Job Description

Business Analyst

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bucharest

Reporting To: Ruben Ionila

RecoTek is Reconomy’s new centralized technology hub located in Bucharest, Romania, officially launched in February 2024. Serving as the backbone of Reconomy’s tech operations, it consolidates inhouse expertise across all Reconomy brands to accelerate platform development and enhance service delivery.

Reconomy is an international circular economy specialist that combines technology, skills and incredible people to enable businesses to better manage their resources, helping reduce waste, optimise their supply chains, and contribute in a meaningful way toward the circular economy
Reconomy is bending the edges of linear business models across the world, integrating circular economy strategies and processes into everyday operations. We have the tools, talent and technology that enable customers to harness the full and inherent value of their resources, with integrated global operations in over 80 countries across the world.

Reconomy’s full range of capabilities are organized into 3 ‘loops’: Recycle, Comply and Re-use, each providing opportunities for circularity within the wider resource cycle.

• Recycle loop is utilising the latest technology and data to enable customers to make the best possible use of their materials.
• Comply loop is enabling customers to solve increasingly complex environmental regulatory challenges using data, expert knowledge and thought leadership to drive business accountability across the globe.
• Re-use loop is providing intelligent technology platforms and agile delivery models for pre-retail logistics and product returns, fulfilment and processing, on behalf of many of Europe’s largest retailers.

About the role

Discovery:

• Partner with the Product Owner (PO) to understand integration requirements and translate them into actionable technical specifications.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews with both internal teams and external partners to gather integration needs and constraints.
• Analyze existing systems, APIs, and data flows to identify integration points, limitations, and opportunities.
• Define and document integration requirements, including API specifications, data mapping documents, and technical acceptance criteria.

Integration Development:

• Work closely with the PO and development team to ensure integration requirements are properly implemented.
• Create and maintain integration documentation, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and process flows.
• Facilitate technical workshops and meetings with integration partners to resolve interface challenges and ensure alignment.
• Monitor integration performance metrics and track data quality across systems.
• Support integration testing, deployment, and rollout procedures.
• Provide ongoing support for live integrations, including troubleshooting and enhancement requests.

Goal Setting & Prioritization:

• Assist the PO in prioritizing integration backlog items based on technical dependencies and business impact.
• Conduct feasibility studies to assess the complexity, effort, and potential value of new integrations.
• Identify and manage integration-specific risks related to security, compliance, and performance.
• Track integration milestones and coordinate dependencies across multiple systems and teams.

People & Collaboration

• Clearly communicate business requirements across technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Continuously improve analytical thinking, product understanding, and requirements gathering techniques.
• Align business requirements with product and technical teams, ensuring stakeholder needs are accurately captured and translated.
• Manage stakeholders involved in requirements gathering and validation. Collaborate with POs, PMs, and developers to translate business needs into clear requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to ensure shared understanding and alignment.

What we need from you

• Experience in business analysis within product or technology teams.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate business needs into product requirements.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product development processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to create clear documentation and support rollout activities.

What we offer

• This role offers you the chance to work in a friendly, diverse and international environment, along with colleagues who will share your passion for innovation, agile-working and growth. You will also be able to develop your skills within the exciting and challenging market of Reverse Logistics!
• Hybrid working environment
• Training and development to keep you in touch with the latest technologies and the opportunities to apply your learning.
• We offer a competitive salary alongside other benefits*
• Our office is easily accessible located near the city center of Bucharest, and designed to make you feel at home
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus 2 additional days allowed for participation in volunteering programs, and 1 extra day off for your birthday
• Meal vouchers: 40 RON per working day (taxed according to current legislation)
• Private medical subscription at Medicover.