Lead Business Analyst

Role: Lead Business Analyst

Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term contract with possibility to convert to permanent

Salary: £70,000 to £80,000 (Dependent on experience)

Location: Manchester area/Rochdale

Start: ASAP

Work arrangement: hybrid working with 1 to 2 days per week in the office

Overall Purpose of the Role

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our client’s Business Analysis team as a Lead Business Analyst. As a part of the COO’s team, the main responsibilities of the role are to fulfil a Senior Business Analyst role on projects (75% of time) and manage the workload and output of the Business Analysis and Business Improvement Analysis (BA/BIA) team (25% of time).

Responsibilities

• Provide management of the BA/BIA function that delivers the analysis to understand opportunities for improvement and resolving business problems.
• Establish the strategy and plan for developing the BA/BIA function with other functional leads.
• Make active contribution to governance boards and setting appropriate controls to develop the team
• Manage requests for resource to support business strategies and business needs, driving collaboration between the business and IT, particularly in the early stages of a project
• Establish the framework via which the BA/BIA team will undertake working: methodologies, inputs / outputs that contribute to the successful definition of requirements and their validation.
• Ensure consistency and standard ways of working for the BA/BIA team, based on business needs and best practice approaches.
• Provide high level analysis and review of BA/BIA outputs on projects, ensuring that quality standards are maintained and business requirements are met.
• Work with the Head of VMO to define measurable benefits that are aligned to strategy and transformation plans for the business.
• Support the COO in leading and championing business analysis
• To mentor the wider project delivery teams on Business Analyst techniques, best practices, and adherence to company standards.

Requirements

• Business Analysis certifications through BCS/IIBA/BIA, Lean Six Sigma or other.
• A Bachelor's degree (or similar) in a relevant field such as business, finance, economics or information technology.
• At least 2-3 years of demonstrable management experience, as a leader of a BA/BIA or business improvement function.
• Must have excellent analytical skills and demonstrate strong user story mapping experience.
• Good knowledge and application of Use Cases, Process Maps, Data Flows and Diagrams.
• Ability to create processes based using industry standard modelling techniques.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the business.
• Have strong planning, communication, and presentation skills along with the capability to listen and influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience working alongside Developers, Architects, Product Owners and Business Leads.