Junior Business Analyst

Are you looking for a dynamic role where you make a real impact on an innovative and ambitious project? Are you hands-on and have an interest in software development? Ready to take on an exciting challenge? Then read further!

Our organization

AFS Group is a European financial service provider specialized as an intermediary in the wholesale Financial and Renewable Energy sector. With over 100 employees from offices in 4 countries AFS provides voice and hybrid brokering, execution, electronic trading and transaction advice services for a wide range of asset classes. Thanks to AFS in-depth market knowledge and strong historical relationships, AFS can offer her clients added value through best price discovery, time saving best execution and qualified advice.

About the job

We are looking for a hands-on Junior Business Analyst with a passion for process optimization and a technical mindset. As part of our Development team, you will be working on the Vennex project, our MTF exchange platform for trading shares and bonds in small to medium sized enterprises and crowdfunding platforms. You will play a key role in driving the success of our Agile sprints. You will ensure that the team stays focused, track progress, and facilitate smooth communication with various stakeholders.

As a Junior Business Analyst, you will work alongside colleagues in the development team, the product owners, business analysts and management on C-level. You will operate in niche markets with specific business requirements, requiring flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt.

The focus of the position

• Working closely with the IT-development team on continuous improvement

• Estimated the required time, costs and impact of implementing the established backlog

• Preparing scrum events (including sprint planning and leading the stand-up meetings)

• Organizing demo sessions

• Drawing up epics, story lines and user stories and making them concrete with associated requirements

• Create wireframes, flowcharts and swimlanes to visualize processes

• Work within our customized version of Agile and be responsible for executing sprints

Contribute to the Vennex project and crowdfunding initiatives

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a Technical field

• At least 1+ year of working experience in a project-based working environment

• Tech-savvy

• Fluent in English (Dutch is a pre)

• Knowledge of financial services/trading/blockchain is a plus but not a must; what's more important is your interest in the field and in software development

What we offer

• A unique workplace on the Stock Exchange floor.

• Working in an awesome, internationally diverse, continuously growing, and highly driven team.

• An organization where there is room for your refreshing ideas and to be entrepreneurial.

• Focus on your personal and professional growth with support through trainings, coaching and development sessions.

• Bi-annual performance-based bonus scheme.

• The opportunity to broaden your network and peak your sales by attending (inter)national events and congresses.

• 27 paid days off per year.

• Depending on where you live, an NS business card or bike lease options.

• In-house gym paid by AFS.

Get in touch!

Are you ready for a new challenge by becoming a member of this team on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange? Please send your resumé through the application link. For further questions contact Saranya Nihot via snihot@afsgroup.nl

Application process

1st round: Job interview with Corporate Recruiter Saranya Nihot

2nd round: Job interview with Product Owner Jasper Verhoeven

3rd round: Job interview with Senior Management

We are happy to recruit our AFS colleagues by ourselves. We do not need help from external parties. If we receive resumes from unaffiliated recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact the persons involved directly and treat candidates as regular candidates.