Business Analyst Paiement - Services Financiers - Lyon

About the Position

Business Analyst Paiement - Services Financiers - Lyon

Limonest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Sopra Steria, a leading European tech company with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is renowned for its consulting, digital services, and solutions. It helps clients drive their digital transformation and achieve tangible, sustainable benefits. The Group provides a comprehensive response to the competitiveness challenges of major companies and organizations by combining deep sector and technology knowledge with a collaborative approach.

Sopra Steria places people at the heart of its actions and commits to its clients to make the most of digital to build a positive future. In 2025, the Group generated a turnover of 5.6 billion euros.

Within the Financial Services Vertical, we support major banking actors, payment institutions, fintechs, and market operators in their transformation projects related to payments, payment systems, regulation, and digital innovation. We have recognized expertise in the payment domains and rely on specialized business communities.

As part of the strengthening of our activities in Lyon, we are recruiting Business Analyst Monétique & Paiements.

Responsibilities

• Business Analysis:

  • Gather and challenge the needs of the Payments, Payment Systems, Payment Methods, and Digital departments.
  • Facilitate functional workshops with stakeholders.
  • Participate in opportunity studies and scoping phases.

• Functional Design:

  • Write functional specifications and user stories.
  • Formalize user journeys and payment flows.
  • Define management rules and acceptance criteria.

• Project Team Support:

  • Coordinate between business and technical teams.
  • Contribute to impact management and change management.

• Testing and Validation:

  • Develop acceptance test plans.
  • Conduct or coordinate functional testing campaigns.
  • Support business units during validation phases.

You may work on several of these business expertise areas:

• Card payments
• Card acquisition and issuance, authorization, and compensation
• CB, Visa, and Mastercard flows
• SEPA payments (SCT, SDD)
• Instant Payment
• Wallets and mobile payments
• Open Banking and PSD2
• E-commerce and digital payments
• Merchant acceptance
• Innovative payment solutions

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Functional Consultant, ideally within an ESN or consulting firm, in the banking sector.
• Higher education degree (Bac+5) from an engineering school or university.

Skills

Core Competencies

• Good understanding of the payment ecosystem and payment systems.
• Knowledge of acceptance and issuance journeys.
• Understanding of card and/or SEPA flows.
• Good awareness of regulatory issues in payments.

Technical Skills

• SQL
• Jira / Confluence
• UML / BPMN
• API and SI architectures
• Agile / SAFe methodologies

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and synthesis capabilities.
• Advisory mindset.
• Autonomy and sense of responsibility.
• Proficiency in facilitating workshops and communicating with business and IT stakeholders.

Why Join Sopra Steria's Financial Services Vertical in Lyon?

The Financial Services Vertical invests heavily in the skills development of its employees with over 1,000 available training courses, certified pathways, and support on Data, Cloud, AI, and Payments topics. You will join a recognized expert community where you can share knowledge and develop real expertise paths around payment professions.

Numerous career prospects are possible:

• Lead Business Analyst
• Expert Payments Consultant
• Project Manager
• Manager
• Project Director

We Offer

• Telecommuting agreement to work remotely up to 2 days per week depending on your missions.
• An attractive benefits package: health insurance, employee welfare committee, meal vouchers, profit-sharing, vacation and referral bonuses.
• Multiple career opportunities: over 30 job families, as many pathways to imagine together.
• Hundreds of training courses to develop your skills and progress within the Group.
• Self-paced training platforms to prepare for certifications and support your personal development.
• The opportunity to join the Target BA collective (conferences, industry intelligence, expertise sharing, peer support, internal advice and training, and much more…).

An inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to fight against all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful work environment. That's why, committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage all candidates and profiles.

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