Business Analyst Optimisation

Drive the future of energy optimisation through smart analysis and strategic impact

Within Luminus, our Optimisation department is responsible for maximizing the value of the company’s energy assets—such as renewable generation and storage—by leveraging data and market insights to drive efficient, sustainable operations. The department plays a key role in supporting the transition to clean energy by optimizing production and trading strategies that reduce CO₂ emissions and promote the use of green energy.

As a Business Analyst for Optimisation, you play a key role in shaping the digital evolution of our energy trading and optimisation landscape. You connect business ambition with IT capabilities, ensuring that every transformation delivers measurable value and drives strategic growth.

What you’ll do

• Analyse the current optimisation processes and systems, capture the impact of upcoming regulatory changes (e.g. Elia), and translate this into clear requirements.
• Act as the bridge between business (traders, risk, generation) and IT, ensuring business needs are currectly understoord and delivered.
• Coordinate reporting demands within the optimisation team: gather needs, define priorities and align with BI colleagues.
• Document AS-IS and TO-BE processes, providing structure, transparency and clear impact analysis. 
• Drive workshops and stakeholder discussions to clarify requirements, build busienss cases and ensure aligment.
• Safegaurd solution quality and user acceptance from intitial analysis through testing and implementation.
• Support change management: communicate clearly, train business users and facilitate adoption so changes bring real value.

What you bring

• You hold a Master’s degree in a quantitative field like Finance, Engineering, or Economics.
• You have at least 3 years of experience in business analysis and requirement gathering.
• You understand financial instruments (forwards, swaps, options) and have strong affinity with the energy (trading) sector.
• Experience with ETRM portfolio modelling is a plus. 
• You’re experienced with Agile delivery (Scrum, JIRA, Confluence) and business process modelling.
• You bring analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with experience in data analysis considered a plus.
• You take ownership, communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders and keep askign the right questions until things are clear. 
• You are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French.

Why join us

• You’ll be at the heart of Luminus’ strategic transformation, driving innovation in a fast-evolving energy market.
• You’ll collaborate with passionate experts across departments, from trading to data science.
• You’ll grow in a dynamic environment that values your insights and empowers you to shape the future.

• You work and connect with your colleagues at a Luminus office or from home. Need some flexibility? Your manager is open to discuss what works.

What you'll get in return ?

The energy sector is one of the most rewarding industries in Belgium with a highly rewarding compensation and benefits package:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary with a performance-based bonus that can be optimized to your personal preferences, plus meal vouchers.
• Insurance & social benefits: Group insurance and hospitalization coverage for the entire family. Additional reimbursement for healthcare and pharmaceutical costs.
• Mobility: Full reimbursement for public transport, kilometer-based cycling reimbursement and flexible mobility choices: you can choose between a company car or mobility budget.
• Internet & communication: Home internet covered, reimbursement for a personal mobile device with a phone subscription.
• Home Office: A fully-equipped home office, including an ergonomical ICT set-up.
• Exclusive discounts: 30% off gas and electricity after six months, discounts on energy-saving services (e.g., solar panels, heat pumps) and reduced prices on top brands, amusement parks, festivals and more.

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Luminus values e.v.e.r.y individual.

Are you looking for a workplace where you can truly be yourself, where you feel respected, supported regardless of your background, identity and unique story?  Then you’ve come to the right place. Diversity equity and inclusion are not empty words for us — we grant that everyone can flourish and feel valued, so let’s build it together!

What does that mean in practice?

Do you have specific needs or require adjustments during the recruitment process or once you are hired? Let’s discuss about it and we’ll do our best to find a solution. We can also discuss if you want to work at 80% or 100%.

Together we make the difference