Senior Business Analyst in Agile Environment with Rail Experience, Remote and Frankfurt

Project overview

Contact person for this request

Kirsten Schmidt-Horst

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By using the masculine form of the word "consultant / developer etc.", all genders (female/male/diverse) are meant.

With this request, we are looking for a Senior Business Analyst in an agile environment with rail experience, remote and Frankfurt.

DEADLINE FOR OFFERS: 09.11 _ 12 PM

Freelancer: NO

Due to internal guidelines on the use of external specialists, the commissioning of freelancers or other

1-person companies is excluded.

Important: The mandatory and desired criteria must be evident from the CV, otherwise we have no chance.

Activity:

The services of the contractor (service provider) will be provided for DB Systel - Customer Experience CX unit (client). As DB Systel, we support our DB partners from various business areas of Deutsche Bahn by providing services. Among other things, we advise our DB partners, e.g., the Passenger Information unit, on strategically developing their digital products for the complete travel experience in the tension between customer needs and business requirements. We conceptualize, develop, and operate holistic solutions for passengers with and for our DB partners.

Within their area of expertise, the Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing business and organizational requirements and developing solution approaches for timetable data management and the future passenger information timetable. They act as a link between the business department, architecture, development, infrastructure, DB stakeholders, and external partners.

The focus is on the functional design of the future passenger information timetable and the preparation of strategic decisions regarding the target state, MVP, and make-or-buy approach.

Collection, analysis, structuring, and documentation of business requirements from various stakeholders. Conducting business process analyses in the context of timetable data management and passenger information. Analysis of existing processes, systems, and data flows to identify optimization potential.

Development of business target states, solution options, and recommendations for action. Creation and business evaluation of make-or-buy scenarios.

Development of business requirements for MVP, target architecture, and later expansion stages.

Development and documentation of proposals for business rules and governance models as a basis for decision-making for the client.

Analysis and description of data objects, references, master data, and identity concepts.

Conception, execution, and moderation of business workshops for gathering, coordinating, and validating requirements, involving relevant business departments as well as architecture, development, and management stakeholders. Analysis and preparation of business requirements, including the development of prioritization proposals as a basis for decision-making for the client. Creation of business concepts, decision proposals, and management presentations.

Business analysis and specification of backlog items, epics, and user stories within the scope of refinements.

Business validation of the MVP implementation and the developed solutions based on the defined requirements.

Structuring and documentation of business requirements, as well as derivation of actionable work packages.

Mandatory business requirements (must-haves)

must be evident from the profile:

Several years of experience in business analysis and requirements work within complex projects at a national railway undertaking (EVU), e.g., in IT, digitalization, or transformation projects.

Experience level in years: Senior (> 5 years of experience)

Sound experience in requirements management, e.g., in the structured collection, analysis, prioritization, or documentation of business requirements.

Experience in dealing with complex, cross-organizational business processes, e.g., regarding analysis, modeling, or optimization.

Experience in stakeholder and communication management, e.g., through the conception or moderation of cross-departmental workshops and coordination formats.

Experience in business conception and business analysis, e.g., in the development of target states, future processes, business concepts, or implementation-oriented recommendations for action.

Requirements

Experience in rail transport projects, especially in the areas of timetables, passenger information, operations management, or cross-modal business processes.

Experience level in years: Senior (> 5 years of experience)

Experience in dealing with timetable data processes or comparable data-intensive business processes, e.g., regarding analysis or further development.

Experience in using tools for project-related documentation and collaboration, e.g., Jira.

Experience in preparing complex business matters and creating (robust) decision-making bases for project management and management.

Knowledge of the organizational and business interrelationships between railway transport companies, railway infrastructure companies, and other market participants.

Experience in the business support of agile development projects, e.g., according to Scrum or SAFe, with activities in backlog management.

Experience in strategic conception and implementation planning, e.g., through preliminary studies, target state development, or derivation of concrete implementation measures.

Number of references: 1

Experience in preparing strategic decisions, e.g., through make-or-buy evaluations, economic feasibility studies, or technology analyses.

Experience in the business support of MVPs, e.g., through requirements prioritization, definition of acceptance criteria, or business validation.

Project language:

German (near native)

Utilization:

689 PT; of which 128 PT on-site in Frankfurt am Main

2026 _ 29 PT_ 5 PT

2027 to 2029 each_ 220 PT _ 41 PT

Fee:

€680.00 on an 8-hour basis for remote and Frankfurt

Payment term:

30 days

Other

Project details

20.11.2026

Duration / End

30.12.2029

remote and Frankfurt

If you can support us in this matter, please send us suitable profiles.

Please remember when making your offer that we require the CV as a Word file.

Furthermore, please be so kind as to state your fee or confirm the fee guideline.

Start / End

20.11.2026 - 30.12.2029

Languages

German

Utilization

689 PT; of which 128 PT on-site in Frankfurt am Main

Payment term

30 days

Fee

€680.00 on an 8-hour basis for remote and Frankfurt

Other

If you can submit a qualified offer for this request, please send us a meaningful profile, including a concrete statement on availability and conditions. Please note that we will use the data you provide exclusively for the purpose of mediating project assignments in accordance with §5 BDSG. Disclosure to third parties within this scope will only occur after obtaining your consent. Thank you in advance for your support.

• Start: 20.11.2026
• Duration: bis 30.12.2029
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: remote und Frankfurt, DE
• Rate: 85-85 EUR/h
• Languages: German