for potential solutions and assess them for both technical and business suitability
• Create logical and innovative solutions to problems
• Present proposals to clients
• Work with a scrum / delivery team through to go live
• Analyse business systems in order to recommend efficiencies
• Provide estimates for future analysis work
• Work with developers and a variety of end users to ensure all solutions deliver customer satisfaction
• Provide training to users of a new system as required
• Communicate and collaborate with the test team
• Plan and work flexibly to meet deadlines
• Escalate business critical situations as required
• Manage situations and relationships both internally and externally