Candriam is a global multi-specialist asset manager and a recognized pioneer and leader in sustainable investment. For more than 25 years, Candriam has offered innovative and diversified investment solutions across many asset classes including fixed income, equities, absolute return , asset allocation and illiquid assets.

As a Responsible Employer, Equal Employment Opportunity is crucial to Candriam. We are committed to building the best global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We provide an inclusive work environment and support wellbeing and work-life balance.

The IT Functional Expert provides strategic business analysis services to business partners. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of the customer's business strategy, processes, services, roadmaps, and the context in which the business operates. You are to be a source of inspiration, be autonomous and challenging to both business requirements and IT proposed solutions.

The IT Functional Expert is responsible for review assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial, and technological risks. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Responsibilities will include a full range of activities from leading small to mid-size projects to assisting other project managers on larger more complex projects related to operational business functions that affect team members and providers at the market level.

As IT Functional Expert, the main responsibilities are:

· Expertise in Information Systems and apply this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices

· Manage customer relationships and expectations by developing a communication process t to build trust with the business, while still being challenging towards their requirements and proposed solutions

· Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders

· Collaborate closely with developers to implement the requirements, provide necessary guidance to testers during QA process

· Identify improvement opportunities (proactive and reactive) to enable business development

· Assess business process and system inefficiencies

· Identify ways to increase adoption and customer satisfaction

· Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders

·Create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications,

·Meet with project team regularly to review project deliverables and deadlines

·Work in close relationship with Business to prioritize the requests backlog based on business needs and overall priorities Serving as a liaison between project team and users 

·Estimate workload with developers. 

·Teach peers about their subject of expertise