Junior Business Analyst

At Langate, we're passionate about crafting digital solutions that make a real impact. Our focus spans diverse sectors, including business, medicine, and education. We take immense pride in our strong collaboration with the U.S. We're here to shape the future of technology, one milestone at a time. In addition to technical expertise, we value excellent communication skills. Collaboration and effective teamwork are the cornerstones of our success, and we believe in fostering an environment where everyone’s voice is heard and valued.  We are looking for a curious Business Analyst to join the team and help scale the business alongside experienced colleagues.      About the project : The product is a global employee recognition platform used by large companies to help people thank and reward each other at work. Employees can send personalized recognition messages, attach points or awards, and later exchange those points for gifts from the internal rewards catalog.    In many organizations, employees feel unseen and undervalued, even when they do great work. Our product solves this by creating a simple, engaging way for people to recognize good work instantly, right when it happens, and make that recognition visible to the whole company.   The platform supports multi-tenant architecture, meaning every client has its own version of the system with unique branding, translations, reward programs, and product catalog categories. End users are medium- and large-sized enterprises worldwide that care about employee engagement, retention, and company culture.   The team includes Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Designers, QA, and a Project Manager working in close collaboration. We use Agile, with regular iterations and two releases per year. The roadmap is defined upfront.    Requirements:  * 1+ years of experience in IT business analysis, creating technical documentation.  * Quick learning: ability and desire to self-educate in a new industry in a short time.  * System thinking: the ability to analyze products, evaluate impact, and think about risks.  * Excellent communication skills and the ability to talk with technical and non-technical people, as well as management.  * English B2 and higher: fluent communication with the clients and international team members.  * Flexibility and willingness to adapt to the client and team needs.    Responsibilities:  * Communicate clearly and confidently to build trust and effective relationships with folks on both the business and technical sides.  * Elicit and discuss functional and non-functional requirements with the stakeholders.  * Analyze the existing specifications and actual solution as the source of requirements.  * Present requirements to the team and provide support in grooming and testing activities.  * Decompose the requirements into backlog items and maintain the backlog.  * Update the solution specification documentation.    Nice to have:  * AI knowledge and experience applying it to add value to both the development lifecycle as well as incorporating it into features for client-facing applications      Team: 3 BAs, 10 In-House DEVs, 4 DEVs on customer side, 6 Manual QAs, 1 AQA, 1 Scrum Master/Project Manager. Up to 25 people in total.  Schedule: 5/2, 8-hour working day (40 hr per week).  US time-zone preferable, at least 4+ hours of overlap  Hiring process: HR interview + PI Test + Technical interview + Final interview with the customer    We offer:   1. Competitive salary  2. B2B contract, paid sick leave, 20 days of paid vacation  3. Free English lessons     4. Flexible work schedule     5. Official Ukrainian holidays are non-working days    6. Paid courses and certifications     7. Сoach / psychologist consultation     8. Workshops     9. Career development plan  10. Mentoring Education     11. Medical Health Insurance        Why Choose Us? What Do We Offer that's Exceptional?     1. Cutting-Edge Technologies on Real Projects: At Langate, you'll work with the latest technologies on live projects. We're a dynamic, fast-growing company, so you'll find a minimal amount of legacy systems and plenty of opportunities to implement new technologies.  2. Work-Life Balance with Benefits: We value work-life balance and offer paid time off, including vacation days and sick leave. Remote work options and hearty life are part of the package too.     3. Investment in Your Growth: We're committed to your professional development. You can expect training programs, courses, and opportunities to enhance your English language skills.     4. Team Building and Unity: We know that a happy team is a productive team. That's why we organize team-building events and group activities to foster strong bonds and a sense of belonging.         When you choose us, you're choosing a company that values innovation, invests in its employees, and provides a supportive and engaging work environment. Join us in shaping the future of technology!      Need more information? Welcome!

Junior Business Analyst: Japanese Language Specialist Job purpose: We are looking for a highly analytical and data-driven graduate with strong conversational Japanese language skills to join us in the business analysis team. The role will help you to develop a solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, and to gain a unique insight into best practices across the industry, while supporting Japanese-language data and materials. As a member of the analysis team, you will have great visibility and exposure to senior directors in the company and the opportunity to take on a high level of responsibility for project delivery early-on in your career. You will be supported by an experienced analyst team through your development and training and be expected to collaborate and offer new insight within a close-knit team environment. Key Responsibilities: * Translating Japanese-language workbooks, data files, survey questions, and other project materials into English. * Translating English questions and materials into Japanese, ensuring accuracy and appropriate business and pharmaceutical context. * Supporting verbal communication and discussions in Japanese with the Japan Team where required, including clarification of data and project-related queries. * Managing multiple LIVE projects and their timelines to meet both internal and client’s deadlines. * Collaborating with Project leaders/Lead Analysts from Japan to interpret data and formulate action plans and recommendations for clients. * Analyzing data from multi-sources using quantitative and qualitative methods to derive insights. * Building and maintaining MS Excel databases from source data. * Produce high quality presentations and other deliverables for clients using PowerPoint. * Supporting members in the analysis team to meet client deadlines and drive development and efficiencies within the team both locally and on international projects. Essential Requirements: * JLPT N1, N2 (or equivalent practical fluency) required. * Strong working knowledge of Japanese, with hands-on experience using conversational (spoken) Japanese in a professional environment. * Ability to confidently translate both written and verbal Japanese content related to pharmaceutical and business analysis work * The ideal candidate having a Science/Analytics based degree in subjects with numerical emphasis (such as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, biotechnology, Engineering etc.) * High attention to detail, particularly when working with translated data and client materials. * Strong communication and multi-tasking skills to handle multiple projects with different stakeholders. * Advanced Level experience in using Excel and PowerPoint. * Proactive individual with drive and ambition, a strong work ethic to grow in a dynamic environment with good opportunities to help develop and further the business as a whole.   Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.