Business Analyst

Job Description We are seeking a Business Analyst for a brand new team at Sage. You play a foundational role in analysing and documenting the legal, fiscal, and functional requirements for the Portuguese market. The role requires a strong understanding of accounting, VAT rules, statutory reporting (e.g., SAF-T PT), and local business processes. You will be ensuring compliance and usability, working closely with product, engineering, and QA teams, as well as architecture and experience design teams to deliver simple, robust and compliant solutions.

*** This is a hybrid position – you will work 3 days a week from our Porto office. ***

Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse and document all Portuguese-specific functional and legal requirements
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine and validate user stories
• Work with the Architecture team to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical implementation
• Collaborate with the Experience Design team to define user journeys and ensure delivery of compliant and user-friendly screen mockups
• Provide clarity and support to development and QA teams throughout the delivery cycle
• Liaise with local experts and stay up to date on regulatory changes (e.g., AT-certified invoices, VAT returns, SAF-T (PT), withholding tax, Modelo 10/30, etc.)
• Ensure correct implementation of Portuguese software certification rules
• Provide input to documentation and customer-facing teams regarding legal constraints and best practices
  
  
  

Requirements:

• Experience with Portuguese law / legislation and local business processes (specifically Software Certification Rules / VAT)
• Experience working with both Jira and Confluence
• A professional background within Software (ideally Invoicing / Accounting Software solutions)
• Strong Stakeholder Management expertise
• English and Portuguese fluency