Senior Business Analyst - AML
Sector: Banking
Location: Brussels
Contract length: 12 months
Estimated daily rate (EUR): 620 - 740
Languages: Dutch or French · English
Estimated daily rates are Rivant market estimates for guidance — not a client rate card.
Role details
Start date: 2026-09-30
Duration: 12 months
Extension possible: Not specified
Education: Master's or equivalent by experience
Location detail: Brussels (5 min walk from Central Station) - hybrid ~50% on site / 50% homeworking. Remote/telework from Belgium only
About the role
A major Belgian bank in Brussels is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to design, deliver and maintain high-quality solutions for AML processes — ensuring compliance, efficiency and scalability. You gather business requirements from operational and compliance teams, align with IT and data providers, and translate regulatory needs into functional, non-functional and technical specifications for AML monitoring and detection.
Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyse and document business, compliance and functional requirements related to AML monitoring and detection
- Work with operational teams, Compliance, architects, IT and SMEs to translate regulatory requirements into specifications
- Build and share AML typology domain knowledge across the programme
- Analyse and redesign AML processes (alert triage, L1/L2/L3 escalation) aligned with group and regulatory standards
- Specify parameters underpinning detection logic — scenarios, thresholds and alert workflow
- Define metrics and performance goals with the project manager, architects and delivery team
- Design test conditions and expected results for product, performance and UAT
- Manage requirements traceability for impact and coverage analysis
- Participate in quality reviews of designs and prototypes with formal Compliance validation
- Plan and execute the BA requirements management strategy through all project phases
- Partner with internal and external delivery organisations and prioritise dependencies
- Serve as a liaison to the business community
Business experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Good understanding of workflow processes | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Requirements management | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Strong IT conceptual and technical affinity | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Scaled agile environment | Not specified | Mandatory |
| AML systems and related configuration / tuning processes | Not specified | Preferable |
| AML domain in a project context | Not specified | Preferable |
Functional experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Business analysis | ≥4 years | Mandatory |
| AML monitoring and detection requirements (scenarios, thresholds, alert workflow) | Not specified | Preferable |
Technical experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual modelling techniques and methods | Not specified | Mandatory |
| MS Office | Not specified | Mandatory |
| IT and testing understanding | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Process modeling tools (e.g. BPMN, Visio) | Not specified | Preferable |
Language requirements
Dutch or French · English
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Yes |
| Dutch | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | No |
| French | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | No |
Soft skills
- Analytical mind and conceptual thinking
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
- Structured approach
- Able to work independently
- Problem-solver
- Quality-minded with an eye for detail
- Goal-oriented
- Open to change
- Good stakeholder management
- Strong communication skills
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