Associate Business Analyst

About the Role

We are hiring an Associate Business Analyst (Graduate) for our client, a multilateral financial institution based in Manila. This is an entry-level position within a graduate talent accelerator programme that is modernizing the organisation’s operations through secure, well-governed digital solutions.

You will gather, analyse, and validate business requirements for digital products and technology initiatives, working alongside senior business analysts, product managers, and technical leads. It is a hands-on introduction to business analysis, Agile product delivery, and stakeholder engagement in an international development context.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, surveys, and site visits to elicit user requirements.

• Write user stories, epics, and releases with clear acceptance criteria.

• Translate conceptual requirements into functional specifications, process models, diagrams, and charts.

• Manage and prioritise the product backlog with product managers and business stakeholders.

• Support sprint and release cycles, including effort estimation using the INVEST criteria.

• Assist with post-go-live support, incident coordination, and status reporting.

• Maintain requirements traceability and deployment documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Recent graduate or up to 2 years of experience in business analysis, systems analysis, project coordination, software development, or quality assurance.

• Strong academic record (High Distinction / Distinction level) plus meaningful extracurricular involvement — leadership, volunteering, student organisations, or research.

• Basic understanding of requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, and process mapping.

• Working knowledge of SDLC concepts; familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban is an advantage.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

• Exposure to ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, or Jira is desirable but not required.

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a multicultural team.

Details:

• Duration: One (1) year, subject to extension

• Location: Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City - onsite, 5 days a week

• Shift: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Manila time)