Business Analyst

Business Analyst

I am currently recruiting for a Business Analyst to join a leading financial services organisation based in the Midlands. Within this role, you will be required to work across a variety of programmes across a full project lifecycle within Agile and Waterfall environments

Location - Midlands - two - three days per week onsite

Duration - 12 Months FTC

Responsibilities

Leading the estimation, planning and definition of the business analysis workstream

Eliciting and refining requirements, analysing business processes and supporting the early stage project assessments

Evaluating proposed solutions, identifying risks and assumptions and ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives

Producing key project artefacts, including business requirements documentation, process mapping, user stories, KPI reporting, benefits realisation plans and risk and issue logs

Workshop facilitation, focus groups and collaborative planning sessions with a variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts

Supporting project implementation to ensure delivery of measurable business value

Serving as custodian of technical knowledge, championing change and promoting a positive organisational culture

Developing and maintaining strong relationships with business users, senior operational leaders, customers and external partners

Key Requirements

Proven experience as a Business Analyst, delivering successful outcomes across the full project lifecycle within Agile and Waterfall environments within a Financial Services organisation

Partnered closely with senior level stakeholders and business unit heads on complex initiatives to shape and align strategic objectives and contributing beyond analysis to long term direction

Acting as a critical liaison between technical teams and non technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear accessible language, fostering collaboration, building consensus and driving strategy aligned solutions

Taking accountability not only for high quality documentation but also for stakeholder engagement, sponsor alignment and supporting cultural change to enable smooth adoption of new ways of working

If this could be something you would be interested in applying for or you would like to find out more, please email me at

Reasonable Adjustments

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