Junior Business Analyst

Job description / Role

To support our continued growth, we are looking for smart and highly driven individuals with strong analytical skills and entrepreneurial spirit to join our analyst team.

As a member of the analyst team, you will focus on either the product management, marketing or sales operations team.
Working closely with Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams, your role will involve:

- Owning product, growth and sales operations projects within a larger business initiative
- Continuously assessing user needs and industry trends to design new products and improvements to existing product
- Conceptualizing and developing comprehensive requirements for development and collaborating with the engineering team to deliver product features
- Executing tests, collecting and analyzing data and results, identifying trends and insights in order to achieve maximum returns from marketing campaigns
- Continuously assessing industry trends to conceptualize new marketing ideas – including content & SEO, performance marketing and press releases
- Lead process improvements and collaborate cross departments to ensure firm-wide optimal resource utilization
- Defining KPIs for success, constantly measuring them and suggesting measures to improve the uptake

Your role will involve data analysis using MS Excel and MySQL to solve problems.
The position offers high visibility and frequent interactions with top management, the chance to solve complex business problems at the cutting edge of e-commerce as well as hands-on business building experience with exposure across all business verticals.

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, preferably in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to work effectively with diverse teams.
- Proficiency in business analysis tools and techniques, such as SWOT, MOST, PESTLE analysis, and UML.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results on time.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and software is a plus.
- Fluency in English; additional languages relevant to the UAE region are advantageous.

About the Company

GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by 10 million individuals and 9,000 companies.

GulfTalent is run by a seasoned team of young professionals with diverse backgrounds across different industries, including management consulting, private equity, finance, e-commerce, information technology, education and recruitment. The team also brings together a wealth of international experience across four continents.

This is your chance to join a growing company and a winning team, and to work with creative, hard-working individuals in a fast-paced, energizing environment. Team members benefit from extensive training, excellent learning opportunities, competitive compensation packages and rapid promotion.