Damen
We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.
Position Title: Business Analyst
Department: Data & Analytics/ Shared Services/ Financial Group Control
Location: Damen Shared Services, Abu Dhabi
Reports To: Manager Data Analytics
Employment Type: Full-Time
JOB PURPOSE
As a Business Analyst at Damen, you play a key role in understanding business needs and translating them into actionable data and reporting solutions. You act as a bridge between business stakeholders and data/IT teams, ensuring that requirements are clearly defined, challenged where needed, and converted into meaningful dashboards, KPIs, and insights that support decision-making.
This role requires strong business understanding, stakeholder engagement, excellent communication skills and the ability to translate operational needs into structured BI solutions, with a focus on driving data-driven decision-making across the organization.
About the Organization
You will join an international organization where data and analytics are increasingly central to decision-making. The organization is actively professionalizing its data and BI landscape, with teams operating across multiple international locations.
A central data and analytics team collaborates with specialized teams for data engineering, data platform management, and dashboard development. Key focus areas include strengthening data governance, standardizing reports, and KPI definitions, and developing organization-wide dashboards.
Over the coming years, the data and BI domain will continue to expand, with the objective of embedding data-driven working practices across the organization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Understanding & Stakeholder Engagement:
Requirements Translation & Solution Design:
BI & Reporting:
Data Governance & KPI Standardization:
Stakeholder Enablement:
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Experience:
Business Knowledge:
Technical Skills:
Soft Skills:
Working at Damen: building the future of the maritime world
Do you want to work in the maritime sector and contribute to meaningful work? At Damen, you work together on ships and solutions that matter, built to last.
About Damen as an employer
Damen is an international family-owned company with strong roots in the Netherlands. With more than 12,000 colleagues worldwide, we have been building all kinds of ships and maritime solutions for generations, from workboats to naval vessels and innovative solutions for offshore and energy. We take a long-term view and work together on solutions that not only work today, but also for future generations.
Building craftsmanship together
You can see this in how we work. We keep communication simple and direct, and you have the space to take ownership. Your ideas are taken seriously, and craftsmanship is at the center of what we do. Whether you work in engineering, shipbuilding, offshore, or in the office, you help build solutions where quality and pride are key.
Working on solutions that last
The maritime sector is changing fast. That is why Damen invests in innovation and sustainability. You work on projects that really matter, such as:
sustainable ship designs and alternative fuels
smart and digital solutions for ships and processes
projects that support safety, logistics, and energy supply
What you build has real impact and is made to last.
Room to grow
At Damen, you get the space to grow and take initiative. Whether you are just starting or already experienced, you work in an environment where people share knowledge and learn from each other. You grow in your role and take on more responsibility.
You can count on:
many opportunities to learn and develop
projects with an international focus
an environment where your ideas are taken seriously
What Damen offers you
Working at Damen means working on projects that matter, in an environment where you are part of something bigger.
You can count on:
a stable company with international impact
a down-to-earth and friendly working culture
challenging work in the maritime sector
an organization that looks ahead, for you and for the projects you work on
Why Damen?
Because you work on ships and solutions you can be proud of, with a team that supports each other and builds results that last.
Ready to come on board?
Discover your opportunities and experience what it is like to work at Damen.
Facts about
Number of employees: 9.000+
Sector: Yacht building, Marine Energy, Maritime, Offshore, Shipbuilding & repair
Preferred educational level: Vmbo, Mbo, Hbo, Wo bachelor, Wo master
Career level: Student, Starter (< 3 years), Young professional (3-5 years), Professional (5-10 years), Senior professional (>10 years)
Preferred education: Engineering (Maritime, Mechanical, Electrical), Shipbuilding, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Business & Support functions (e.g. Finance, HR, IT, Marketing)
Open vacancies: Check career.damen.com