Functional Analyst Data & Analytics

Function

We’re looking for a consultant to join our client’s Data & Analytics team and play a key role in shaping data-driven decision-making. In this role, you will act as a bridge between business and technology: translating analytical needs into clear, actionable data requirements, helping to shape roadmaps, and ensuring high-quality, usable data assets and reporting solutions that support operational excellence and better service delivery.

Role & Responsibilities

• Analyse our client’s business needs and translate them into clear functional specifications, use cases and data requirements for reusable data pipelines and reports.

• Act as a trusted partner for business stakeholders and leadership, serving as their primary point of contact on data and reporting topics.

• Advise the business on reporting approaches and best practices, using mock-ups, proof-of-concepts and data visualisation techniques where appropriate.

• Collaborate with data users, suppliers and other stakeholders across departments to build and manage data roadmaps.

• Work closely with development and testing teams to ensure requirements are correctly implemented into validated data assets, reports and test scenarios.

• Document solutions thoroughly and keep documentation up to date.

• Coordinate regularly with data owners, data architects, data custodians and data consumers to manage improvements, incidents and backlog items.

• Ensure alignment with existing business and solution architecture, consulting enterprise, system and solution architects when needed.

Profile

• Master’s degree.

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role (e.g., Functional Analyst, Application Owner, Business/Data Analyst).

• Solid experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Fluent in Dutch, French and English (spoken and written) – Dutch or French at C-level minimum; English at least B2.

• Eligible to work in Belgium and able to be physically present on-site with our client at least 2 days per week.

The ideal candidate

• Strong, proven experience with an Azure data estate (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Power BI or similar).

• Familiar with analysis techniques such as use cases, scenario building and requirement modelling.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Methodical, detail-oriented and well-organised, with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

• Interest in – or knowledge of – transport operations (ideally within the railway sector) and a motivation to contribute to improved operational efficiency and customer experience.