JOB DESCRIPTION >>> ODOO SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
REPORTS TO
As a Odoo Senior Business Analyst, you report to your Team Leader.
JOB OVERVIEW
As a Odoo Senior Business Analyst, you are the link between business and IT: you challenge IT solutions and you follow their implementation. You prepare and take charge of workshops with our customers, you analyze customer needs, you ensure the documentation of procedures, you quantify and negotiate the necessary resources, you manage several projects, you follow and check IT developments, you are the business representative for the implementation of solutions and you optimize them, you define the tests to be carried out and the scenarios to be followed, you are the point of support for the end users. You also have Senior Project Manager responsibilities: you coordinate all the activities and stakeholders necessary for the realization of the project, you plan meetings with clients to develop project priorities and deadlines, you follow the deliverable to improve the quality of the project, you ensure compliance with the budget, deadlines and you anticipate any overruns, you proactively communicate any changes to those involved in the project, you ensure that the process is well planned, properly executed and well organized.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
As a Senior Business Analyst, your responsibilities will be as follows:
1/ Challenge customer processes (model flows in order to integrate them into Odoo) autonomously and follow projects from Junior Business Analysts
Take customer needs during workshops
Take a critical look at customer needs
Offer the customer a solution that corresponds to his business while guaranteeing optimal integration into Odoo
Make a compromise between the customer's request and the functional framework of Odoo
Model the flows to ensure an optimal understanding of the needs between the customers and the BA
Quickly identify the key needs / critical needs of the customer
Enforce best practices in the client's business and sector
Bring a level of expertise that is not only related to the business, but also related to the client's sector
Being able to challenge the projects of other teams (being called upon to audit other projects in very specific cases and without mastering the entire project)
2/ Translate customer needs into development or configuration tasks and ensure that the tasks performed are well documented
Divide the client's needs into several development tasks so that each development task has a specific objective
Describe the tasks in a language understandable by a developer (technico-functional language)
Check that the documentation corresponds to the documented task
Check that the documentation is described in clear language for the customer
3/ Carry out functional testing
Write detailed test plans for clients
Execute tests to ensure optimal quality of development
4/ Train customers (functional aspects)
Prepare training material
Provide training to customers
Facilitate question-and-answer sessions
5/ Follow the planning, scope and budget (€ and mandays) of the projects
Plan the project with the client: define priorities and deadlines
Follow the schedule and communicate proactively (internal and external) in the event of a deviation
Communicate to the client any deviation from the initial scope
Ensure compliance with the budget and anticipate any overruns
Establish a relationship of trust with the client
Build proximity with the customer
Conduct regular status/meetings with client to review schedule, scope and budget
Ensure the profitability of your project and the minimum margin
6/ Respect the Idealis Consulting guidelines regarding Project Management
Respect the Idealis Consulting project methodology
Respect the life cycle of the project in sprint
Obtain client validation before starting any development (decision note)
Plan regular steering committee's
7/ Ensure that resources are available for your projects
internally with the Team Leader
externally with the client's Project Manager
Make sure the right people are in the right place at the right time
8/ Collaborate with your fellow Business Analysts
Set priorities and push the client's priorities
Rely on the BA's for the client's critical needs
Ask BAs for help in estimating the workload of certain tasks
Guarantee / monitor the quality of deliverables
Create with the BAs, the COP (Cut-Over Plan) and with the client the flow tests, develop the company's agenda with the client
9/ Be responsible for your own invoicing and supervise the invoicing carried out by Juniors and Confirmed Project Managers
The follow-up of outstanding payments remains in the hands of the sales team
10/ Be able to manage projects of more than 500 days (at least 1 project of 500 days managed independently)
QUALIFICATIONS
The following qualifications are essential for your role as Odoo Senior Business Analyst:
Education
Bachelor/Master in a field related to the position (Business Management, Computer Sciences, Engineering, …)
Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position
Experience with an ERP (Odoo) is an asset
Certification
Odoo certification
Language
French and English
Knowledge of Dutch is an asset
Job skills
Comfortable with IT tools and environment
Excellent knowledge of Odoo
Very good analytical skills
Mastery of the Idealis project methodology and internal processes
Business modeling: understanding and translating customer needs
Presentation and facilitation skills
Good organizational skills
Planning capacity
Soft skills
Self-development
Adaptability
Customer focus
Focus on quality
Cooperation
